Recent content by DublOh7

I live in TX, I like Shiner beers, even though their famous Bock is actually just a (very good) dark American lager. The Shiner Blonde, according to their website FAQ, comes in at 13 IBU's. I really would have guessed it higher, but there's their words. The grains in your recipe look close...

Steeping is not quite exactly mashing. Same temp range, but steeping isn't quite as picky about temp loss over time. Palmer says, "If you can make a cup of tea, you can steep!" For 1lb of specialty grains in a grain bag, I'd put it into about 1 gallon of water at 150f, let it steep the 45...

""Just out of curiosity, when you use these outside do you need to cover the pot? I'm a bit concerened about the risks of the wort getting contaiminated by things blowing in the breeze. I'm not sure how well the lid would stay on the kettle. A big piece of saran wrap would work? Right?"" I use...

A clip-on fan will prevent boilovers. Go to WalMart or wherever, and buy a little plug-in-the-wall fan that has a clip on the base. They usually are about 5 inches in diameter. If you're lucky, you can find one that's bright green or maybe pink with stars on it, ha, ha. Clip it on the top of...

Reading, reading, trying to eventually learn something... So, in the formula for gyle/krausening, Quarts of gyle = (12 x gallons of wort) / (specific gravity - 1)(1000), the denominator will get larger with a "big" beer. This leads to a smaller number of quarts of gyle. Question...

I believe that was the funniest read I've had in a forum in a long, long time. Surely your kindness has cost you points in your search for EAC enlightenment, erik. May the barley god and hop god smile upon with favor for your non-EAC actions, ha, ha.:)

I've looked around and, although I probably could come up with a few cute guesses, what does EAC stand for? :confused:

I was hoping to be able to lager for weeks and months at about 35F. Haven't lagered yet. Figured that if the freezer would hold 35F and if the fridge then held about 70F, then I could at least primary and secondary an ale while the freezer is at about 35F. I haven't built a fermentation...

If I have a 15 Cubic foot freezer-over-fridge for the garage (no basements in Texas), and if I can keep about 35F between the freezer and the fridge (from 4F to 39F), and if I can "fool" the built-in original thermostat into thinking the freezer's at 4F when it's really at 35F - - then will...

Right now I am using The WineMaker Shop in Ft. Worth. There's supposed to be another LHBS in Arlington, but their phone doesn't answer. I am excited about brewing, but I am trying to read and ask all the most stupid questions upfront, before I mess up tooooo bad. Love the forums - great...

Use an old fashioned "ice cream maker." Motor is perfect, modify the stirrer as needed. Garage sale, ten bucks, problem solved.

I have joined the forum to read, and learn, and read, and learn BEFORE I mess something up, ha, ha. I haven't started brewing yet, but I am purchasing equipment from my LHBS..and HD..and Lowe's..etc. And containers all look different now - I'm learning the actual size of every pot and jar in the...