Recent content by robwestcott

for anyone still checking in on this one... this week i checked in with brewery vivant re: their recommendation for the equivalent amount of tellicherry peppercorns for a 5gal batch. word back was 0.13oz ground and tossed in @ 20min. cheers to the brewery for taking the time to run the...

so how'd this one end up ? and was 2oz peppercorns enough ? cracked ? crushed ? @ 10min ?

to clarify - do i understand correctly that you are mashing in a bag in a MLT that has a false bottom ? i was preparing to move toward this exact type of system, but to date have not been able to find any other mention of using both.

^ this -- any answer ?

taking a look at vinnie cilurzo's zymurgy article that includes the pliny recipe, http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/attachments/0000/6351/doubleIPA.pdf in the extract substitution paragraph, he notes: "Due to the large hop bill for this recipe, a full wort boil is recommended...

relatively new brewer here. getting ready to brew the NB petite saison. taking a look at the reviews i noticed several that added orange peel / orange rind. any tips how to best do this - @ 10min ? @ flameout ? rind ?, peels ?, dried ?, fresh ? thanks for all tips. also, am giving some...

I added cacao nibs (Ghana) to a NB Bavarian Hefeweizen - tested great after one week and as of tomorrow, it'll be two weeks in secondary. 1 and a 1/2 ounces nibs direct to the secondary with one gallon of the Hefe. I bottled the other 4 gallons without the treatment.

sorry, not real sure where to post this... i'm looking at adding cold press coffee at bottling / batch of surly bender / perhaps a dumb question, but... i'm assuming that the protocol would be to add the cold press concentrate, correct ? not diluted cold press coffee.

perhaps a dumb question, but... i'm assuming that the protocol would be to add the cold press concentrate, correct ? not diluted cold press coffee.

new brewer alert... northern brewer / Bavarian hefeweizen - calls for 2 week in primary and then straight to bottles - no secondary. not sure I'll have time to bottle on super bowl Sunday - will it be an issue to wait as much as another week before I bottle ?

ok. dum noob mistake. so am i correct to assume that bringing into a 70 degree room will correct the carbonation issue in time ?

new brewer alert: recently brewed a brewers best Baltic porter extract kit. it's been in bottles about 2 weeks - tested 2 bottles - no carbonation whatsoever. the bottles have been in a cold garage though - mistake ? I'm guessing so. moved the bottles inside. should I expect the carbonation...

heehee. i've already started the spreadsheet with hourly reports of last night's overnight temps

cool. thanks for the input.

am a new brewer... NB extract kit / Bavarian hefeweizen - has been fermenting 5 days of an intended 2 weeks in primary - has been in a front bathroom covered with stable temp. however, just discovered that my absent-minded teen opened the window yesterday and it's been open all night ~16...