Recent content by killowatt

i need a carboy cleaner because you cant imaging how hard it is to clean the smell of rotten fruit out of a carboy...

i made this as a split batch and pitched wlp001 and wlp005 utterly fantastic 3877+2.5+2.5=3882

well its time to take the leap to kegging i guess so im looking for 1 or 2 kegs to get me started. let me know your price or i have some brewing stuff id be willing to trade (flasks, stir plates exc.) the closer to ames iowa the better but i can pick up if its not 2 far

count me in!!!!

just finished brewing this up with 5lb of 2row i smoked a few weeks back, smells fantastic thanks op :tank:

iirc i added around a 1/2 gal to the primary and the rest at bottling time (it was a lot of juice to prime, ill have to check my notes for exact volumes)

thanks i think ill try that, cant really think what problems that would cause, might even make it easier to count if i made the pic nice and big

now thats a heck of a word! thanks ill check it out :rockin:

how much juice are you planning on using? :eek:

if you prime with the juice be careful when you calculate how much to add, i almost added 2x what i needed :drunk:

so an observation, if you use juice it will be super super cloudy and not want to clear even after crashing, however it is fantastic :mug: i will def brew this again but use gelatin to clear. this flavor is nothing like what you get from the hops at all. sry about the pix its a little more red irl

today we where looking at some yeast for the first time, and i thought i would share some of the pix. we still need to get a finer grid or something for counting. anyone have any suggestions on the best grid size to get? (sry about the pix its kind of hard with a phone)

I'll snap some pix of the color once I get home. originally I was going to prime using the juice but after trying it with just the whole fruit I decided it needed more flavor so I started adding juice until it got a nice flavor a little bit under what I figured was ideal, I figured this would...

I just transferred my grapefruit juice ipa to secondary, tasted very good and had a nice rich red hue to it from the juice. I used 2 large ruby reds in primary but it wasn't quite enough so I added a 1/2 gal of juice. If the flavors can meld a little more this will be a fantastic beer.