Recent content by 07Oregonoutback

I pour mine directly back onto the mash bed, but I make sure to keep it moving around so as not to pour in one spot and make a hole in the bed.

Where did you find a thermometer with a 12 inch probe? Please don't say a local store.. that would be a hell of a drive. I use yeast nutrient to help the little guys along, and I have a whip that I attach to a drill but I am worried about over-aerating the wort (if there is such a thing), so I...

I didn't know that the water PH had anything to do with extracting tannins, good to know! So my brewing process goes as such: 1) Fill the mash tun (a 10 gallon Blichmann w/ false bottom) up and past the thermometer and bring to a boil and calibrate thermometer. 2)fill the lauter tun dead...

Sprice, you just made me feel like a moron.. because I am. We have a converted keg we use for a boil kettle and never thought once to use it to heat sparge water. D'oh! Haha oh boy. I'll post up a write up on the process later tonight, I'm waiting on my wort to chill right now!

I just brewed an American Hefeweizen the last two weekends, we added 2oz heather tips at the beginning of the boil and it made for a nice subtle floral aroma and flavor that meshed well with the pretty neutral hef flavor..

Yeah I figured we were probably extracting tannens at that point which is why the brews aftertaste tastes like morning mouth... blargh. Funny you should say to do two smaller pots because that's exactly what I did when I re-brewed this hef last Sunday. The only problem I found with that was it...

Ok, so I have been getting some off flavors in my past couple of brews and I am trying to rule out all suspects. I did find the brewmometer on my Blichmann was knocked about 10 degrees too high after just one brew (I'm now calibrating it before every brew) but my question is, after voorlafing...

Agreed that it can be frustrating trying to cool the wort... I got myself in trouble when we stayed up til midnight waiting for the wort to cool (we started at 7:30pm!!) and we were just hanging out drinking some whiskey and beer.. ended up going to work with a hangover the next day since it...

Me enjoying the fruits of our labor...

Our "Lost Dogs" Pale Ale on the left, and our unnamed porter on the right.