Recent content by veedub

Funny I was just reading your recipe thread as you posted this. Your recipe is one of the ones I found online when searching although until now I did not have an OG/FG to work with. You say aeration isn't necessary because wines are not boiled but you do boil your dandelion recipe for an hour so...

I am a beer guy and don't drink much wine except the occasional celebratory champagne. I have brewed beer several times but never have made wine. I found a recipe for a backcountry dandelion wine and as we have an abundance of these things this year I thought why not try it worst I will be out...

It would be on the floor to keep temps lower the floor has been reading around 52 the workbench around 54...

thanks for the hops tip to be honest I mostly picked the hops without much real thought based on AA and goal IBUs. The other recipe I was toying with was: 2lb 10oz Light DME .5lb rice syrup 2lb 6 row pale malt 1lb flaked corn .5oz willamette hops 60 mins .5 oz tettnanger hops 60...

I am thinking about attempting my first lager. I do not own a lagering fridge however my basement is currently been in the 52-54 degree range. I was thinking about doing a Lager with WLP810 San Francisco Lager Yeast. According to there website it will remain lager characteristics up to 65...

I have seen this chart in various forms all over the web what I can't find is how it converts to time and if this is effected by pressure as well. Right now I have the keezer at 36* ( the warmest I can get it with the free thermostat mod) and have the gas at 10 psi how long can I except for a...

Make that much longer in the A scenario where it's kept cold.

I've read certain brews are faster than others, generally speaking it sounds like wheats and lighter ales are fastest. The question is how do you find out if a new recipe is "fast". Can I keg a beer carb it and taste test it and if it's overly "green" tasting either A. Take it off the gas and...

Thanks that's what I thought, the fact that I am not bordering on the red zone of the regulator (700) just made me wonder.

I just finished building my keezer and put the first beer in it last night. A couple questions on Co2. I have my 10lb bottle inside the keezer right now which is at about 38 degrees. When I picked up the gas it was on a loading dock at the welding shop and it was 90 degrees out. When I put the...

My dog is a purebreed Chinook (a very rare sled dog breed originally from New Hampshire) I want to brew a beer in his honor that resembles his coloring and uses only chinook hops. I am shooting for a reddish amber the breed is close in color to a golden retriever coloring and thats about what I...

So it takes longer to carb under pressure (12 psi) as temp increases?

the supplies is what I expect to take some time I am hoping to score a nice craigslist find or atleast try before I cave and buy a new one. Also the place next door to my work recycles old fridges and freezers thinking about walking over there and asking them if they can keep there eyes open for...

I am thinking of getting a kegging setup. I currently have a brew in secondary that will be ready for bottling (or maybe kegging) in about 11 days. I think I can get together the kegging supplies within that timeframe but getting a kegerator built in that time frame is unlikely. Would I see any...