Recent content by Oak_Brook_Brewing_Company

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All grain all the way!

I wonder if the content of this message has any impact on our chances of winning. Maybe the longer messages will add more ink to the entry slip and the Tx will draw it for sure due to some sort of magnetism or some other unforeseen force of nature. Count me in! Sent from my DROIDX using Home...

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I am laughed at in my circles because I smell grapes with mine and that was only using lemon sugar water to make my starter. It is probably from the finings and it is very pleasant but still wasn't expected... I need to make the white grape peach wine!

I don't think anyone is active in this thread anymore. I was interested too. Let me know of you try it out, please.

I have been thinking about using the original door like that and just expanding the storage space. Like a keezer in a way

Awesome build! I read that some people install a small fan into their cooling chamber. Possibly to circulate air. is that necessary or you think you go out without if its a small enough chamber?

The only deviation is that my total volume is higher than 5 gallons and that I didn't make or use an existing yeast cake from a wine. I made a starter with inverted sugar and a small amount if lemon juice.

You could always try a small amount of food coloring. A few drops of red would do the trick. I don't think it would mess anything up.

Okay. First transfer into a sanitized carboy. It's slightly carbonated and still working actively. The gravity reading was about 1.012/1.014. My question is should it look like this at the two week mark or am I way off? I have followed the recipe as closely as possible. I haven't added finings...

We didn't do it. Call it lack of testicular fortitude or call it brewer's intuition, we just went with a slightly hoppier than normal American style wheat beer. Should be good but it does mean my to brew list just got a little longer.