Recent content by bwinnie

Yep, most likely a lacto infection. I agree with Yooper. It happens, I just opened a bomber from a commercial brewery 2 days ago that unfortunately had a lacto infection. Might want to recheck your sanitation procedures.

^^^ and it's poisonous.

All 4 of my entries to Pittsburgh scored much lower than expected, including one beer that just took a silver medal in the Great Az HBC with 42 points. I know it's the nationals but they only gave it a 28. Looks like Pittsburgh judges were tough this year.

I mash in a plastic bottling bucket with a stainless steel false bottom. I use blankets and towels to insulate, works great.

Welcome from Boston! Prepare to be addicted :)

Mine has been bottled for 2 weeks. I used a pound of toasted sweetened coconut in the secondary for about 2 weeks. I didn't use any dextrin, and the head retention is okay, not outstanding but okay. As for the coconut taste, it has a subtle coconut flavor and a coconut and toasty nose. The brown...

Damn don't know how you've pulled that off! Nice. +1 for the 501st Dropped mine on the floor after putting it in the case, (bottom fell out of the case sending my hydrometer to the floor.) Stupid me.

Lol, I'm obsessed with beer! It's comes out everywhere in my life, (school included.)

Well, I like both of those ideas... Will have to think it through.

yum a dopplebock sounds good.

Haha, yeah well I am probably not going to use the orange peel. Should get enough citrus from the hops. Still up in the air on the Munich. May use US 2 row pale. I just have some Munich left.

What do you guys think of this IPA recipe? Type: All Grain Batch Size (fermenter): 3.00 gal Boil Size: 3.62 gal Boil Time: 60 min Est OG: 1.061 Est FG: 1.013 6.4% abv Grain: 6lbs Munich II (Weyermann) (8.5 SRM) 8oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (10.0 SRM) 4oz Carapils (Briess)...

Thanks for the feedback guys

It is pretty malty but not overly sweet. As for the hops, the bitterness seems to balance with the sweetness, and it has a nice citrusy aroma.

So i just bottled this brew, the recipe is: 5.5 gallon batch: OG: 1.051, FG: 1.012 IBU: 39.5 SRM: 14 Fermentables: 9Lbs us 2 row pale (81.8%) 1.5Lbs crystal 60L (13.6%) 0.5Lbs crystal 90L (4.5%) Yeast: WLP051 California V ale yeast Hops: 0.5oz Magnum 60mins 0.25oz magnum...