Recent content by pjfallat

Lager yeasts do not floculate out as quickly as ales yeast. Make sure you leave enough the in between the steps and at the end to let the feast settle out. As previously mentioned, 48-72 hours should be plenty.

I'm the only beer drinker in the house. Only have 3 glasses...2 shaker pints and a big pilsner. Will use whichever for whatever. Not picky.

I would think you would get less color development with the lower heat required for a gentle rolling boil. As long as the wort is moving and steam is coming off you are volitalizing and driving off things you don't want left behind. In addition you will use less energy. Go Pack Go!!!

What color are the buckets? Does the original product come in a bag inside the bucket? Most plastic colorants are not FDA approved for direct food contact. While HDPE is safe, the low pH of wort/beer could leech some chemicals out of the colorant in the plastic. Most, if not all fermenter...

You can use kosher salt which does not contain any additives

For a 5 gallon post boil batch a 4% shrinkage is .8qts. Add 1 extra qt of water to your preboil volume to counteract the shrinkage

I would transfer no higher than 70f so you can pitch the yeast. Do you have fermentation temp control? If yes, you could transfer higher and put in you chamber to cool to pitching temp. Assuming you did an extract. Did you do a full or partial boil? If you did a full boil no need to add...

In the heat of battle my temper got the best of me. Lesson learned, but it did taste and smell great. Oh well.

+1 on bottle capper Just lost a full batch of porter when one of the handles snapped capping the third of 52 bottles. So sad.

Dish soap and hot water

Henry22 - Not sure where you are, but in NJ you can gt a DUI and lose your drivers license on a bicycle. It is considered a vehicle and you must obey all the same laws as a motorized vehicle.

Plan to brew an Irish Red Ale. First try at AG.

I had this problem with my last batch as well. Figured out that you could fill the funnel and take a large spoon and scrape the sediment clogging the strainer the wort will flow through. This takes some time and it is helpful to have a second pair of hands (aka my son) work the spoon as I...

Hi All - Been lurking for awhile. Have 4 beers under my belt (3 extract with grains & 1 partial mash). So far so good with my brews (amber ale and Raspberry wheat from Modwest, Dogfish 60 minute IPA clone and a Robust Porter from my LHBS - Love2Brew). No off favors, no bottle bombs!!! Setup...