Recent content by evans5150

Cancel that! The app had actually put my 6lb of DME as a late addition with no time. That was killing it. Had the ABV at 1.66%....haha!

I am brewing this beer tomorrow using the Extract/PM recipe. When I punch all of the recipe into BeerSmith's app I get an IBU of 156!! How is that even possible? This doesn't look like an insane amount of hops.

Hey there. I'm looking to brew this on Friday night. Is that "American Chocolate" actual chocolate or is that American Chocolate Malt? Thanks! Looks really good! evans5150

This is my second year of brewing it and I don't think I'm adding enough yeast. I will try 2 vials next year or at least do a starter. Good experience with it so far! This year I had an OG of 1.096.

I will. Mr. Malty has been bookmarked. I will also get into the practice of making starters with bigger beers like this. My next beer is going to be my own Pale Ale recipe and it's a smaller beer but I'll still make a starter with that just for practice. The temp was never an issue as that...

Music to my ears, Yooper. Thanks again for the link and the info. I made this brew last year and it was FANTASTIC!! I'm hoping to have it bottled by late February.

Thanks for the info. I bookmarked that page. After calculating it says about 3 vials (or 3.4 to be exact.) I have been at the computer in the same room as the beer for the past hour. No bubbles in the blowoff that whole time. Then about 5 minutes ago it started bubbling at a rate of one per...

I might be screwed. The LHB isn't open on Sundays and Mondays. It will have to wait until Tuesday. Ugh.

I was thinking that. The smack packs act as starters so that wasn't a problem last year. Do you think it will still be sufficient or should I go grab another vial of Irish Ale yeast and pitch that? The soonest I can do that is Tuesday.

Hey guys, I brewed up an imperial stout the other night that calls for 1 pound of brown sugar. This is an extract/grain brew. OG measured at 1.096 and it is still there 14 hours later with no signs of fermentation. The yeast said "best by 1.30.11" and I pitched it yesterday which was...

Awesome, thanks. Yeah...I had pretty much planned to soak them for 45 but then saw the directions and began to wonder why. This is only my 10th or so batch of beer so I'm still a little green. Thanks again to both of you! Much appreciated!

Thanks, guys. Appreciate the quick responses! I'm brewing Sunday afternoon so this will help. Walker-san....I have unfortunately already mixed the grains into one bag when I bought them from the store. It would be dang near impossible to unseparate at this point. The crystals are...

Hey guys, I am doing the Imperial Bastard Stout recipe that can be found in the recipe section. I have 2 questions: 1) The recipe calls for the grains to be steeped for 15 minutes. Most recipes I have come across for a stout say 45 minutes. Would I be safe steeping for 30 or 45 minutes...

Do you guys think 15 minutes of steeping is enough? I was planning on hitting 30 or 45 minutes. And...what do you think about a 90 minute boil for this recipe to carmelize the sugars a bit more for a toffey flavor?

A method that i use when putting in LARGE amounts of LME is this: I take a pot and fill it with hot water from the sink (hottest I can get...but I don't boil it.) I then place the container of LME in the hot water to liquify the extract. It makes pouring it MUCH easierand it liquifies much...