Recent content by trufleshufle13

the only problem i would see is running back and forth. if you are going to do it at separate times, might as well just to 50 50 in the mash tun.

thats what i said, but being it only his 3rd batch he doesnt buy extra and he lives too far from me. its lager yeast or nothing at this point

a friend of mine i got into brewing just called me saying he bought a german octoberfest extract kit. he is half way into the boil and just read that it should be lagered. the yeast is Brewferm lager yeast. not sure on any of the ingridents other than that but he really doesnt have the...

just kegged and finished a s'mores stout. i boiled with 5 min left with 2 vanilla bean and racked on top of 2 finely chopped vanilla beans and the vanilla wasnt overpowering at all. vanilla seems likes a strong flavor but its hard to make it too much unless you add WAY too much. The maltyness of...

If you feel you need to move to a secondary (which you don't, its a matter of opinion but i usually do) either hydrometer once a day until it reads the same for 3-4 days, or if you don't have a hydrometer 2 weeks is usually a safe bet.

drunken or brewed?

skimmed kinda quick through this thread but didnt see anyone actually post the guys response. this is taken from one of the links posted way earlier in the thread This is the owners response to all the negative comments on their info page. " First, Although I was not there, I find it...

+100 to this, also give everything else they have on tap a sample, or 5. endless samples.......endless

you wont have a very good hop aroma but it wont be bad as long as the recipe is good. if you want to salvage some hop aroma dry hop for a week. there is nothing to worry about, getting sick or anything if thats what you are asking.

haha that was great. the entire "review" took up about 5 seconds out of the video. "OOOO, i give it a medium."

if you are doing an ice bath make sure it is basically ice water and add a lot of salt. it works really well to take the heat out of the pot fast. kinda like when you wanna make a warm bottle cold really fast.

thanks man i appreciate it. this helps a lot.

i'm not too familiar with wheat period. im guessing, from what you said, to take out flaked wheat all together and scale back the pale. what would you recommend from there. thanks for the advice so far, yea i had no idea what to do with the hops. that helps a lot. as much as i love hops i have...

so im trying to make a Blackberry wheat for a friend's uncle. I've never made a wheat beer before so im not sure exactly what it needs to be considered a wheat beer. but i know hes not a beer connoisseur so it doesnt need to be within any strict guide lines. hes basically looking for a nice...

another one voting for gift card. and like ben said try to find a local store.