Recent content by crstevens15

Hey everyone, Selling a counter flow wort chiller. Really solid setup similar to some builds described in the forums. High temp 5/8" rubber hose and 3/8" copper tubing. A really great setup for anyone looking to upgrade to a more efficient chiller. I've used this setup for years and by the...

My initial thought is that you've already got three perfect vessels so i don't think it would be worth it to get a cooler for a mash tun. I mash in a 15.5g keg and it works great. I converted the cut out top of one of the kegs into a false bottom for my mash tun. Plus with 3 guys I would think...

My initial thought is that you've already got

I think if you were to NOT dry hop you would be disappointed. I just brewed a hoppy amber with simcoe/cascade and the fermenting aroma was amazing-the aroma of the beer has diminished considerably. Use the same hops... It's gonna be good.

I brew an IPA with Amarillo/cascade and it is a great citrus combination. Be sure to load the hops on the back end also-go with your bittering addition (that could be nugget) and wait til about the 10 minute mark and add your flavor/aromas up to and including flameout.

Wlp001 for all intents and purposes is the exact same as US-05. They'll ferment clean and allow the hops and malt to come through. Not sure if you have access to other strains but I agree with a previous poster to check out S-04 if you're looking for a more English style. I've also had great...

I tried to do it on the stove but the burner wouldn't get the 7 gallons boiling, and I couldn't really get my keggle to fit on the stove. It was 1 am, so I didn't really have any options. The brew day was sort of a disaster!

It was all grain. In doing some reading I think the biggest thing will be dms and issues not really related to hops. I guess I'll find out! Still a bummer though, as I brew about once a month, feels like a wasted brew day.

Is there a spoilage issue with not boiling the hops? I've tasted some good beers that at bottling tasted really bad. But I suppose spoiled is different than bad...

Long story short, I ran out of propane recently on a batch of Brown Porter. I ended up simmering with an ounce of hops for about an hour, but never got it to a boil. I ended up transferring and pitching with some S-04, fermented nicely. OG: 1043 FG: 1008 Now I'm gonna bottle it up, what'ya...

Hey all looking for some input into my first IPA recipe, particularly with regards to the hop schedule. 10 lbs 2-row 1 lb crystal 40 2.9 oz chocolate malt 1 lb corn sugar Srm: 13.7 1 oz centennial: 60 mins 1 oz citra: 15 mins 1 oz centennial: 10 mins 1 oz citra: 5 mins 1 oz centennial: 0 mins...

Hey all, just bottled last night and after cleaning all the bottles with pbw I didn't rinse it before sanitizing with star San. Although that's not what you want to do, will it be alright? Will the star San take care of it? Thanks.

So the sediment is the good stuff? I thought the settled "trub" (if you will) was the less viable yeasties and the good stuff was still suspended in the liquid.

I got about 80% of the cake. I guess the real question is should I just keep what is currently suspended in the liquid and get rid of all the settlement? It's in my fridge, I could separate it out into a few bottles. I've never attempted to do this before and I'm just trying to make sure I do...

Ok so I left a half inch or so of the cream ale in the primary as I bottled the other night. I then swirled it all up and put the slurry in a sanitized half gallon jar and put it in the fridge. Now it's obviously settled and the bottom half is settled. How do I go about using this? Do I pitch...