Recent content by kpot2004

I have a wooden dowel that I use so I get exactly 6.5 gallons pre-boil, and I used the gallon markings on the bucket and ended up almost right to the 5 gallon line, maybe like 4.8-4.9 gallons.

Gravity readings were taken with a hydrometer. Pre-boil reading was temp corrected, post-boil reading was taken when wort had cooled to 65.

Brewed a oatmeal stout today with a target of of 1.064. Stopped fly sparging when I had 6.5 gallons pre-boil. Pre-boil gravity reading was 1.048. Boiled 65 minutes and ended up with almost exactly 5 gallons. My OG ended up being 1.070. Something doesn't seem right here.. 6.5x48 = 312/5 =...

Got mine emailed to me this morning as well, my Sierra Nevada pale ale clone scored 34 and 30, so 32 overall. Its nice getting some feedback from a certified judge instead of people just saying "its good". Weird that one judge thought the hop flavor "enjoyable" while the other thought it "odd...

Thanks a lot that's a big help.

I'm trying to keep water chemistry as simple as possible for my first few batches and I like this as a general guide for starting out, my only question would be about beers that don't necessarily fall under those categories like say a brown ale or certain Belgians beers? Would those be...

Thanks guys, I might just have to build up my water from distilled.

Just got my Ward Labs report for my well water. What do the experts think? I have brewed about 10 all grain batches so far and would like to start tweaking my water to improve my beer. Out of all my batches brewed so far, the best was a Saison that I scored 39 on. pH 7.8 Total Dissolved...