Recent content by Plinythelderphan

I primed the beer prior to bottling. The capper? They are tight, not leaking. Baffling isn't it. I did find one theory that is interesting in higher ABV beers like IIPAs that sometimes the yeast is not able to survive in an environment when the ABV is over 9%. Has anyone experienced that? I...

Hi everyone, for batch #100...I went back to one of my old favorites, Russian Rivers' Hopfather IPA. This is the clone recipe's link from this site for those interested: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=163952 By the way, I've had the original of this beer...glorious, arguably...

I brewed an IPA with whole leaf hops and everything went great until the siphoning to bottle bucket. I couldn't siphon it with the hops, I tried three different siphons all of which worked for other beers (including one today) and nothing would work! So I had no choice but to either ditch the...

I started with 8 gallons of captured wort. I poured 3.5 gallons into the fermenter, there was a good .5 gallons worth of grub, maybe .75. And I bottled less than 3 gallons. I'm using a very, very old turkey fryer for my propane burner, I have found the heat is difficult to control. It's...

The beer in question is a 120 minute IPA…so 120 minutes. I was completely shocked at the loss. I bottled and ended up with a pitiful yield. It will taste good, but jeez...

Does the book have an all grain version of the recipe?

So I've noticed that when I brew outside, I experience phenomenal hop loss and the yields are shockingly low. For example, a recent IPA yielded just 3 gallons of bottled beer after 8 gallons of wort was gathered. I'm trying to keep the boil down, any attempt to cover results in boil overs...

Hey, Quick question…I'm looking to bottle a beer that just isn't profiling with the clarity I've come to expect. I'm going to be bottle conditioning and I know I can clean it up that way…to a degree, but I'm wondering what you guys think of using gelatin for a couple days in...

Just finished my fourth round with this recipe…phenomenal. I brew with some guys who are beer travelers, Santa Rosa, Seattle, Paso Robles, Chico--we've got great beer experience in our inner circle--I was floored when it was uttered that this beer was about as good as it gets. Color is...

It is nothing like that…it is a huge backyard party for people who do a run for cancer. In the past I have donated to the cause, this time I said I'll donate the ale.

Happy New Year, I have been asked to brew for a small cancer benefit--in the past I have donated money to the cause, this year I told them I would brew 10 cases of beer for them (5 or so batches). I initially thought I would use 4-5 party pigs and then do some bottling, but I'm just not...

Hi everyone, Quick question. I'm really getting tired of bottle washing. I'm not quite ready to completely abandon bottles, but I would like to be able to bottle less. I don't have the cash to start going to a formal keg system...wondering what people think of the party pig as a way to...

Hi everyone, So I brewed a little more TF Zombie Dust, fabulous first batch, and I could not believe the fermentation bomb that erupted in my basement. Wow, that thing was on fire! The activity in the airlock was so intense, I've never seen that much going on there! The lid popped off...

Well, I had kind of forgotten about this in the midst of bottling some Pliny yesterday. But I checked out this batch and there is now a huge head of Krausen going so, I guess this guy was just a late bloomer. Thanks for the wisdom. Cheers.

About the only thing that went wrong was breaking my hydrometer after I took initial read. I haven't replaced it yet. I used Wyeast English Ale Yeast...I forget the #. My thermometer reading today seems to be appropriate. I appreciate the wisdom, I'm not sure why it didn't turn out. I guess...