Recent content by krawdizzle

I do the dump all technique. Let it all settle later before going to secondary. I'm on my 6th batch and seems to be working.

:mug: I just dry hopped an Chinook IPA. I did mine after I racked to the secondary. I just bottle it about a 3 days ago and it smelled wonderful!! So, I waited till after the fermentation was complete and added my dry hops at the beginning of my secondary stage! Good luck, I'm sure it'll be...

Nice that's perfect.

Go get yourself a moog. There only like 1200.

That's really smart. I suppose in CA you half to control it more than rely on the time of year it is. I can use my fridege as well to brew whatever regardless of the time of year.

Cool. That's interesting. I hadn't thought of that. I didn't realize how crucial fermentation temp was. But not that the temp is starting to change here I can see how it affects the process.

makes sense. Nice moog pic.:mug:

Sorry if this is ridiculous, but is it safe to say that brewers tend to stick to lagers in the winter/colder months, ales and belgians in the summer,etc due to temperaure conditions.:drunk:

Hey Dylan, I just joined the forum too! I'm already in Minneapolis. Welcome:mug:

Yes, thank you. I just looked at the indgredients inventory and : Wyeast #1028 London Ale Yeast. Rich with a dry finish, minerally profile, bold and crisp, with some fruitiness. Flocculation: medium. Apparent attenuation: 73-77%. Optimum temperature: 60-72. Just over cautious I guess, I...

Have a Nukey Brown that's been in the primary fermenter Since Thursday, 4 days now. I noticed the temperature is a little below the recommended for ales. It's hovering around 66-68 degrees. Is this okay?

Hey fellow home brewers, Just got my deluxe starter brewing kit from NB. My name is Matt and I live in MN and am thrilled to try my first batch. Anybody else who's relatively new and can give me a few tips. My first batch I did a Nukey brown, extract version. Followed the directions...