Recent content by bkasten12

I am looking to expand my system to include a stout faucet. For my normal faucets I use Perlicks as they are the best and never stick. Is there any similar concerns with Stout faucets? I have seen them ranging anywhere from $50-150. Is there any specifics to need to look for when buying a stout...

I love this recipe and have brewed it 3 times with great success. I would like to explore making this beer much hoppier, thinking somewhere around 50 IBU's. What hops would you add? Would you just add more NB for a full boil or would you use something like Citra or Galaxy? Let me know what you think

what was the batch size? the light LME says late addition, how late was it added? recipe looks great! Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

Hello fellow home brewers, I am member of Running club in California, that is putting on a trail race and we are discussing offer 1 optional beer to all 21+ participant and volunteer. The club cannot officially provide the beer due to the agreement in their association with the RRCA (Road...

Sorry to revive an old thread. I made this recpie a couple months ago and it turned out perfectly. It was a huge hit so I decided to make it again. I made this last night and my OG was way low. I only ended up at 1.030. I am worried that it will taste watered down and it will be way to week...

I just brewed up my second batch of this Anderson Valley Summer Solstice clone recipe from that was posted on here by scottland. The first time I made the recipe it turned out perfect with the gravity reading and the taste of Summer Solstice. When I made my second batch last night, the OG came...

This is my first time using and I am in the process of making a New Holland Dragons Milk clone. I have it in the secondary with 3.2 ounces of Bookers bourbon and 1 ounce of medium toast american oak chips. I have read many different articles on oak chips and they all seem to offer differing...

Initially I just pitched one Wyest smack pack, American ale 1056. With no starter. Should I add another, I am 4 days in now and I still have a good amount of fermentation going on.

I am working on a dragons milk clone that called for yeast nutrients to be added to the last 15 minutes of the boil. I forget to buy the nutrients. It has been fermenting nicely for 4 days at this point, should I pitch a second packet to compensate for missing yeast nutrients and due to the high...

Have you thought about using 99 bananas instead of rum? do you think that would make the banana flavor too overpowering?

Thanks for all the great info on Vanilla Beans, I am getting ready to add some to a brew too. Though I have read in some forums to scrape out the middle of the bean, is there pros and cons to doing that? Brian

It was in a carboy and would have been to difficult to get the ice out. Thought about it though :)

I used a lager yeast for fermentation (german bock). It was in primary for 2.5 weeks and lagered for 5 weeks. It partially froze during lagering. I was worried some of the yeast might have died and I would need to add a little more just for carbonating the beer. I was thinking I would mix 1/4...

I am brewing my first lager, a 2 gallon doppelbock. Its my understanding that i should add a little yeast to the bottling bucket to ensure there is enough yeast to carb the beer after a long lagering. How do i tell how much yeast to add? Do i need to activate it before mixing it in the bottling...

Updates, how did it turn out?