Recent content by grainstoglass

Thank you for the tips. I know I should've been more proactive in the spring and will definitely do that next season. What do you do when much of the bine is showing symptoms? Should I hack the whole plant down to the ground and start fresh next year or harvest what I can from them this...

I am on my third year growing hops and was attempting to got the organic route, but this year I am battling a significantly increasing problem with downy mildew. I am wondering about what management techniques/fungicides I should be using at this point when the downy mildew has already taken...

Whether or not you choose to dryhop your robust porter is up to you. I have done this a couple of times and enjoyed the results, but that being said the amount you use to dryhop should probably vary depending on the hop additions in your recipe and the variety of hops you plan to use. If you...

I'd be interested to know just how much the flavors would change as well. I also layer caramel malts and prefer the flavors I get when doing so in my Ambers and occasionally in brown ales, but I couldnt tell you at what point the flavors will become prononced enough to notice the individual...

I agree completely. I am not going to touch it for awhile, I guess I am already trying to prepare myself for a major lack of carbonation after 3 or 4 weeks of bottle conditionaing and wondering what steps I should take at that point.

I just bottled a delicious batch of pale ale this weekend and thought everything had gone smoothly until I tasted the last 6 ounces or so of beer that was left beind in my bottling bucket. The remaining beer was super sweet and clearly loaded with my priming sugar. A glance at the bottom of...

Thanks! If you could do that at least it will give me a starting point. What did you enter for the weight of the 15 gallon blichmann? I've looked it up and gotten three different weight measurements. Without a scale I may be forced to estimate.

Just bought beersmith 2.0 last evening and it looks like it is going to be an awesome tool for my recipe formulations. After perusing the various features I noticed fairly quickly how important it is to make your own equipment profile for the equipment you own in order to get accurate data on...

Thanks for the advice I'm just happy to hear that its not going to be a complete waste of time and money.

I brewed up a batch of Pale Ale the other night and my wife decided she wanted to play the role of assistant brewer. I had filled my brew kettle with the appropriate amount of strike water, Unfortunately while I was getting some things ready in the other room, my wife decided to heat up the...

Alright I'm going for it! The responses were both consistent so I'm going to brew one up this weekend.

10% seems like alot of Carapils to me. I am trying to brew a Founders Centennial clone this weekend and I am trying to figure out an appropriate malt bill. Anyone tried this malt bill with any success or other suggestions?

I usually make a spice tea of about 1 cup or so of water, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, 2 teaspoons all spice, 1 teaspoon cloves, 1 teaspoon nutmeg. I boil the spices in water in a covered pot and leave them to steep. I usually dump the spices right into the bottom of my secondary and rack right on...

First thing that comes to mind is running it through a still...

Am I the only one that thinks brewing with beans is an awesome opportunity for a Blazing Saddles themed beer?