Recent content by hausnfranz

I did.

That's correct, I was steeping the grain in 120 degree water over two days. I re-read the initial BYO article I followed (http://byo.com/all-grain-brewing/item/1691-sour-mashing-techniques) and I am still confused about efficiency. I am going to increase the % of base malt that I sour mash...

Howdy, I made a smokey sour saison and it turned out alright, except it wasn't that sour after fermenting 10% of the base malt for two days at 120 degrees. What options do I have for increasing sourness? If I increase the percentage of base malt that is fermented, will that affect my...

This is a general question, but whats the difference or factors to consider when deciding to add more grain or extract to achieve a higher gravity all-grain batch? Adding grain will affect the flavor, while extract will only increase gravity? Adding another 1.5lbs of the base malt will...

Anyone know what yeast they use at the brewery in San Francisco for the Wit Rabbit? It looks and tastes like a belgian wit, but the phenolic clove/banana flavor is very low. Could you just use an american hefe yeast?

I wont be whirlpooling an all-grain batch that calls for a hop addition at whirlpool. Do I add hops at 0min then? Before or after the immersion chiller goes in? Does it matter if I make this addition with hot or chilled wort?

Maybe another way to put it is this - can I plan a grain bill for a 10gal batch (1.065 OG is about 22pds of grain, a 10gal mash tun can hold 27pds of 1.065OG) and then just split the resulting wort into two 5gal batches. One batch is boiled at a time with different hops because my boil...

I have 10gal kettles and want to do two 5gal batches with the same wort, but different hops. Can I just double the grain bill, which I know the 10gal mash tun can hold (OG is 1.064 for 5gal batch), and then split and dilute the wort at boil time to 6gal pre-boil?

Knowing how ingredients taste is a foundation to successful brewing, is there a way to steep, like tea, small quantities of hops and grains to get an idea of their flavors? How would this steeping test be similar, or different to actual brewing? I am trying to think of ways to get a better...