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Forum: Bottling/Kegging Yesterday, 05:03 PM
Replies: 3
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Posted By jeremydgreat
Dumped. What a tragedy. Better than...

Dumped.

What a tragedy. Better than shattered glass though.

Thanks for the advice guys!
Forum: Bottling/Kegging Yesterday, 06:52 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 5
Posted By jeremydgreat
Woops. Too much priming sugar

Oh man. I just messed up. I was bottling a few bottles for a competition and added too much priming sugar.

I did a few bottles with 1 tsp and a few with 1.5 tsp of corn sugar. Yes, I added the...
Forum: Recipes/Ingredients 05-22-2013, 04:43 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 115
Posted By jeremydgreat
Go a week left with dry-hopping. Can't wait to...

Go a week left with dry-hopping. Can't wait to taste it! The hydrometer tasting was very good.
Forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing 05-22-2013, 04:42 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 198
Posted By jeremydgreat
Thanks all. Going to just set it on top a little...

Thanks all. Going to just set it on top a little more loosely next time. Mainly I just wanted to make sure I didn't get a bunch of people saying "OMG don't use a lid when you sparge!"

:-)
Forum: General Beer Discussion 05-22-2013, 04:38 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 162
Posted By jeremydgreat
Removing kegs for 24 hours okay?

I was thinking about removing a couple kegs from my keezer to make room for crash-cooling a carboy (a particularly cloudy IIPA that I want to settle out) before kegging.

Think it's okay to remove...
Forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing 05-21-2013, 05:56 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 198
Posted By jeremydgreat
Do you use the lid on your mash tun while fly sparging?

This might be a silly question, but for those of you with the cylindrical cooler mash tuns... do you keep the lid on the mash tun while you fly sparge or do you keep the top off?

My method so far...
Forum: Recipes/Ingredients 05-03-2013, 12:37 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 115
Posted By jeremydgreat
Does this IPA (ag) recipe look tasty?

I'm going for pretty dry, slightly malty, full headed IPA that showcases hops well.

Title: Hopstand: Nelson Citra Simcoe

Brew Method: All Grain
Style Name: American IPA
Boil Time: 60 min...
Forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing 05-01-2013, 04:19 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 432
Posted By jeremydgreat
FOLLOW UP: Okay, so I brewed the exact same...

FOLLOW UP:

Okay, so I brewed the exact same recipe, methods, and equipment. The one thing I changed about the grain bill, was I took the rice hulls DOWN from 1lb to .5lb. Once again, I hit all my...
Forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing 04-28-2013, 12:58 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 432
Posted By jeremydgreat
I've updated the original comment to answer your...

I've updated the original comment to answer your questions. I am going bonkers here. Last time, I got 78% efficiency. Same recipe. Same equipment. Same sparge method. This time, 43%?
Forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing 04-28-2013, 12:23 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 432
Posted By jeremydgreat
Extremely Low OG. What happened? (AG)

Here's the recipe (http://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/47456/wittebrew). It's a wit, straight from the book "Brewing Classic Styles".

I've brewed this recipe before and it turned...
Forum: Recipes/Ingredients 04-06-2013, 05:34 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 361
Posted By jeremydgreat
First batch tasted good. This is a solid starting...

First batch tasted good. This is a solid starting point.

Thoughts:

- Sugar is a little heavy handed. Going to reduce to .8lb lactose.
- More oats for creaminess and mouthfeel.
- More...
Forum: Recipes/Ingredients 03-11-2013, 04:29 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 361
Posted By jeremydgreat
Interesting. Thanks for all the feedback!

Interesting. Thanks for all the feedback!
Forum: Recipes/Ingredients 03-10-2013, 12:33 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 361
Posted By jeremydgreat
Vanilla bean is a great idea. I'll also consider...

Vanilla bean is a great idea. I'll also consider lowering the mash temp.

Curious about the suggestion to cut the c120 in half. What is your thinking/reasoning behind that suggestion? Would that...
Forum: Recipes/Ingredients 03-10-2013, 12:25 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 361
Posted By jeremydgreat
Okay, taking this all in. What about that...

Okay, taking this all in.

What about that yeast? Traditionally, a British Ale Yeast would work well for a stout. When I was at Whitelabs' tasting room, I noted that the British Ale Yeast was much...
Forum: Recipes/Ingredients 03-09-2013, 08:08 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 361
Posted By jeremydgreat
Oatmeal coffee milk stout- critiques please!

Hey all! I was hoping to get some feedback on my recipe for an over-the-top oatmeal coffee milk stout. My goal here is to make a sweet, chewy, smooth coffee stout. I have a high mash temp, lots of...
Forum: Equipment/Sanitation 01-21-2013, 04:35 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 180
Posted By jeremydgreat
Since this recipe used a lot of expensive hops, I...

Since this recipe used a lot of expensive hops, I decided it wasn't worth the risk. I just made a new starter with fresh/new yeast.
Forum: Equipment/Sanitation 01-19-2013, 01:52 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 180
Posted By jeremydgreat
How worried would you be?

Okay, so I boiled 1/2 cup of DME in 1 liter of water to make my starter, put the pot (uncovered) in an ice batch in my sink, and then went to the pub... for 2 hours. I meant to put the pot lid on it...
Forum: Brewing Software 01-17-2013, 06:05 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 535
Posted By jeremydgreat
Thanks for the comments all. KurtB what you're...

Thanks for the comments all. KurtB what you're saying makes sense, though I'm not sure on a few things:

http://dropbox.jeremyricketts.com/bs45678_69de.png
(This is a freshly copied equipment from...
Forum: Brewing Software 01-17-2013, 03:26 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 535
Posted By jeremydgreat
I didn't post the full recipe because it's all...

I didn't post the full recipe because it's all there screenshots.
Forum: Brewing Software 01-17-2013, 02:10 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 535
Posted By jeremydgreat
BCStyles Book vs BeerSmith2 vs Brewer's Friend. Odd results.

Hey all. Tonight I'm trying to make sense of a couple beer recipe calculators, Beersmith2 and Brewer's Friend (website). I know both are pretty widely used.

Recipe: Hoppiness Is An IPA
(Standard...
Forum: DIY Projects 12-12-2012, 10:52 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 705
Posted By jeremydgreat
"That's an endangered species at most. What would...

"That's an endangered species at most. What would be the scientific purpose of killing it?"
"Revenge."
Forum: Fermentation & Yeast 12-12-2012, 10:29 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,063
Posted By jeremydgreat
Whatever happened with this one?

Whatever happened with this one?
Forum: General Beer Discussion 11-26-2012, 06:29 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 431
Posted By jeremydgreat
Right, that makes sense to me. That sounds like...

Right, that makes sense to me. That sounds like the proper method for using chips.

If you aged those beers for a year or more, then the oak would fade off pretty significantly, right? I'm...
Forum: General Beer Discussion 11-26-2012, 06:23 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 431
Posted By jeremydgreat
I dumped the whisky into beer #2 as well! That's...

I dumped the whisky into beer #2 as well! That's what's so crazy. The beer received this:

http://dropbox.jeremyricketts.com/oakkkk_2b7f.jpg

That had been sitting for over a year in a glass...
Forum: General Beer Discussion 11-26-2012, 06:47 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 431
Posted By jeremydgreat
Thanks for the input. Still trying to wrap my...

Thanks for the input. Still trying to wrap my head around this.

I think I'm conflating two ideas here. 1) The wood's potential to give oak flavor, and 2) how long the oak flavor lasts once it's in...
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