Recent content by beachbrew5

Brewed a ris mashed at 155 for 60 minutes. Had a pre boil gravity of 1.060. Added some Dme to get a og of 1.086 fermented for four weeks with wlp 001 at about 72 degrees with a swamp cooler. Beer has finished at 1.030 and is very sweet. Was expecting to finish somewhere between seven and...

It would work but maybe try burst hoping if you like the flavor and aroma that much.

Brewing tommorw using whole hops I grew. Using cascade pellets for battering but plan on using 2.5 ounces of whole leaf later int the boil. My question is, am I better to throw them straight into the kettle(dumping through a funnell into a carboy) or put them in a paint strainer bag. I...

The Gordon biersch next door makes a schwarzbier that is fantastic. I believe it's their lowest abv regular offering and has a very thin mouthfeel. Makes me wishi could lager

Brewed a ipa three weeks ago. Racked into a sanitized better bottle three two days ago in order to dry hop. Added two ounces of pellets in a paint strainer with two stainless bolts as weights. Checked this evening and the beer is moving almost flowing and coming up into the airlock. The beer...

what is your method for steeping the grains?

How does adding the roasted grains later affect the OG, i assume it would be lower b/c you would not get the conversion?

Made one back over the winter. It was our best brew to date. Came up with a good pm stout recipe then added 7 oysters and four shells in a paint strainer for the last fifteen minutes of the boil. Going to do one again once oyster season comes back to the sc coast. Will prob use a few more...