Recent content by dallasd9

I know this is an old post but did you ever find a place in the San Antonio area that sells beer gas?

Yes, a week after the 1st fermentation was complete I added two full cups of the char into a secondary using a hop bag then did a closed into the secondary. I also added 6 ounces of Buffalo Trace. I let that set for a couple weeks and did another closed transfer into a corny keg where it will...

I just did the same Buffalo Trace Tour and purchased a bag of the char. Did you ever come to a workable solution using the char?

I know this is an old post, but did you ever come to a suitable use of the char. I just did the same tour that you did and I purchased a bag of the char. I'm looking for suggestions.

I will do that. Thank you for the info

I like your suggestion. I use silicone gloves for squeezing the bag but it's still pretty hot.

Yes, I have milled my last five brews with no issues. It's a pretty good grind with all husk being cracked and a fare amount of powder. Thanks for your feedback 👍

I've never brewed a beer before with this much grain. It was too much for my kettle (8 gal). Lesson learned. The recipe is from the brew store I purchased it from and it was not designed for BIAB so it required a sparge. Another lesson learned. Thanks for your feedback

I think you onto something. I just added the water to the kettle. Next time I will heat any additional water up to 170 and sparge with it. I've never had this problem before but this is a higher OG beer than I've ever brewed. Thanks for your feedback

I always cool the wort to 68 before taking a hydrometer read in. I think we can dismiss that. Might have been short changed on the grain. I will always measure in the future. I did let (not on purpose) the mash temp drop down to 140 before heating back up to 154 and stirring. Lol, I love your...

Answer to your questions: I did not weight the grains myself. (I will in the future) The grain was milled that day with the same 2 roller mill I have used many times before (husk all cracked with fair amount of dust) I let the bag drain for a while and then squeezed it until I could get no...

Answer to your question: 1) Mash water volume was 5 gallons. It was 4 gallons after draining and squeezing bag. I added 2 gallons prior to boil for 6 gallons in kettle. Ended up with a little over 4.5 gallons in kettle after boil. Grain was milled that day with the same 2 roller mill I have...

Just looking for some input to the results of my last brew. Here are the specifics BIAB Target 5 Gallions, Actual 4.5 Style: IPA Grain: 15# Mash: 1 hour, no sparge, recirculation with recirculation rinse. PH 5.4 Boil: 1 hour, with three Hop additions Target OG 1.074, Actual 1.060 Target FG...

I have beer in a keg and did not use any finings yet. Why can't I draw some beer from the keg and mix with gelatin instead of water and add it back in?

Thanks for the guidance