Recent content by RobertSF

I ordered a mm2 1/2" with hopper on 1/31 using standard shipping. It arrived today.

Here's the actual beersmith report. Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Batch Size: 5.50 gal Boil Size: 8.06 gal Estimated OG: 1.057 SG Estimated Color: 6.9 SRM Estimated IBU: 32.5 IBU Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 % Boil Time: 90 Minutes Ingredients...

The recipe is for an Orval-ish beer. I'm doing this from Memopry so this is 90% accurate. 8.5 LBS German Pilsner 1.5 LBS Caravienne 1 LBS Blond Soft Belgian Candi Sugar 1.25 oz Perle @ 60min 1.25 oz EKG Dry Hop Ferment with WLP568 Belgian Style Saison Ale Yeast Blend Pitch in Secondary WLP650...

So whats the deal with this stuff? Normally I just use table sugar, but I decided to give this a shot in my Belgian I brewed last week, so I won't know the results for a month or so. Personally, I think this is nothing more than Light Brown Sugar. It looked and smelled exactly the same...

Today I had the most excellent brew day. I started brewing at about 10:00 PDT and just wrapped up about 20 minutes ago. My assistant Aidan, who is my son, is 3.5 years old, so the fact that I was able to pull this off without a hitch I find amazing. In Beersmith I has my efficiency set to...

Heres the story. I brewed a Smoked Scotch Ale. I mashed a little higher than I should have and the fermentation stopped at 1.028. After trying what I knew I kegged, chilled and proceeded to force carb because I couldnt see a way to drop a few extra points. The beer has been in the keg under C02...