Recent content by Kelpdog

I have not brewed this again, but plan to soon for a smooth strong winter brew again. A friend who had not opened the bottle I gave them back in December cracked it open for the US-Ghana World Cup match. It was still good but seemed to have lost some of its crispness and understandably the hop...

BIAB method for step mashing depends on how you control mash temperature. If you are heating on a stove just use the burner to slowly raise to desired temp and maintain as normal. You can do an infusion by adding a calculated volume of boiling water. This will thin the mash so I usually start...

Nice solution! I use a 100w bulb to heat my fermentation chamber. I've never taken the time to research if light shock is an issue with incandescent bulbs, so have just covered to be safe. Anyone know if it is a potential problem? Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

Not sure if this is the best forum to post this, but thought this might be helpful to others. I usually use old beach towels to cover my carboys, but couldn't find one for a recent batch. When I have friends pick up orders from my LHBS they usually pack it in a grain sack. I was cleaning up...

Go for it - you won't be disappointed! Check back to this thread and let me know how it goes and if you have any recommendations on it as well. I probably will brew it again mid summer for consumption next winter - calling it a Whiteout Winter Wheat Wine (ale). Oh, and for what it is...

It turned out quite good and has been we'll received. Doing the partigyle I ended with a higher og. Fermentation stuck at 1.04 or so. Repitched a good dose of pacman and it chugged along without further problem, ending with 11.5 % abv. Despite that it is very smooth with no real heat or...

Thanks for the replies - somehow didn't get notification of them so late to the game here. Here are few clarifying points. Room temperature is relative - I live in a 700 sq ft cabin largely constructed from driftwood with wood heat. This time of year the ambient temperature flucuates...

Thanks!

I made a 3 liter starter of PacMan for a brew two weeks back. I used my newly constructed fermentation chamber to control temp for the starter. Unfortunately I botched the settings on the digital thermostat, setting the temp offset by 10c cold instead of setting the delay for the cool cycle at...

Brewed this last Saturday, but modified things to do it as a partigyle. First half was the wheat wine ale. Second was a saison (wyeast 3711) that I added a little amber dme (had some that needed to be used), honey, a few crushed juniper berries, and grains of paradise. I'll be adding 3# of...

Thanks... I just read in Mosher's "Radical Brewing" that wheat wine doesn't age like barley wine. I presume this to mean it is better drunk young, but with a higher alcohol brew, what does that mean? I was thinking of brewing this now to enjoy over the holidays Dec/Jan.

Thinking of doing a single hop Nelson Sauvin Wheat Wine Ale. I've never had opportunity to try a Wheat Wine so this is a one-off guess on a grain bill. I've also not used Nelson Sauvin, but hear that it can be a reasonable single hop and has interesting characteristics that might play nicely...

Probably @ 1.040 with the priming sugar, but still very high!

Just noticed my thread on this yeast from a couple of years ago. Initially the cider made with this yeast was horrible...really funky flavor. I held on to them as we'll use cider for cooking - in particular this biscuit recipe: http://www.finnriver.com/-/51/101/Cider-Baking-Powder-Biscuits We...

Hi Kevin - The easiest way is to do it with your system is to initially use a pretty thick mash (1 gallon/pound of grain) and add boiling water to move up in the mashes. There are online calculators and brewing software than can help with volumes needed. Here is a simple one...