Recent content by DandyBrewer

The plan right now is to and a burner grill to the trays. Here is an updated photo of the project. Thanks for the tips about paint. I will probably strip the pair off the trays and get a high temp alternative before we fire it up.

I just built a brewing stand. This is welded steel. Any suggestions on what kind of paint I can use for the burner trays? Obviously it has to be something that can withstand a lot of heat.

Hi all, my friend Dave and I have been brewing for a little over a year now. Probably have a couple dozen brews under our belt. Excited to be part of this online brewing community as we move forward to the next year of brewing.

I am brewing a porter next week and I wan't to modify the recipe into a coffee porter. I plan on putting the coffee grounds into the secondary. Does anybody have any experience with this? Any pitfalls I should know about? My main question is which variety of coffee to use? There's a pretty big...

Munton ale yeast at 70 degrees.

I just did an English style pale ale a couple days ago. I've read a little about Esters and how they can produce fruity aromas in the off gassing during the fermentation. What the heck is going on? The gas coming out of the airlock smells like the inside of a shipping container full of ripe...

Hi ajf. Thank you for the advice. When you say "very small amount of calcium chloride and a larger amount of calcium sulfate" what do you mean? I am brewing for a five gallon carboy. Will a teaspoon of calcium chloride and a tablespoon of calcium sulfate suffice?

I'm brewing an all-grain English style pale ale this weekend. I've been doing some reading and a lot of the other recipes out there call for a bit of gypsum or water treatment to make your water harder. Mine is on the soft side. They say it tends to help the finish to be a bit dryer. How...