Search results

I brewed an IPA on Monday and had issues with my water volumes post mash and post boil. In both instances I was very low. I have not had this issue in the past. Used the Northern Brewer Dead Ringer IPA recipe. All grain. 12 Lbs of malt I use a 10 gallon Igloo cooler for my mash tun and...

I did a quick search and didn't find anything on this which makes me feel even sillier. I got a 10 gallon Megapot from NB for Christmas and when I went to install the weldless Ball valve and the brewmometer they both leaked. The ball valve and assembly came with two o rings. The seal is...

I was thinking the other day about the legality of using a similar recipe (clone recipe) as your own. Do breweries copyright their recipes? With a fairly structured style guideline for each beer, wouldn't it be possible for a brewer to stumble upon a already created recipe by chance? I would...

I know I know, there is one of these threads a week, but I just thought I would share briefly my 1 st all grain experience. But First I wanted to say thanks to everyone on here for all the help and encouragement. I could not have been any better prepared to make the leap to all grain!! So I...

What does it mean when a recipe says " or until conversion is complete"? I guess my questions is how to I measure that, or know when conversion is complete? Thanks!

I am looking at getting a 10 gallon rubbermaid MLT setup and see that both Northern Brewer and Midwest supplies offers similar products. Just wondering if anyone has any feedback on either. NB's is more expensive and does not include a false bottom. I am concerned about the false bottom that...

I had a friend ask about adding maple syrup to a brown ale for the fall. I was curious as to the affect it would have to the beer and when the best time to add it would be. My searches were fairly inconclusive. As a newer brewer, I recently brewed a DIPA and added 1# of pure honey to the boil...

Long story short, I am brewing a IIPA on Sunday. The recipe called for 9#'s of DME. I am cheap so I opted for the LME to save a few bucks but forgot to do the math and correct for the additional 20% i need so I only ended up with 9.15LBS. I have a little bit (less than a LB) that I use to make...

Ok so I am looking to brew up a IIPA this weekend and found this recipe http://homebrewtalk.com/f69/hop-juice-imperial-ipa-24919/ I changed a couple of things: 1.) i increased the Extract from 8 to 9 LBS 2.) I subbed Amarillo for the Willamette hops This was my first time entering a...

I absoutely love Star-San but apparently I misjudged its strength. I mixed up a batch a couple of weeks ago becuase I needed to sanitize my blow off tube and some other equipment. I left the sanitizer in my bottling bucket for storage. Well 3 days later when fermentation slowed down and I...

I brewed my second batch last night and I must say, all my research since my first batch paid off huge thanks to everyone on this site! I was able to cut my brew process down to 3 hours from about 7. On my first batch it took over 3 hours to cool my wort down. I borrowed a wort chiller this...

My first batch was the Extra Pale Ale extract kit from Northern Brewer http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/recipe-kits/extract-kits/extract-ale-kits/extra-pale-ale-extract-kit.html I followed the kit instructions pretty much to a T, except for the fact that I did a fulll boil. I...

Ok so I bought a turkey fryer with a 30qt pot for my first brew awhile back. I didnt notice that it had a 20 minute timer on it. Basically its like a kitchen timer that you turn and once it hits the 20 minute mark it dings and then the flame goes out. I should have checked before I bought it...

With my first batch about to go into bottles this weekend, I was wondering what others use for a journal. I want to get into the habit of taking very detailed notes but need some feedback. For my first batch I used the back of the recipe that came with my kit and put the times of each entry...

I have my first beer in primary as we speak. I will be racking to secondary this weekend. But it still doesnt have a name. I've heard many differing opinions on naming. Some say to name the beer before brewing, others say to name it after its been bottled, other say wait until you taste it...

After reading through the ingredient list of my first homebrew (EPA from Northern Brewer-Extract) i noticed that it called for Crushed barley. The barley that came with the kit was not crushed (at lease from what I could tell) I looked up a picture online of crushed barley and what I had...

I brewed my first batch on Sunday January 3rd. It was an EPA extract kit from Northern Brewer. I pitched my yeast at around 75 degrees and the next morning I was getting quite a bit of action in the fermentor. after about 24 hours, I counted the number of times it bubbled and was about 45...

I am wondering how much light is acceptable to subject my beer to in the primary fermenter. After I put the wort in the primary, aerated and pitched my yeast, I turned the box that the carboy came in upside down and but a hole for the airstopper to stick out of. Is it ok to take the box off...

I brewed my first 1 week ago. It was an Extra Pale Ale Extract kit from Northern Brewer. The instructions said to boil 2.5 gallons of water for the mash and add the additional cold water to the carboy. I deviated from the reciped and did a full boil of 5 gallons and then topped off to 5...