Recent content by meangreen83

You are probably right, theheadonthedoor. That amount of oil does not dissolve into water in 30 minutes. If extract brewing combined with hop extract let you avoid long boil times then everyone would do it.

I have one bottle left from a batch that I made two and half years ago. I gave 1L bottles of this beer to every guy at my wedding rehearsal dinner, and now everyone thinks I'm a master brewer. I'm making another batch this weekend and I can guarantee it won't last more than a year this time.

I started off doing all grain so this is my first attempt at an extract recipe. I wanted to ask a few questions regarding the procedure and get some feedback to see if I have everything correct. I won't get into the specific recipe since I want to focus on the technique mostly. extra...

I gave my entire set-up a thorough cleansing and it seems that my heating element was dirtier than I thought. What I thought was a thin black film ended up being a cake of char. My plastic brush didn't touch it so I upgraded to a wire brush, which still didn't do the job. I ended up scraping...

I stopped short of adding gelatin and cold crashing these two beers but they both cleared up really nicely. If I had went ahead with it they would have been crystal clear. I tasted the beer again this morning and it was putrid.....:mad: I'm going to dump it and clean the carboy later today.

I purchased the R/O water from a Glacier dispenser outside of a grocery store. I didn't taste the water prior to the mash, so I can't be absolutely sure it was there. I know I did taste it a few times during the boil and I did not notice the smell or taste. I did use water from my faucet to...

I might take a sample to work for some analysis. Since I know what compound to look for, I can throw some onto a GCMS a check for 2-methylisoborneol. If it is in there I will find it!

6 batches? That scares the hell out of me. I lost sleep the night after my second batch went bad. I actually have this posted elsewhere on HBT and mystery shrimp just posted this. We might have figured this out. Originally Posted by mysteryshrimp View Post 145 isn't that low as long as...

Holy s*@t! I think this is it! I circulate very hot wort through my plate chiller for 10 minutes before I turn the water on, so I think if I had any mold in the chiller it would be destroyed fairly quickly. The description of 2-methylisoborneol fits what I am smelling from my hydrometer...

For the next batch I am going to do the following. 1. By R/O water from a different source. I'm going to avoid the Glacier style vendors outside of grocery stores and try to find some gallon jugs. 2. I'm going to clean the hell out of my entire system, including the heating element. That baby...

I've brewed with more hops than this with no problems. I am careful to purge the carboy after fermentation with CO2 to avoid oxidation. I use a muslin bag for the hops but there definitely a large amount of trub in the carboy. One way I avoid this is to use hop extract for any bittering hop...

The sample was after 1 week and directly from the secondary. I always try my hydrometer samples from IPA and they usually taste fine. I don't think this is a flavor that is going to fade since it is completely overwhelming. I just a good swig from the first batch and nearly vomitted. It was...

I agree with you guys as I should have done a starch test to confirm the conversion. Also, I no longer trust the R/O water that I purchased. I'm going to find somewhere I can buy it by the gallon for the next batch and clean every bit of residue off the element. I'm disappointed that I don't...

I'm leaning toward this also. There is a black film on my heating element which could be the source. I will probably circulate some hot water and PBW through the system this weekend.

I've heard that the tannic taste from squeezing grains is more of a homebrew urban legend. I've also squeezed the hell out of them before with great results. The gravity has dropped completely by the time I tasted it. The hydrometer sample is still setting on my counter and the taste hasn't...