Recent content by vthokie98

I'm done with adjuncts for quite some time. I'm moving on to simple recipes for IPAs, Stouts and Brown Ales. Speaking of the cabin, there will be some serious head dunking in the creek at 3am if you bring that IIPA and it's 9% abv action. Maybe next time we can get a little more notice and...

AHAHAAAAAAAAA!!! Put me down for a 22...I got a couple brews to set for xmas presents but i'll have a 22 of something for trade in the next couple months...It'll have to be something HOPPY obviously to satisfy the hop monster...LOL

uh oh...don't mess with Schwind and his victory malt!!!...LOL...someday i'll go back to AG brewing when i can brew outside and i'll make this recipe...bringing 7 gallons to a boil on my stove is hurtin and not sure how almost 12 oz of hops would work in a weak 4 gal boils i roll with brewing...

Yeah...it's definitely something i want to try again...i will definitely reduce the ammount of mint i use in the boil and cut the lifesaver...if i think it needs more mint flavor after primary fermentation i'll add a tee when i keg it...good to hear that this recipe did turn out well without...

I brewed a chocolate mint stout from a recipe in a book titled Radical Brewing...the recipe called for an ounce of mint leaves added to the boil and also adding a mint lifesaver as well...the beer turned out a bit too minty for my taste...i let it sit for a couple months and it was still too...

unfortunately i'm going to have to look into filtering my homebrew because i have been diagnosed (not confirmed) to have gout. Apparently brewers yeast is one of the top no nos for people who have gout. Let the research begin!

I made a yeast starter about a month ago and got hit with unexpected family coming in town and travel for work after the holidays. The starter has been sitting on my kitchen counter at room temp 68 - 70 degrees for that time. Am I ok to use the starter as is or do i need to get another vial of...

OK...thanks everyone for the information and advice...i made the trip to the lhbs yesterday and got everything i needed...i bought the 5.2 stabilizer but will be a gametime decision i guess whether i use it or not. i'll definitely give an update of my first AG Brewday...i plan on taking pics...

LOL...Nice analogy...without knowing the makeup of my water what would be the indication that i have a problem...sorry...I'm a complete noobie to AG and maybe have read too much for my own good before taking the plunge...thanks for the information and advice.

I am planning to batch sparge with 2 equal portions...I read your post on batch sparging and it helped me understand the whole process very much...Any reason you suggest to wait to use the 5.2?...i was under the impression that 5.2 has more pros than cons and not knowing the water makeup of my...

Makes sense...Brewsmith is also on my shopping list...or just going to go download it tonight so i can play with it and become familiar with the software so i'm not running around with my head cutoff on saturday....LOL...thanks for all the input.

Thanks for the suggestion...I have extra light DME on my shopping list... FEARDIZ...of course i haven't done an AG brew but from my readings on this forum I believe the gravity before and after the boil should be the same so if you are low on your gravity before you boil you should add a...

Thanks for the quick responses...HBT rocks!!!...I've been lurking on here for quite a while and feel like this site has prepared me as much as i guess I can be prepared to go AG...thanks to all and i plan to start another thread to summarize my first AG experience.

I'm hoping to brew Biermuncher's Centennial Blonde saturday for my first AG. I have a few questions if you have a few minutest to give some advice. 1. Should I up the base grains and expect to get a lower efficiency than 70% the recipe calls for? 2. I'm expecting i'm not going to be...

I filled my carboys up with an Oxyclean/water solution and let them sit...sometimes for weeks at a time until i either brew again or remember they are sitting there with the solution in them...Is this an issue?...I usually rinse with water about 7 or 8 times before i put the iodophor in them for...