Recent content by Kit_B

- While Potassium may give you acceptable results, we read instructions that said it can be damaging. So, we used sodium metabisulfite, instead. I believe that was mentioned, somewhere early in this thread. If not, it is in the original paper that was released. - I recommend you stop...

I'm one of those guys & while I can't speak for all of them, I would tend to somewhat disagree with a portion of this statement. I think it's kind of obvious that a 100% Pils will be a fairly lame concoction. So, I agree with that. But...I believe the point is to go EXTREMELY light on your...

That's a fair statement. Indeed. With the experience some of us have in lodo brewing, we just see the problematic items as glaring beacons & want to shout "No...No...Please, don't do it this way", because we understand that the brewer will be incredibly unhappy with the outcome. In this...

I don't know why, but I am always shocked that folks want to blog about their inability to follow instructions, only to conclude that our method is too complicated or that it doesn't work. There is nothing complex, in our method...Honestly. In fact...I don't use a mash cap. My $250 DO meter...

Kinda...Yes. You can get a similar characteristic in other malts like 2-Row pale, but each malt will have its own unique lodo character. Vienna is like fresh dough. Munich is like bread crust or graham cracker. Roast malts are far more intense, than before. Something I used on Sunday gave me...

Indeed.

I'm gonna be completely honest with you... I have no idea, because I haven't had to wait.

Was it the floor malted?

Since I have adjusted my boil, I have seen no negative results. Could there have been another source of what the judge was tasting? Could the judge have been wrong? What malt was used?

What was your SMB addition in mg/l? You can bubble co2 into corny kegs through the liquid tube & repeatedly vent, to purge sulfur.

There's really nothing to be frustrated about. We recommend that people follow the Helles instructions, so they don't come to us afterward & say "Your method doesn't work". If you follow the instructions correctly, it WILL work. If your system is already addressing o2, you may find that you...

We don't all use the same...That's just a starting point, for people who have never tried it & have yet to refine their process. Brandon gave a better explanation than I can quickly give you: http://forum.germanbrewing.net/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=464

That's good, because there are no sides. We all just want to make better beer. :tank: Right...This was an attempt at an all-encompassing guide to achieving the freshness we were seeking & had found, by implementing the listed methods. It's a lot to cover, in one shot...But, it is worth the...

Personally...I wouldn't even bother dry hopping, with lodo brewing. I'd probably build a Randall & hop right at the point of serving. But, then... I'm not dry hopping any of my German lagers, either.

Answers 1) A) You can collect your water the night before, but...No...You can't really preboil & expect O2 to not dissolve back into your water. B) As far as mineral additions...Please, re-read the order of operations. Do not add the minerals before you preboil the water. C) One minute is not...