Recent content by matt2778

I bent my ripple to fit my still dragon 2" Triclover. I only used the ripple on the brewkettel though. Wasn't really concerned with scorching water in the hlt. You shouldn't have to bend them too much.

Just curious if you changed your base malt? I know that if I use Marris Otter I get very little hot break in comparison to an American 2 row.

Had an idiot moment earlier in the week that I've just now realized. I did a split 10 gallon ipa a few weeks ago. Five gallons just got two packs of notty and the other five got wyeast 1388. My goal in the deal was to compare the two side by side. Well the notty batch has since been kegged while...

Sounds very ambitious, I've brewed hundreds of batches never done three in a day. I occasionally do doubles but I don't enjoy double brew days. Once you do multiple brews you have to constantly hustle,clean,fill kettles,weigh hops etc. if you intend to be in any way efficient. Furthermore you...

Dry hopping shouldn't be an issue but boil additions can pose a few problems. I learned this the hard way last year when I purchased a mini bale of centennial. The issue is the run off from the boil kettle. I find the only thing that works is a bazooka tube, however I will say that it works...

What base malt did you use? I don't get much hot break when I use mo for base

Ive learned not to store even unopened bags in the basement. I do still keep my grain in the basement but it is immediately put into 5 gallon buckets with gasket seals. I also don't hoard nearly as much grain in the summer as I do in the winter. After having to throw out an unopened 50 pound...

Looks good to me, 545 is my go to Belgian ipa yeast. I typically get quite a bit of peppery/spicy notes from 545 and it attenuates like a champ with minimal effort. I make a monster triple ipa that it takes from 1.085 to 1.007 in a week.

Why stop at six when you can go with eight.

Here's the link for the sampler glasses. http://www.webstaurantstore.com/libbey-1241ht-4-75-oz-flare-pilsner-beer-sampler-glass-24-case/5511241HT.html

They're 5 ounces, bought a case, have 8 back up glasses and one extra flight.

This is how the flights couple to the slot wall.

Finally got around to building my beer flights and flight rack. Took me a bit figure out a design that I was happy with. I never liked the paddle boards as I felt the sampler glasses needed to be contained rather than sitting on a tray. After searching out various sampler glasses I ended up with...

The other aspect to owning a mill is you can set the gap to your liking. Before my wife bought me my Gunnar malt mill I was getting 60-65 percent efficiency with the labs crush. I'm currently getting 70-75 percent efficiency with my mill set to .03 inches. So I'm saving in two ways. Grain went...

I do a citra pale that is a summer time house brew. 10 pounds 2 row 10oz c-60 8oz Munich 8 oz carapils 2 oz sauer malt (soft water) Hops are all late addition .75 ounces 15 minutes .75 ounces 10 minutes .75 ounces 5 minutes 1.75 ounces at flame out 2 ounces dry hop I've had good results with...