Recent content by paul

Great idea to use a pressure cooker. Have you tried freezing the hop tea for later use? What do you say to people who insist on boiling bittering hops in wort not water? PS got any top tips on how to get 23 litres bottled in 15 mins too?

Falcons flight IPA 5 Chinook IPA. 5 Multi grain red. 5 Two hearted clone 5 2566 + 20 = 2586

OK here it is updated with Columbus as suggested by Prymal. Thanks for all your input on this. I will be sure to let you guys know how this turns out and post some pictures for you. Sweet Darkness (Cascadian Dark Ale) Original Gravity (OG): 1.079 (°P): 19.1 Final Gravity (FG)...

Thanks snake I will try that out... The /gal behind the amount of hops denotes 1 gallon. This is a 6.1 gallon batch that puts me at 1.83 for my bittering hops(I plugged in 2 oz) This is my first time using this software, so not sure why it changed my original bittering additions from 2 oz to...

Great idea!! Thanks!!

Ok this is my first recipe to put together with out basing it off of an existing recipe. I have used all of these malts except for the honey malt. Going for a big Black IPA that has malts to backup the strong hop flavor. I would like your input and ideas on this. Thanks Paul P.S...

I get mine filled at a place that services fire extinguishers. $6 for 5 lb

I have a beer in the primary right now that has been there for over 2 months. Took a sample the other day. It is the clearest and best tasting beer I have ever made. :mug:

Brewing Nothern Brewers 115th dream hopbursted IPA all-grain this weekend... http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/recipe-kits/all-grain-kits/all-grain-ale-kits/115th-dream-hopbursted-ipa-all-grain-kit.html

Great too see that you are doing so good!

She love's it!! She used to hate beer before I got into brewing and craft beer. Now she loves craft beer and is always asking what we should brew next? I always have some one to brew with! Since I have started all-grain she has been using the spent gains for bread and other recipes. Steady...

5 Gallons SNPA 5 Gallons DFH90 5 Gallons SNCA 15 total =3679.5

That is pretty cool. You need to setup a place for awards like over the fireplace or even better the brew cave. Are you thinking of doing the same thing for 2012 or switching it up?

Cool Pictures...how do you like your Mini-Brew? Thanks for sharing!!

If you are looking for pine Simcoe is king in my book...Cascade has grapefruit/citrus, floral flavors