Recent content by Estrada

Hey all - I am trying to brew a S'Mores Stout and I was hoping to get a little feedback on the recipe. The below is what my initial thought is. It is a small, biab batch (2.75 gallons). I haven't quite decided on the hop additions yet, but I am leaning towards Phoenix. I would appreciate any...

Oh, and I Appreciate the offer for the kettle! Sadly, I am nowhere near Houston (Chicago).

Thanks, all! I appreciate all of the insight - safe to say I hadn't thought about some of that before. So, with a smaller pot, I'm foregoing the thermometer. With BIAB then, what is the best way to keep an eye and maintain temp? Any type of digital probe thermometers that would work? I'm...

Hey All - So I'll preface that I know there are a ton of threads out there, but haven't found the answer I've been looking for. I brew on the stove top (no outdoor space to do it there unfortunately) and have largely been doing extract. A few months back I transitioned to BIAB and got the...

Thanks! Using American oak chips - have about 5 oz for 2.5 gallons

I am brewing a beer that I have done before and want to change things up a bit (the beer is a coconut, chocolate, vanilla and espresso porter). I want to add in some rum soaked oak Chips, as well as some raspberry puree. Assuming the raspberry will go in the secondary, when is the best time to...

I'm looking to do a clone of Julius by Tree House. Folks seem to like the below recipe, so I wanted to give it a shot. My two questions are: - How would the recipe change if I wanted to do BIAB? - How would I adjust the recipe to do 2.5 gal? I've been sleuthing through the interweb...

Has anyone done a BIAB version of this? What did you change?

Have an upcoming brew and I'm doing my best at recreating Last Snow (using a recipe I found on here actually, as well as some other advice). I'm going to use toasted coconut in the secondary, as well as a coconut extract in the boil. A couple things I haven't been able to pinpoint... 1)...

So I've brewed two batches in a row now that have both turned out to have a soapy, astringent type of aftertaste. The taste in the first batch was far more pronounced in the second batch. After the first I thought I might have accidentally left some residual cleaner in something (even though...

So this is my first shot at creating a recipe, hoping to get a little feedback or assistance to help ensure it doesn't turn out terrible. Overall, I'm going for a pale ale, with a focus on a pine taste. Imagine Black Husky's Sproose IIPA of sorts (granted, there are a ton of craft breweries...

Thanks! Yeah I still think I'm going to take it to the end. Is there any harm in doubling up my dry hop addition from 1 to 2 oz? Or pairing it with another hop? Granted the latter destroys the notion of smash...and to your question, if you consider drinking Simcoe IPAs working with them...

I brewed a SMASH (with extract) Pale Ale last week. Simcoe hops at 60, 15 and 10. Fermentation seemed to go well, OG at 1.044 and FG at 1.012 (what I was shooting for). After I took the sample I gave it a taste to see how it was coming along and seems to be overly bitter, almost soapy on the...

I've been digging on the interwebs for some DIY keezer instructions and am still somewhat lost. Unfortunately, I don't have an abundance of space (living in a city has its drawbacks), so a large chest freezer won't work. A mini fridge is ideal, if it's doable. From there... - What are the...

I have a Bayou Classic 24 qt stock pot. So far it has worked for my purposes, being somewhat of a beginner and doing partial boils. After the last brew and cleaning I noticed a scratch near the bottom (long but fairly fine). Will this impact the brew at all? Inherently I wouldn't think it...