Recent content by idkwhatimbrewing

Has anyone tried overbuilding a yeast starter to repitch yet? I know it is not recommended and the subsequent pitches would most likely not sour as much due to the stress of the lower pH. I haven't done this for years now as probiotics are easy to come by but when I used to do kettle sours...

Made a funky dark saison inspired by the Mad Fermentationist recipes. Finally got around to kegging the this beer which I brewed 8/12/2017. Grain Bill: 6# Bohemian Pilsner 3.75# White Wheat 3# Caravienna 0.75# Flaked Wheat 0.38# Special B 0.38# Acid Malt Hops: Saaz 4 IBUs Other Additions: 1#...

Brewed a 3 gallon batch of this 1/16/17 with an OG of 1.124. Kegged it yesterday and the FG was 1.047. Was really surprised that it seemed pretty balanced and only a little too sweet considering the high FG. I'm not sure I've ever drank such a thick (viscous) beer before. Used S-04 yeast with...

Just bottled my first attempt at making this following the instructions exactly on post #1 (I think, no notes). I made it on October 22, 2015 so it has been sitting in my closet for over a year. OG was 1.128 and FG 1.030 which makes it around 13%. I can't believe it but it tastes great, didn't...

I have a grainfather which is the only reason I can do this but I prepare the water in the morning before work, set the temperature controller to the proper temperature and plug it in to a belkin wemo switch which I can remotely turn on from my phone. I turn it on an hour or so before I plan on...

Went out there a few months ago and managed to go to 24 breweries over the course of a week. Best ones IMO were Russian River, Cellarmaker, Fieldwork, Faction, Rare Barrel and Bear Republic.