Recent content by jasondabrewer

Will the Brett flavor still come through in a belgian strain that is fermented at a cold temp?

Dr. Decoction where are you? I use the decoction method of taking my first running out of my MT after 45 min of conversion and pumping about 3 gallons into my boil kettle. U then bring it to a raging boil for 15 min to carmalize the wort. I then tranfer it back to my MT through my sparge plate...

Making a SMASH beer is a great way to get acquainted with a particular base malt or single hop variety. Be careful or you might get SMASHED!

Simple, Add just enough water to cover the grains correctly and after your rest sparge out the volume needed to fill your BK. Save the last runnings for a yeast starter.

Oh My Oatmeal Stout Recipe (Tried and true) This recipe is for a 20 gallon all grain batch. I toasted my flaked oats in the oven at 350' until it started to smell like cookies and slightly brown. OG 1.053 FG 1.015 33# Crisp maris otter pale 1.5# Weyermann Caramunich 3 1# Weyermann...

Counter flow Plate chillers are the way to go.I used an immersion chiller for a long time and made the switch when I bought my new brewing system.I save so much water, as well as an hour off my brewing time.

I bought a Synergy Brewing Systems 2 Tier 26 gallon brewing system fully equipped almost two years ago,use it every week or two and I have nothing but good things to say about it. The most beautiful welds I have ever seen on stainless!The pump upgrade was a little more expensive than what I...