Recent content by ajfabb

I put together a chart of how much herbs to use in ales (scroll down), based on experimentation and a couple of books (e.g. Sacred and Herbal Healing Beers). I don't have a figure for heather, though. We made a great amber that used wormwood instead of hops (Absinthe Amber Ale) using those figures.

I used a little graph theory to make a graphical chart that makes choosing substitute hop varieties very easy. Here is the .pdf chart and explanation. Basically, any two hop varieties which are connected by a line are good substitutes for each other. We use this chart in our homebrew...

Thanks for the replies everybody. A 5 gal fermenter just fits under the chute.. this was by accident really. The main issue I have now is dust production. Having the chute and enclosed rollers helps a ton. If you hold a plastic bag tight around the chute there is really no dust, but if you...

I just chronicled my ordeal making a usable, safe, grain mill out of some basic parts from Crankandstein. I think the grinder turned out pretty nice but I spent way too much time on it. Check out the pictures and let me know what you think. I do not recommend this project unless you have...