Recent content by brad97z

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Looking to move to 10 gallon batches. I am looking for a 15 gallon pot with a ball lock valve, preferably one which is welded. I am in the chicagoland area but would be willing to pay shipping.

This will be my first time not using a kit. I am looking to brew an imperial stout. I like rich chocolatey, caramelly, nutty, roasty, complex malt profiles with less emphasis on the hopping. I also like a very thick and creamy mouthfeel. Some commercial examples of stouts i really enjoy are...

I recently kegged midwests bourbon barrel old ale kit. I aged it 3 months on the 2oz of toasted oak cubes it came with. Upon trying it, the flavor from the oak was extremely overpowering and smokey, unlike anything i've had in a commercial beer. At this point, i don't want to get rid of the...

That beer will probably finish 1.022-1.024 which should give plenty of mouthfeel. The thing you have to worry about with only using 4 gallons is oxidation, in a beer that won't be aging long its not really a problem, however with the strength of this recipe it will need to be aged for a bit...

I would just steep them in a small pot on the stove in that case, then transfer over to your main boiling pot and top off.

If you have the capability to do a full boil with this kit then do it, you'll get better results. The only thing to be careful of, is to make you only steep your specialty grains in 1.5-2qt water per pound of grain. Then after steeping, top off and proceed from there.

I don't think its completely necessary to make a starter for it at 1.055. If you don't have the equipment to make one, i wouldn't bother, you should be fine.

I'm in naperville, i'd definetly be up for trading some beers and sharing some recipes. I'm not at the point of creating recipes yet, but here's a list of what i have for trade: Right now, IBA, (a hopped up version of morebeers malty brown), northern brewers belgian number 8, midwests bourbon...

Go to the brewers coop in warrenville, they have really good prices. I picked up a couple of 3 gallon carboys there and only paid 17 each.

I've brewed a few batches now and have done both ways. What are the Pros/Cons of each method, if any?

I have been looking into a setup for oxygenating wort and notice some people use the disposable oxygen tanks you can pick up at home depot for welding. My question is, is this safe? I would take it the oxygen is not food grade and that since its for welding, if there were small amounts of other...

Deatherbrewer, thanks for the write up! Gave this a shot yesterday and it worked out great. If you were to do a full 5 gallon boil recipe, how would you use the extra water? In the sparging pot? I have a large colander and was curious, after sparging, would there be a benefit in...

I recently brewed my first batch of beer which was a brewers best RIS kit. The kit had been sitting around for about a year and a half. I brewed it two weeks ago now. The kit came with nottingham dry yeast, before pitching i rehydrated per the instructions on the packet in 90-100F water 30min...

Hey Guys, I just brewed my first kit about a week ago, a brewers best RIS, the O.G. was approximatly 1.074. For some of the more heavy beers, i've seen that some kits recommend 6-12 months before drinking. The things that i was curious about were: Is there's any benefit to leaving the...