Recent content by scottholtog

I just bottled last night. Great success. Only thing I regret it not filling it to 5 gallons. My aim was around 6% but ended up at 8% because I only had 4.25 gallons. Thanks for the help everyone!

I was just thinking what if a sous vide cooker could work for a mash! Glad to see it works. I'm finally making the move to 1 gallon brewing and it comes at perfect time. My Whole Foods is having a 50% sale on all their grain. It seems not a lot of people buy home brewing supplies from them...

Thanks guys! I used Lallemand Belle Saison Yeast

Hey, I need a bit a of advise for this 5 gallon Saison I'm fermenting in my hot house in Santa Clara, CA. It's been 8 days since brew day and nothing much is happing. I'm not such if heat got to the yeast or not. When I brewed, the house temperature was around 80F but tried my best to keep...

Hey everyone! I'm new to HBF and new the home brewing. My wife and I have brew three batches so far (pale ale, nut brown ale, and a spiced ale). Since our first pale ale was ok, we're brew another pale ale today based on a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale clone recipe. Hopefully it turns out great...