Hi all, quick question for my friend I'm hoping someone can help us.
I sold him my keezer. It's the converted chest freezer with a wooden collar and 4 holes drilled into the collar. It has 4 Perlick faucets and some beer line/wing nut combos sitting inside the keezer.
He doesn't homebrew...
You said you're only looking to change the amount of crystal 60, and that you don't like the flavor from your current recipe.
.... Ok, lower the Crystal 60 then. Voila.
I enjoy this recipe but I may have screwed up. I made a 2L starter out of WLP300 for this batch, totally not realizing that it is a massive overpitch. I hit 5.5 gallons @ 1.054, and it's busting away right now at about 66 degrees.
What can I expect from such a big overpitch? I'm hoping for...
I'm not sure what is satisfying about purposefully aiming for a category that has 4-5 entries so that you can get a medal. That's like, what little kids want in youth baseball. I just want to make better beer, not collect medals.
Case in point, I competed with 3 beers at the largest keg only...
Hi all - getting married next month and want to brew a RIS every year on or around our anniversary. I have been studying the style and want to see what you all think of this recipe.
5gal
OG: 1.108
IBU: 91
Color: 67
14lbs Maris Otter 60.9%
3.5lbs Munich 15.2%
1.5 lbs roasted barley 5.4%...
Being a hobbyist doesn't preclude you from diving into the more technical aspects of the hobby to create the best product possible, that isn't for professionals only.
Hi all
In about 2 months I'll be serving 6-7 kegs of beer at my wedding party. Through some crazy circumstances, the wedding has been moved up to that date as opposed to next May when I thought it was going to be.
This puts a damper on my brewing plans because I have a bunch of full kegs...