Recent content by prenger745

FYI.. The extract in the recipe is Plain Amber

I'm currently brewing a nut brown ale kit. From a previous brew I have left over 2lb of plain light spray malt extract. I'm basically just wanting to get rid of it. Will it's flavor profile screw up the nut brown ale if i just add it to this wort? I know it will bump up the alcohol some..

I was sure to mix the wort thoroughly when I added the yeast. Is this a normal separation?

Last night I cooked up a batch of Imperial Blonde. I went to check on fermentation just a bit ago and the airlock is bubbling just fine. What is interesting is that the beer is in 3 layers. I have it in a 6.5 Gallon Glass Carboy I can clearly see the bottom layer (trub) Then the beer...

This may be way out in left field but some people's taste buds are different. For example, I don't think Salsa is Salsa without Cilantro. But there is a percentage of the population that thinks Cilantro tastes like soap. You can google it! Before tossing it, maybe have several other...

So, 3 weeks and 3 days ago, I brewed an Imperial Stout. I had PLANNED to rack to my secondary after 3 weeks, and bottle after 4 weeks, but life got in the way. So it has been in my primary for 24 days. This weekend presents a convenient time for me to bottle. Mostly likely on Sunday. So...

So even the hops put in at 0mins..have done their job and can be filtered out?

Hello everyone. I am asking for a friend. He is doing an IPA with hops added at: 60mins 20mins 10mins 5mins 0mins He then cools the wort and then pours it into his primary (that has 3 gallons of clean water in it). He is wondering if he should be filtering out as much of that...

My gut tells me to leave it alone. I am still a beginner and always worry about infection and adding stuff after fermentation just worries me. However, the idea of the hop tea is interesting to me. The fact is, I don't know what I am going to do, ha! @m00ps: Is the chance of infection...

Ok so I have read a bit about the hop tea. Interesting idea. So if I am understanding it correctly, I make a hop tea out of the same hops (Warrior). I then grab a pre-measured amount of beer from the fermenter (ie 1 cup). Then I add, for example, a teaspoon of the hop tea. Tastes great, so...

Yea I have already pitched the yeast and they are working away. What a bone-head mistake. I bet I still drink it :-) I could re-brand it as "Dan's Devilishly Sweet Stout" Subdivisions: Can you elaborate a bit on your idea? Would I add that while in the primary or? Thanks!

Another one of my stupid mistakes. Granted, I have brewed 6 batches of beer and all have been fairly good to my ignorant palate. So yesterday I go for the gusto and brew an Imperial Stout. My grain bag must have weighed 15lbs when I took it out. Anywho, instead of putting the hops in for...

Thanks! And especially thanks for the quick replies,

So I removed my white labs yeast from the fridge about 3 hours ago, thinking I'd be ready to pitch by now. My wort is still cooling. What should I do with the yeast? Keep it out it put back in fridge? Thanks Danno

So when I wash with 2 gallons of hot wash, am I basically just rinsing the grains with hot water and the runoff water (that's what I will call it) just becomes part of the wort? Danno