Recent content by Mathblasta

Hey all, Went to look at the malt chart on the wiki today to translate a beer from extract to all-grain. I couldn't find the wiki on the site, and when I went through the bookmark I have, it never showed. Search turned up a few polls on the usefulness of the wiki, but no luck finding it. Am I...

I'm looking to start a brew, and I'm wondering what you guys might look for in a good springy beer, since it's right around the corner!

What was the temperature of the wort when you pitched it?

You just grate the peel and let it sit in wodka? How does the wodka affect the brew you're making, or is it negligible (re: taste and abv)? How much zest would you say you use, 1 tsp, 1 tbsp, 1/2 cup? And how much wodka? Let's say I'm bottle conditioning, do I add the zest mix to the...

Topic title says it all: how do I go about adding stuff to my beer? Do I just toss orange peels in at the same time I pitch the yeast? Is there something I need to do to the hypothetical orange peels before I throw them in so they don't contaminate my beer, or is it all good? Etc.

Also, if I'm doing several grains, is it ok to throw them into one grain bag and do it all at the same time, or should they be separate?

ok, so the two pots I've got running go together, and no need for a third. Perfect, thank you!

I've been looking at the sticky for Easy Partial Mash Brewing (https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/easy-partial-mash-brewing-pics-75231/), and I've decided to give it a shot. I have a question before I start, though. Referring to step 5.5, do I pour the water that I used to mash my grains in into...

Before you start bottle conditioning. lol good enough reasoning for me! As far as grav testing during the fermentation, how do I avoid oxygen/other stuff contamination?

Cool. Any idea what the reasoning behind that equation is? Like, why 131? Also, reeeeally stupid question, but my fg is taken before I start bottle conditioning, or after I've got a ready to go beer?

Hello, first post! I recently made my first batch of brew not from a kit. It has made me wonder - How exactly does one determine approximate ABV from a homebrew? I took a starting gravity reading from my wort, but I don't know how to translate it into actual ABV. Is there an equation, or are...