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I dont know anything about protein rest. I guess I didnt do it. Can you explain the process? I didnt use Minute Rice I used Goya Canilla Extra Long Grain Enriched Rice. Is there a difference? You mentioned something about Rice being at 120. Can you explain? Finally how can you guarentee the...

The temperature was 89 degrees. Gravity was 1030. Adjusted for temperature the gravity was 1034. This is still pretty low considering I have received higher gravities with less grains. I have never used Rye and Rice before. Maybe you cant get the same amount of sugar out of them. Keep this in...

I just made a batch using the double bucket all grain approach.Here's the ingrediants 6.5 lbs Pale Ale 1.5 lbs Rice 1 lbs Torrified Wheat 1 lbs Rye I let the crushed grains steep at 160 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Right before I pitched the yeast I took a gravity reading and I was...

I made a cider one time that had this problem. It was the sulpher dioxide that contributed to it. Aging solved this problem. Ciders age well but beers do not. You may also have bacteria contamination. How sanitary were you?

Has anyone ever used chamomile in their beers or any other type of tea for that matter?

One of the most visible benefits is that you can find older discussions and have those discussions grouped under the topic they belong in. One of the downsides is that the non savy computer user might have a harder time using the site. Also, development is a bit more complex because now you...

I have a cheap mash ton. Its basically a double bucket with the inside bucket's bottom drilled with a thousand or so holes. After making a few batches I was having a problem sparging. The wort would come out of the spigot very slow and it would take a very long time to complete the sparge...

I dont have a boil pot large enough to boil 6 gallons of wort so I only pull a tad bit more than 5 gallons when I sparge. I only boil about 2.5 gallons of the wort after I am done. After really looking into my process for this batch I think there are two things going on here. 1) My weights...

Yes, I was referring to the old design. I can tell you from experience that the only thing this desing and the old one have in common are the URL. Thats why I said the new Site. I have not been brewing long. I have been brewing for 6 months and have made 15 batches. Its good to be a rugby...

The Hydrometer reads 1000 in pure water so I know its not that. What I am wondering is if sedimentation that was present in the Wort could have scewed the gravity. I would venture to guess that 98% efficiency is almost an impossibility. While I'll accept it not being 98% there are two...

I tried a bit of it after racking it tonight. It tastes like Hooch!!! :confused:

This is BillS from the old Site. I have to say that I love the makeover. This is the way that all forums should look and the type I use in the forums I run. You've done good!! :D

I brewed a batch of all grain and I am kind of shocked with what the starting gravity and ending gravity are. Can you please comment on whether I got exactly what I should have or if somehow I am obtaining crazy efficiency with a double bucket mash ton. :confused: 6 Pounds Muntons Pale Malt...