Recent content by sictransit701

Never had that red ipa before. Is that the actual recipe?

I have not tried jamil’s west coast blaster red ipa from classic styles, but was wondering if swapping out the British pale ale malt for Vienna would work? Or should I stick to the original? What British malt should I go with?

So…thanks for all of your replies! I am happy to announce that this beer turned out fantastic! I was worried the long rise time during the mash would have greatly impacted the wort fermentability and beer body, but this is actually perfect. Now. Another question. Is the protein rest absolutely...

Sparged and run to the boil kettle.

Recipe from “Brewing Classic Styles” by Palmer and Zainasheff Calls for a protein rest. Just following the recipe.

Tried a protein rest on my spike 15 gallon system yesterday. The recipe called for it, so I went for it. I did a 15 minute rest at 122. I spent maybe 30 minutes or more trying to ramp up the mash from 122 to 152. Once I got to 152, I stayed there for another 30 minutes. I’m just worried I am...

My altbier turned out great! It is my first altbier to brew and even drink. Very balanced maltiness and hoppiness. Crisp and clean. And look at that beautiful color and clarity. Recipe is the Cowboy Alt from brewing classic styles.

I do 10 gallon batches. The first keg fills perfectly. When I hook up the second keg nothing flows. The kegs have a tube that overflows into a bucket of sanitizer. It’s not pressurized. I’ve taken it all apart and cleaned everything. Nothing is clogging. I ramped up the pressure on the conical...

When kegging from my conical, I am leaving about a gallon and a half left in the conical. I can’t even get down to the racking arm. I’m transferring under pressure with my co2 tank. I can’t figure it out. The connections are not getting clogged with hops or yeast. Maybe the conical needs to be...

Should I ask for beverage grade or food grade co2? Don’t want to be poisoned.

Jackson Mississippi

My local homebrew shop closed. My co2 is empty. Where can I get co2? We have a welding shop that has co2 tanks. Will those work?

What steps are there?

Does anyone have the math to figure ibu’s? I’m using brewsmith. It gives me ibu’s based on my estimated pre boil gravity, but what if I don’t reach that gravity? I would need to adjust my hop amounts. Trying to figure that out

Brewing an altbier soon. Does step mashing make a difference? What differences?