Recent content by madscientist451

Bought this today at Aldi: https://www.aldi.us/weekly-specials/this-weeks-aldi-finds/this-weeks-aldi-finds-detail/ps/p/vitalifepineapple-spice-or-mango-pineapple-tepache/ On the can it says they used fermented tibicos, and the can says it contains live pro biotics. So I’m going to mix up some...

More beer is offering a discount, I’m going to try it, might even do a side by side comparison with German Pilsner to see if I can tell which one I prefer.

1.040 sounds ok for a summer beer, how are you adding the lemon flavor?

All my local homebrew stores have closed and I have to order everything on line. I keep a big inventory on hand and usually brew what I want, but sometimes have to make substitutions. After many brews and many different styles of beer, I’ve settled down to hoppy pale ales, stouts & porters...

I’m trying to drink more “light” lower calorie and lower ABV beers these days, so I might try a version with the orange peel dry hop idea above.

It’s from 2015, anyone care to check if the “perp” became or career criminal, or learned his lesson and now is a productive citizen, maybe even a home brewer? Any chance the whole thing was just a prank? Are St Louis court records available on line?

There's no place I rather be than right here, with rednecks, white socks and Blue Ribbon Beer....

Many people are offering comments saying go with temperature control next, but depending on your circumstances, I'm going to say get a chest freezer, temperature control unit and some used kegs. If your kegs are all empty you can use the chest freezer as a temp. control fermentation chamber...

I’d turn off the chiller and let it rise to your room temperature and see what happens. If it’s done, you’ll know.

Your final gravity is too high, I’m thinking it’s not going to be all that pleasant to drink. Sorry if this has been asked and I missed it, but is there any chance you are using a refractometer and not getting an accurate reading? If it’s accurate, I’d brew a dry stout and add Amalyse enzyme...

I’ve noticed the minimal traffic here as well, not much to discuss anymore I suppose….

Welcome to HBT!

I’ve used it and it worked fine for me, but I really don’t have any way to compare my homebrew Milds to what would be considered authentic. It’s been a few years since I used it and can’t remember the recipe I used. Briess website has a database where you can search their recipes by malts. Their...

I’ve got some that’s been been sitting in the keg, I’ll pour some tomorrow after work and provide a report…

I’m not saying shaking it was the best thing, but I’m skeptical there’s going to be anything wrong with it either. How were you planning on getting the honey blended with the mead? It likely would have gone to the bottom of the jug and sat there. Perhaps next time add a 50-50 water and honey...