Brewed a ris mashed at 155 for 60 minutes. Had a pre boil gravity of 1.060. Added some Dme to get a og of 1.086 fermented for four weeks with wlp 001 at about 72 degrees with a swamp cooler. Beer has finished at 1.030 and is very sweet. Was expecting to finish somewhere between seven and...
Brewing tommorw using whole hops I grew. Using cascade pellets for battering but plan on using 2.5 ounces of whole leaf later int the boil. My question is, am I better to throw them straight into the kettle(dumping through a funnell into a carboy) or put them in a paint strainer bag. I...
Brewed a ipa three weeks ago. Racked into a sanitized better bottle three two days ago in order to dry hop. Added two ounces of pellets in a paint strainer with two stainless bolts as weights. Checked this evening and the beer is moving almost flowing and coming up into the airlock. The beer...
