Recent content by mhgodzilla

Gents, I tried the British Pale I made with the No Chill methods and modified hop schedule. It was a success. It’s in the Bass ale / Timothy Taylor family, mildly bitter, crushable like Bass, but more complex flavors from the Timothy Taylor (Wyeast 1469) yeast, like a hint of iced tea. That...

Fragged. My Lutra Pils was fast fermenting but not so fast to carb as some ales. It didn’t like carbing below 70. Added heat and then it carbed up fine. It is not as clear yet as commercial beers but it’s pretty clear tastes great right away as you noted.

Here us an example of an efficiency calculator. Brewhouse Efficiency Calculator - Brewer's Friend

You can do as JD notes above. … that is a very accurate, extra detailed explaination. Is that what my friends hear when I go yeast deep or process deep? I use the Brewers Friend app, and also double checked with some online calculators. Basically the potential sugar from the weight of the...

Your numbers seem good to me if your getting 5% predicted abv. I’d double grind my grains at the LHBS. Also try a batch sparge with another 2 gallons just to be safe. How did the prior batches taste after the ferment? I just did my first BIAB. Used Brewers Friend to calculate recipie, hops...

Added wort to the fermenter. Gravity was1.051 then I topped off with a pint or so to bring the fermenter up to 5 gallons so we’ll say 1.050. I figure that puts my efficiency around 76-78ish. Wort tasted bitter enough but not overly bitter with decent flavor from the flame-out and 175 hops. I’d...

Some brew day shot gents About 3.5-4 hours to set up, mash, boil, clean up. I’ll get faster with practice. Could shave time off with fewer beers but who wants to do that.

BIAB / No Chill British Pale Brewday notes. Feel free to comment. No problem staying in the 151-153 mash with a sleeping bag insulation on top. Brew bag worked great but I see why guys rig pulleys - doable though. Batch sparged with 2 gal room temp water to make 7 to boil. That cooled the wort...

Gents, I ran to my LBS today. I picked up 2lbs of Marris Otter to add to the 6 of Golden Promise. Also going with 1/2 lb of Dark Crystal 120L instead of 1/4 lb of 160L. I’ll back off the pound of corn sugar to 8oz per suggestions. No chill Hops at -20 min except that final charge. I think will...

Gnome I am using a touch of Simpson’s Dark Crystal, sorry I was vague. I may just up the grains as you suggested. The recipe does call for 60 Fuggles then 45 EKG then 10 SG. I’m struggling most with that final addition in the no chill. I’ve read that low AA hops can get grassy when dry hopped...

Using Pols no chill hop chart and Ratliff’s dry hop advice I’m getting closer. hops in hop sacks: 1.Bittering #1 -1 Oz Fuggles 60 min adj to 35-40 min. Remove at flameout. 2. Bittering #2 -1oz Kent Goldings 45 min adjust to 15-25. Remove at flameout. 3.Aroma -1 oz Styrian Goldings add at...

Great advice Ratcliff. If I dry hop, I’ll add the dry hops 3-4 days prior to bottling to avoid grassiness. This beer does not call for dry hops of course, so I also thought about adding the last addition at 176 deg while cooling. In that case I’d perhaps add the 45 min addition at 5, 10 or...

That Pale sounds quite hoppy HotPepper. That wheat also sounds like a great Lutra beer MadKing. I’m more yeast nerdy but starting my hop nerd path recently. I’m still reading and building a Lutra no chill Dunkel or Vienna lager recipe. Seems pretty straightforward to adjust hop bitterness for no...

Gents, I’ve watched and read plenty about no chill and want some feedback on my upcoming brew plans for a British Ordinary Bitter 4-4.5 abv. BIAB. No Chill. 3 hop additions. Adjusted hops to get 28-35 ibu using brewers friend. -7 lbs of Golden Promise -1 lb corn sugar or add 1 more base malt...

His expressions are hilarious. He wants to like it, but his face says “this sucks balls”. My favorite part is when he says “tastes like when you burp after eating breadsticks”.