Recent content by BrewToHeugh

what a beaut!!!

I'm noob still so bare with me... I measured my wort temp at 80degrees F. before I added cool water. The directions called for 5.25 gallons. I added water to make just under 5 gallons and measured 1.070 using a basic hydrometer. I then added another quart of water still measured approx...

Hello - So I brewed yesterday a coffee malt stout kit from Austin brewery supplies and to my surprise, when everything was ready for yeast pitching, the OG was approx. 1.070! The OG was suppose to be @ 1.053... I brewed about 3 batches so far so this time around I filled the wort with water...

I'm deff not the person to answer this but i thought id point out some important things about my batch and my thoughts... I think cold crashing is a good idea but maybe my approach was a little off. first off, i left it in primary for about a month and then cold crashed it in my cellar during...

love you guys - thanks

So I purchased a whitelabs liquid yeast vile a while back and havent had the chance to use it yet. To my suprise it expired yesterday... looked up their specs online and apparently I can still use it but it may take a day for the yeast to actually start. Not to mention the efficiency of the...

so here's an update... cold crashed for about a month.. here's the result. not as clear... tastes great but the hop flavor wasnt as strong as i would have liked. maybe because of the cold crashing?? pretty much an IPA lager lol

ive seen videos and read posts where people used a pot and then the vines grew through the pot and into the ground which made them flower like grow like crazy. How does this happen? I was thinking of maybe cutting a hole in the bottom of the pot and working that small part of my yard. Would that...

thanks for your input. i unfortunately dont have room in my garden :( so ill have to use a pot. hhmm maybe i can i use some of the dirt from my garden and mix it in with manure ? any tips for potters?

So I'm growing Willamette for the 1st time, and hops for that matter, and wanted to get some feed back. Temp: I live in Northern NJ and the weather is finally warming up 60's. Once it's consistently in the high 60's just breaking into the 70's Im going to plant. Thoughts? Soil: I've heard...

well after i cold crashed i let it be for a month and opened it up quickyl just to let out gas... twice. the bung almost flew off both times if i werent holding it tight but boy did it smell great. havent tasted it though. going to prime it this week, taste test, and update after another month :)

this is great. ill try to suck up some trub. do you recommend adding extra priming sugar?

so i currently have this IPA kit from brewers best fermenting but for one reason or another i let it sit for 2 months long... at first i did 3 weeks, then 1.5 weeks cold crashing, then returned it to room temp for another month. When i was cold crashing, i put on a sealed bung and its been...

Just had one today and felt like I was in Dublin all over again. How can that affect be applied to any beer? Without forced liquid explosion (borat voice)

very interesting. i was just suprised that one type of hop could simultaneously add bittering, flavor, and aroma. Guess I'll be using willamette hops.