Recent content by melche01

I brewed this recipe in early December but just tried a DFH 60 min IPA on tap at a bar last night and I have to say it tastes nearly the same. Mine is a little more hazy but I don't mind. Thanks for the recipe Yooper.

Racked to secondary today on day 14 and moved to garage to lager in the 40s. Can't wait to see how this turns out. My first quasi lager attempt.

Can get CO2 purge system pretty cheap. Saw one recently by Williams Brewing for only $30. http://www.williamsbrewing.com/C02-PURGE-KIT-no-air-shipment-P3131C106.aspx

Anyone have experience fermenting as low as 54 degrees? I had a 2L starter of WY2112 and oxygenated the wort well with pure O2. Pitched at 60 and has been right around 54-56 for 4 days. Showed signs of fermentation within 5 hours. Started off bubbling every 4-5 seconds from airlock and now every...

Yoopers DFH 60 minute IPA is a great clean IPA with warrior for bittering hops. Then simcoe and Amarillo for flavor/aroma.

Stir plate

I've tried one of those microwave massage pads and placed it on top of cooler lid, then wrapped around the whole cooler with sleeping bag. Most heat is lost from lid and the pad stays warm for about 1/2 hour. Can microwave again for 1 minute as needed during mash. Couple weeks ago I mashed 5...

Thanks. I think I just needed that reassurance I didn't screw up too much. Can't wait to see how it turns out.

Just brewed AG recipe yesterday. Went well and got 1.067 OG. Mashed at 153 and only lost 1 degree over an hour. I just realized today though I used a full 1 oz of Amarillo whole hops continuous from 35 min to flame out. I stuck to the rest of the original hop schedule. Think it will still be...

I have the same pot from update international but 10 gallons. I drilled hole and installed weldless 3 way valve myself with no issues. The 10 gallon pot is 1mm thick and I think once you get to 15g and above it is 1.2mm. Either way should be able to do all the fittings yourself.

Good choice. Most people invest too much on fancy stuff to improve hot side of brewing but most important process by far is the cold side. All things equal, stir plate much more likely to contribute to making better beer. Kind of like golfers spending $400 on a driver and wasting all there time...