Recent content by Sum1Stu

I forgot to add some maltodextrin to my spiced ale! I know its normally added during the boil. Could I add it in my 2ndary ? How long to boil ? Since its an extract brew, I was some more body, also want to do this since I have abt a liter to top up on my 2ndary.

I need to know how much priming a beer, using the 1/2tsp sugar per bottle, bumps the SG by. Reason I ask is because I have mead that sorta stuck, I think. I racked 2x, not the smartest thing to do, I know. Anyway the gravity sits at 1.006, and its carbonated. ( Because I sealed the container...

I guess the worries of me doubling up on alot of the xmas style ales are ALL GONE now, seeing this thread. Actually added 15g fresh grated, and 5g powdered, then 10g cinnamon, 5g cloves. Shoulda made this before :D Going to be real yeasty/low carbonated beverage on xmas! I just can never...

Where does it say how much hops ? Dont make me beersmith it :(

Very wierd, and im just wondering why this happend to me. I have bought some corn sugar (dextrose) at bulk barn, it was amazingly cheap!! I used around 300-500grams of it on my regular 5gal batch, and I ALSO used half a tsp per 330ml bottle. It seems ALL my bottles that have been primed...

Can anyone help out here ? Am I mashing or Steeping ? Im using quick oats, crystal, roasted barley malt, and chocolate as my grains.

Id have to say that boiling the extract is a GOOD thing..... Last batch of hobgoblin that I made exact same recipe, just came out wayy to bitter, and the flavours didnt come out as much...not sure if it was because of the bitterness or not.... I still drank it all cuz im a hophead and all but...

I'd like to see a label with the exact same as hobgoblins, with this image cropped up in there the backround imagery should contain some kind of medieval theme, perhaps a castle on a plain.

It would be pretty neat, if someone could help me with a small easy project. Its simple really, RE-MAKE some of wychwood breweries labels so we can call them our own. Being as lazy as I am, currently I dont have the software to design one myself. Id like the label to be circular shaped...

I just now snapped out of my lazy/non feelin like brewing. It seems with me, it takes the longest of time to clean things and make sure everything is spotless when im brewing, its riciculous, i noticed myself rinsing the spoon I use to stir my pot up with every single time i put it down on...

How do I brew with these oats ? Steep them at 150f for 30mins, or 60mins ?

no one likes my beer, sure they say they do, but you can tell by the way they take large gulps in effort not to taste anything, and quickly finish it and move on to their lawnmower lagers ;)

I was getting ready to prepare myself for another small batch of hobgoblin, then It hit me, why not just make a full size 5gallon batch. My boil volume is around 2gallons, but since im not mashing any grains do I really need a large boil volume ? The main question here is about hop...

Im gonna try and revive this thread, even though conversations have gone from recipes, to Lovibonds, conditioning, and now to bottles. Im concerned the "Ruby Red Glow" Hobogoblin ale has, i cant replicate that. Sounds like a simple solution, steep the chocolate-caramel for a shorter period...

I also now got some roasted barley.