Recent content by pirate252

Just got done brewing this, tastes the OG sample, sure tastes spicy, hope that the fermentation calms it down lol :)

Had the 08 version, was good, also really liked the 08 version of XX :)

SP10 for $40.00 :) just bought it http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000291GBQ/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

haha ya i get to brew in 0 degrees here soon, just got a propane burner cuz brewing inside is making the house fog up way to much

OK good the hear :) Thanks

Is there a simple way to correct hop additions if the pre boil wort is at a lower gravity than anticipated by the recipe? Ran a quick search couldnt find anything and am wondering for next time I come up way under :) Thanks

I have only used 5.2 three times now, so no not really.... I guess this next time I will either start with distilled water and add salts or just leave the culligun water alone... or maybe cut the amounts that I add wayyy down, maybe just a sprinkling? ;)

They 'claim' that it goes through an RO process and they add minerals back for taste, but as far as I can tell from their website the only thing they add is calcium... Not sure Will look into those other eff calculators, thanks for the replys :)

Umm no I just do a calculation based on the max ppg to get my extract efficiencies, I dont even know how to get those other ones you are talking about :)

I have done about 10 AG batches now and my efficiencies are all over the place... sort of, all of my pales, IPA's and even hefs have been in the 75-78% range and all my stouts, browns and porters have been from 82-87% any ideas why these two groupings of numbers? Are stouts easier than pales to...

Wow, sounds like it might turn out pretty good! I kinda like the whiskey sour mix addition idea, maybe add a tsp to a sample to taste the flavor profile first tho???

Looks great!

Haha, I did, its been gone for about 2 weeks now :( Will have to do it again, this time working to hit better efficiencies :) Thanks again for all your help

Congrats :)

I store mine the same way I treat microbrews, which is once its chilled thats it. I read up a while ago about letting kegs sit at room temp for a month or 2 and the consensus seemed to be that its fine. However I would avoid temp fluctuations as much as possible and try to keep it as cool as...