Recent content by rjebrewer

Yes. I start with a base of RO water, estimating around 13 residual alkalinity by your calculations. Also, the stout is 49 SRM, so pretty dark. I could use baking soda, as I did in the past along with the lime, but the numbers worked better just using lime. It was only enough to adjust the pH by...

Great spreadsheet Martin! Thanks for all the hard work. Would you happen to know if there is a limit to the amount of calcium hydroxide you can use to treat water? After searching around I've found out it's used in some drinking water to adjust pH, and harmless in small amounts. Also found...

I made a berliner weisse by inoculating with grain once and noticed a similar aroma. Not trying to sound the alarm, but after a lot of searching I concluded it to be a product of acetobacter in my case. If you figure that happened to you I wouldn't freak too bad, just clean all of you gear...

jealous! looks great, surely something to be proud of when it's finished.

I am 24 and I think it's OK. The music is usually so loud you can hardly talk to anyone, although you could obviously change that if you owned one. They do have a pretty good beer selection though, but I always felt like WOB gave a yuppie beer bar vibe. Like it was a beer bar for people that...

I believe what he is wondering about is hop usage of professional breweries, more so than the cooling procedures they use. I've noticed the same difference in my beers versus some craft beers. I've even read some notes that elude to some brewery's only using a bittering addition, along with a...

ILOVEBEER, my LHBS lets us weigh out our own grains, and they have pretty nice digital scales. I imagine most shops sell digital scales for pretty cheap.

I think you are not getting what I'm saying. I want it to be in the same style as Killian's, I am just hoping the result would be more flavorful, exciting than Killian's. I am simply asking for critique on the grain bill and such. Thanks.

You are probably right about the finish, I'm hoping it may help with the perception a bit at least. I know some commercial examples use lager strains, and I think it could be an interesting beer outside of all the usual Irish red's. Of course I would hope to create something far away from and...

I just place a somewhat large SS strainer inside my funnel while draining into my carboy. Unlike the tiny strainers that come with the funnels, it rarely clogs.

Hey guys I've been throwing this recipe around for a while, I can never seem to land on a final version. I know i would like to lager it and I chose 2042 Danish Lager because its one of my favorites and should lend a dry finish. How does it's latest iteration look? Oh, and the odd grain...

bump. I'm curious as well, since I'll be brewing my first Flanders's red the weekend.