Recent content by goybar

I enjoy brewing and would love to spend a 4-6 hours to do it, but I also have a family (wife and daughter) who don't really see me during the week due to long commute. I just don't have that amount of free time on the weekends. As such I don't brew very often anymore. When I do it is often...

I rememeber hearing John Palmer talking about mashing in a Brew Strong show. If I recall correctly.... He stated you could leave your grains soaking in water overnight and will get full conversion. Just like the Egyptians did. Heating just speeds up the process, but time will do the job...

I second the 15 gallon for a 5 gallon BIAB. I bave a 10 gallon and is really too small. I also mostly brew lagers with pilsner and conventional wisdom is 90 min boil for SMS/DMS. chris

On mine I didn't like the addition of the lemon (made me think of 7up or Sprite). Plus not nearly enough ginger. Still tasted good, just not what I was expecting or wanting. Perhaps to much sugar as well, but if ginger was stronger it may have balanced out. I think the freshness of the...

Thanks TheEricThe but I'm not too concerned about the sassafras. The quantities are low. I should be more concerned with Cigars I smoke, or the alcohol in beer. "The World Health Organization has classified alcohol as a Group 1 carcinogen." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_and_cancer Or...

I have some White Birch trees in the back yard. Maybe I should just peel of some off.

I haven't purchased the Birch Bark yet. I was going to acquire it from Monterey Bay Spice Co. I wasn't to sure on the nutmeg, but everyone seems like Crazy8's recipe, which is the base of what I'm doing. I think the Burdock Root and Star Anise have a similar taste, so I figured I would go...

Hi All, I'm planning on making 3 gallons of force carbonated root beer. I have looked at a bunch of recipes and I combined a bunch scaled them up to three gallons. How does this look: Honey 24 oz Sarsaparilla 1/4 Cup + 2 tbsps Sassafras 1/4 Cup + 2 tbsps Brown Sugar 2 Cup...

I would go with the original posters (r2eng) recipe and just scale it. I lost my recipe and notes, so I kind of just winged it today. This is what I made today (I force carbonate in the keg): 3 gallons of ginger ale Peel and grate ~230 grams of fresh ginger root Heat 1 gallon of water to...

That is what I do. I heat up a gallon on water on the stove to dissolve the sugar. I bring it just to about boiling. Remove from heat, and add ginger. Cover and let steep for one hour. Put a strainer over keg and pour in, top off with cold water. Refrigerate and force carbonate. I'm...

http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20588763_11,00.html Just plain nasty....

How many cups of Sassafras and Sarsaparilla can you get out of the 16oz bags on Amazon or other places? all the recipes seem to call for volume not weight. Chris

Thanks all. I think I will go the beaker route this time around. Chris

I didn't know there was a difference either, I assumed that a beaker and flask were the same thing. With my Erlenmeyer flask I would spray some starsan on a piece of aluminum foil and bend it around the neck. I don't think doing the same with a beaker would pose any issue. I think boil...

That is where I'm coming from, I need to buy again. Is there an advantage one over the other... I can pick up a 4 pack off of Amazon for $103.50. If I split with another brewing friend $26/per. Not a bad price. Chris