Recent content by mizzourah2006

That makes sense. Thanks for the help. I guess I will probably have to go the sparge for some of it, because I don't think I can fit 7 gallons and 10 lbs in an 8 gallon kettle. I'll probably try something like 5.5 gallons and then sparge in another 2 gallons at the end.

This is what I've typically done to. I will go to 10 lbs of actual grain (12 at the most) and use DME to get to the OG I need. Typically not more than 2-3lbs of DME unless it is something really big.

If you guys don't mash out what is your quart to pounds of grain ratio? Is it higher or do you just fill to 6.5 gallons after the mash?

well technically I poked it when I pulled beer to test the gravity. Really confused, the only time I have ever seen anything like that happen was with Lager Yeast.

Update, so when I got home I did a hydrometer reading and it came in around 1.002. I have absolutely no idea how that happened. I did not ever seen any Krausen and I never saw air coming out of the airlock. The OG was 1.062. 1.002 seems very low, I was looking to hit around 1.010.

Perfect. Thanks everyone. I will check the gravity tonight and if there is little to no change I will go ahead and pitch the extra packet.

racked at 75, I typically go between 70-75. Is that too high?

This is the second time I have racked onto a yeast cake. I typically do this to get faster fermentation and a way to use the yeast twice, especially with a similar style. I brewed an APA first, pitched the yeast US-5 and it was actually vigorously fermenting within about 12 hours. Racked...

Thank you so much for the help. This type of stuff can be very intimidating for a noob. Thanks for taking time out of your day to answer questions for me and others like me!

Makes sense and was thinking the same thing. Thank you very much for your help. In the meantime do you think I will lose a ton of CO2? I will probably have to order it online because I typically work until 6ish PM and don't have the time to get to the LHBS which is about 20 miles away.

Hi All, I am having trouble getting my CO2 in flush with my in post. After I clicked it into place I sprayed it lightly with warm water and soap and there is apparently CO2 coming out the bottom of the connection as one fairly large bubble will grow every 15 seconds or so. My keg was set to 30...

Maybe I'm just not cut out for this keg thing. Any help is much appreciated. I just bought a brand new 2 tap regulator from midwest supplies and hooked it up to my CO2. I tightened the connection to the CO2 tank and placed the plastic ring inside. I slightly turn on the CO2 and it blows right...

Wow, that is a great idea and makes perfect sense. I'll report back, but don't see why that shouldn't work. Thanks Banshee!

I have hose clamps. I can only get the coupler about a centimeter into the tubing, so the clamps would be about useless unless I can get a deeper connection. Do you have any ideas as to how the stretch the tubing out so I can get a deeper connection? I tried sticking pliers in there and...

Yes that is pretty much my exact coupler. I cut the hose and tried to attach it. The hose will not fully fit around the coupler. It hangs off and I'm fairly certain that once I add pressure it will pop right off.