Recent content by mscg4u

There is no way I could do this in a 5 gallon cooler... To replace 6 lbs of LME it would take even more grain... I'd be mashing at less than 1/1 ratio.

Alright I'll give it a shot, and I would love to do all grain for this brew, but I only have a 5 gallon cooler which I have learned limits me to half batch strong beers or partial mashes.

Well it increases the OG, and thus increases the FG, sugar just adds more potential alcohol

very yummy brew, first time with Maris Otter and I love it

beer on left is fermenting (brown ale I think) beer on right is cooling, and the starter is in front ready to pitch

I think this is the blonde I made over the summer..but it looks a little dark so it might be Northern Brewers Deadringer IPA

very yummy brew, first time with Maris Otter and I love it

very yummy brew, first time with Maris Otter and I love it

my beers

Yeah I know it'll most likely be different, but I was just curious...BeerSmith is usually pretty close

Alright I am planning a partial mash for an Imperial IPA, and according to beersmith, using Wyeast 1272, I can't get it below 1.021..any tips on how to do so? Recipe is as follows: 8 lbs 2 row 1 lb crystal 80 .5 honey malt 6 lbs LME 1 oz galena 90 min 1 oz glacier 60 min 2 oz glacier 20...

No I think he had a yeast cake that sat for 4 days in the bucket/carboy, and then pitched on top of it, 2 days no activity... Did you leave a layer of beer on the cake to keep it moist? Have you tried rousing it via shaking or stirring?

That's weird, maybe I need to readjust my beersmith profiles because if that is the case then I would be spot on, just a couple points shy.

3.25 lb wheat malt 2.6 lb Munich 1 1.3 lb pilsner 2 row .65 lb crystal 40 .65 lb toasted wheat (30 min @ 350) 1 oz tettnang 90 min .25 oz tettnang 30 min I have beer smith and it says the estimates preboil gravity should have been 1.039, and my OG should have been 1.075. So even if I was off...

Is there a way to backtrack from my post-boil gravity and determine what my Pre-boil gravity should have been if everything is correct?