Recent content by tranceamerica

.. As the title suggests, I was gifted a VERY heavy duty (like 1/4" wall thickness) aluminum 20 gallon brew pot. It has a built in drain. It needs a good scrub, but otherwise is awesome. I'm a stovetop brewer, and right now I'm just doing extract batches. I have (3) 6.5 gallon fermenters and...

Here's what happened: 1) you put in the priming sugar 2) you put the beer on top of it and stirred. The priming sugar mixed throughout the beer. 3) You tasted this concoction, it was a little bit sweet because of the unfermented sugar This happens all the time to me - I prime with table...

Yes, I'm using the term "beer" kinda loosly here. Let's say, fermented grain beverage. Sake would work. I was thinking Sorghum might taste more like "beer"?

Hey, I've been chatting online with a guy who is in Mali with the Peace Corps. He's been brewing some mango wine with some success, but is interested in brewing beer. Of course, they don't have barley and don't have the same equipment we do. Can anyone help me with techinques/recipes for these...

Rockin. :ban: Thank you!!

Ok, I recently made two 6 gallon batches of beer in 6.5 gallon carboys. I now need to bottle both of these batches. Unfortunately, the only thing I have that is bigger than 6 gallons (to use as a bottling bucket) is my 8 gallon aluminum brew pot. Can I use the brew pot as a bottling bucket...

shoot I was afraid of that. the good news is - can buy that barley crusher :ban: and buy in bulk

Hi all - I'm a fairly experienced AG brewer in Seattle WA - moving in a couple of weeks to Ithaca, NY. Anyone here live in Ithaca? Mostly, I could use some advice about where to buy supplies in the Ithaca area - I can't seem to find ANY LHBS's in the area...?? On the other hand, I'm excited...

thanks for all the good replies. I hadn't thought about the heat that would be generated from a larger ferment. How do larger breweries keep that problem under control?

OK, I'll admit, I've been fantasizing lately - been looking at these 55 gallon brewpots: http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/brewing-equipment/brew-kettles/boilermaker-brew-kettles/boilermaker-55-gallon-brew-kettle.html I wonder, if one were to purchase one of these, how the heck would...

OK, noted that in brew smith I can tell it that the hops are "boil" versus "aroma". If I'm adding hops at 5 min - they are obviously aroma hops, but are *also* being boiled for 5 minutes. If I tell brewsmith that they are aroma hops, it does not include them in the IBU calculation. However, I'd...

I'm drinking a version of this right now. OK, I used nottingham yeast,and can't remember the hops off the top of my head. I'm enjoying it, but it is a summer beer and so not really season-appropriate. I think this is a great beer for all your "yellow beer" friends. It's really nice, and for me...

your new name is "FIREBALL" woo hoo I was laughing my a$$ off.

LOL, can't get the temp probe into my carboy!

Ok, I've been brewing for a long time, but have never used a wort chiller. I built one for myself, and used it this weekend for an extract batch. It was AWESOME, the wort cooled to 85 deg in about 15 min. I topped off the wort with about 2 gallons of cold water, then pitched the yeast. I...