Recent content by Phreak

Thanks, guys! Great to know. I basically did it with the "tighten until you're scared, then tighten a bit more" mantra. Looks like it worked out. :) I'll have to see what kind of efficiency I'll pull from them now. Thanks again for all the help!

Hey guys, So I decided to crush my own grain. After going through the very informative and hilarious "My Ugly Junk" thread, I bought a Corona mill. So before I go ahead and rattle off 10 lbs of grain, I did a test run with a lb of 2-row. Can you guys take a look at my crush and let me...

Awesome! Thank you very much! Cheers!

Hey guys, Just helping out a friend with a brew and he was looking at making this 5 gal PM recipe. Thinking something Abbot Ale'ish?: 3lbs MO 3lbs Light DME. 0.5 lb Amber Malt. 0.5 lb Crystal 60 EKG hops (not sure of quantities or schedule) Safale S-04 Does anyone have any advice...

Hey guys, Just helping out a friend with a brew and he was looking at making this 5 gal PM recipe. Thinking something Abbot Ale'ish?: 3lbs MO 3lbs Light DME. 0.5 lb Amber Malt. 0.5 lb Crystal 60 EKG hops (not sure of quantities or schedule) Safale S-04 Does anyone have any advice...

This made me chuckle. Picturing beer having a breakdown...maybe it was hop tears and stressed yeast causing your off-flavors? :D

Thanks, everyone! These posts were exactly the information I was looking for. Greatly appreciated!

Hey guys, Just a quick question. I'm brewing a winter warmer this weekend and am planning to add cinnamon sticks ~5-flameout. My question is: Can I put the sticks in the primary or do I have to remove them? And if they can be left in, can they stay in there until bottling? I've searched...

Interesting to know. Another learning experience. That's why I love this place. Thanks for the help, too! Nice Red Green av, Yooper. A regular staple up here in the Great White North. :)

Yes, that's correct. The kit had 1lb of dextrose along with the 4 lbs of DME. I probably should have used the Mr. Malty Calc and pitched just over a half pack?

Hi folks, I just recently made a West Coast IPA DME kit where I hit my OG dead-on (1.064), but my FG was lower than expected by 8 points (1.007) based off the kit's estimate (1.015). I fermented pretty much the whole time between 62-64. Although I'm not too worried because the sample...

Sorry, please delete. Didn't notice the other threads about it.

Thanks for the input. I just used the stovetop method for brewing it. Filled my kettle to 4 gals, steeping grains until it hit 170. Pulled them out, continued until boiling. Pulled kettle off heat, added DME, stirred like a mofo, and returned to boil. Added hops and lactose, continued to boil 30...

Hey guys, I brewed a 3.5 gal sweet stout kit that appears to came in way over the OG than the kit suggests. It was listed as 1.056 for OG (1.014 FG), but after the boil, I ended up with it at 1.074! Is this normal? I have 3.5 in the fermenter per the instructions so I don't think it's a...

Thanks a ton, guys. That's really good to know. I think I'll take the advice, ditch the stressing and just go with the appropriate strain and ferm within its high range. :mug: