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Forum: Fermentation & Yeast 01-04-2013, 03:11 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 380
Posted By mmead
I always soup up my kits by tossing into the boil...

I always soup up my kits by tossing into the boil an extra pound of DME, 2 pounds dark brown sugar and a cup of molassas.
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 01-03-2013, 12:29 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 857
Posted By mmead
all grain and kit cost comparison

What is the general difference in say, 5 gallon batch for all grain when LME and DME kits are $35-$50?
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 01-02-2013, 11:23 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 100
Posted By mmead
Adding Giraldis Cocoa

Impulsively I added a half cup of Giraldi's 100% cocoa to the boil of a 5 gal batch of Belgian Ale. Now I see I'm seeing no more bubbles at the air lock after 48 hours. Yesterday (48 hrs after...
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 01-01-2013, 09:20 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 228
Posted By mmead
The recipe target is predetermined to be 1.062. I...

The recipe target is predetermined to be 1.062. I wanted to know what will two pounds of dark brown sugar and one pound of light dme add to that.
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 12-31-2012, 12:57 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 228
Posted By mmead
Seeking a certain calculator

Is there a simple calculator that will indicate the change in specific gravities when a certain amount of a fermentable is added? I broke my hydrometer last night. Fermentation is under way. I have...
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 12-30-2012, 03:50 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 183
Posted By mmead
Using Fermcap

If I added 15 drops Fermcap in the middle of the final boil hour, will that also prevent foaming during primary fermentation? This is a heavy ale and I know it's gonna want to foam.
Forum: General Beer Discussion 11-08-2012, 09:55 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,463
Posted By mmead
Home brewers who've shattered glass carboys full...

Home brewers who've shattered glass carboys full of thick rich stouts on a carpeted floor have obviously abandoned hope and with tales never told are no longer contributing to this forum.
Forum: General Beer Discussion 11-08-2012, 02:21 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,463
Posted By mmead
These fiascos bluntly remind me to NOT TOUCH any...

These fiascos bluntly remind me to NOT TOUCH any of my brewing stuff when I'm drinking.
Forum: General Beer Discussion 11-08-2012, 12:53 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 294
Posted By mmead
Another way of Rousing the yeast

To prevent any of the yeasties from getting smothered. I'm thinking of coating a piece of iron with neutral inert silicone and dropping it into the carboy so I can stir up the yeast from beneath by...
Forum: General Beer Discussion 11-08-2012, 12:39 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,463
Posted By mmead
Let's talk outright frickin tragedies

Along the lines of coming home and seeing your dog has chewed off and pulverized the air lock, plug, along with the first inch of plastic neck on the carboy. Any tragedies in your brewing life?
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 10-29-2012, 04:39 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,171
Posted By mmead
I do have a bottling bucket but I'd rather do it...

I do have a bottling bucket but I'd rather do it all in one bucket with a spigot. Less hassle. Just needed a time figure for settling. I don't mind some mud in the bottles. Thanks Yall!
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 10-29-2012, 02:45 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,171
Posted By mmead
If you stir in priming sugar, how long for settling?

Three weeks now. Fermentation over. Not using secondary. Plan to stir in priming sugar then bottle but not sure how long I should wait for the trub to settle. What amount of time should do it? Don't...
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 10-23-2012, 10:17 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 151
Posted By mmead
Taking the FG out of the bottle

For the sake of an accurate ABV, Could I use the FG from a pour after a month in the bottle?
Forum: General Beer Discussion 10-22-2012, 09:29 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 244
Posted By mmead
Just what is beer?

I was reading an article that stated...

"There’s something conspiratorial about the pumpkin phenomenon, as if the style were invented by a marketing guru instead of booze-starved colonial...
Forum: Equipment/Sanitation 10-18-2012, 06:08 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,674
Posted By mmead
Aeration question

If I'm using a large kitchen wisk on a power drill at 2000 RPM, is 30 seconds once a day just about close to enough?
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 10-18-2012, 05:57 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 403
Posted By mmead
So is it basically, the higher the gravity, the...

So is it basically, the higher the gravity, the longer the yeast must perform and they will need infusions of O2 for as long as they are working. A certain planned attenuation and FG is sought, and...
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 10-18-2012, 03:49 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 403
Posted By mmead
Oxygen infusion confusion

I hear a big high gravity beer needs daily O2 for a couple of weeks after primary fermentation. Then I hear about those who are using secondary fermenters to use caution siphoning to avoid getting 02...
Forum: Fermentation & Yeast 10-03-2012, 10:30 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 228
Posted By mmead
Aerated with sanitized whisk attached to power...

Aerated with sanitized whisk attached to power drill once or 3x a day. Great churn.
Forum: Fermentation & Yeast 10-03-2012, 08:43 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 228
Posted By mmead
OG 1.130 to 1.022 in 10 days

FG has been 3 days stable. I was thinking of adding some champagne yeast to get the FG down below 1.020. Does that strike you as a good idea, or am I done?
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 09-25-2012, 11:47 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 253
Posted By mmead
Big Tall Vertical Blow off Tube

After losing 25% of my thick high gravity ale to foaming overflow, I'm thinking about trying a 2 inch inside diameter clear tube that rises straight up 3 feet and is topped with a 3/8 tube that comes...
Forum: Bottling/Kegging 07-09-2012, 12:36 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 305
Posted By mmead
After stirring in the (boiled and then cooled...

After stirring in the (boiled and then cooled down) pint of corn sugar, there will still be a malt/yeast drub powder in the liquid. I'd be nice to have it settle on the bottom of the bottling bucket...
Forum: Bottling/Kegging 07-08-2012, 04:48 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 305
Posted By mmead
After stirring in corn sugar, how long do I have?

After stirring it all up. How long do I have before I must bottle. For extra clarity, I would like to wait a few hours for tiny bits to settle. Could I wait a day?
Forum: Fermentation & Yeast 05-28-2012, 03:12 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 124
Posted By mmead
Micro Gravity Fermentation

Space X Has on board, among others, an experiment to see how fermentation goes in micro gravity conditions. Imagine no layer of yeast on the bottom and no stream of co2 going from bottom to top....
Forum: Wine Making Forum 04-20-2012, 12:36 PM
Replies: 1,425
Views: 159,821
Posted By mmead
Oops! one gallon vomitable red wine

That gallon tasted like something that was spilled on the walmart bathroom floor, mopped up with a string mop, and then wrung out back into the jug. I did not feel sad pouring that down the drain. I...
Forum: Wine Making Forum 04-20-2012, 12:14 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 308
Posted By mmead
Adding acid blend and pectic enzyme late OK?

I have a 2.5 gal batch of po boy's welches white 11 days fermenting & still going well. Is it too late to add the pectic enzyme and acid blend? They finally arrived.
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