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  1. Toivo

    First try at Biab

    Brewed a Mexican amber lager for my first attempt at Biab and it went pretty well. My crankenstien mill was set so a credit card didn't quite fit through so I left it like that and didn't do a double crush. Started with about 7.5 gallons for a full batch with 12 lbs of grain. After draining...
  2. Toivo

    First time brewing a lager with Omega ueasr

    Friday I am going to brew a lager with Omega’s Mexican lager yeast. I will do a starter but have a couple questions. If I make the starter on Wednesday evening and cold crash it Thursday night is that enough time? On brew date do I keep it cold or take it out and let it get to room temp before...
  3. Toivo

    Keg flat after being over carbed??

    I had a keg of beer that was over carbed when my regulator failed and it was carbed up to 50psi. I kept bleeding off the gas from the keg for about a week and replaced my regulator ( cheap chinese junk). When there wasn't any gas let off when I pulled the blow off I reconnnected it to gas and it...
  4. Toivo

    Blue Moon Clone

    I just tapped a keg of this using the original basic recipe. The family really enjoyed it over Christmas. I had been making a version of Austin Homebrews begian wit that has always been a hit, but this new one is the best so far. I do have to add more orange to it since it came out very light on...
  5. Toivo

    Modelo Especial Clone?

    Here is the recipe as I brewed it from RCCOLA. This is close to being the best beer I have made so far. Plan to make another batch in the spring when I can lager in my garage. Modelo Negra Clone Recipe 04/17/2012 BeerSmith 2 Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com Recipe: Negra Modelo clone...
  6. Toivo

    Storage Temp and kegging

    This thread was just what I was looking for. I have a keg in my keezer that I need to pull out to cold condition a keg of Beermuncher's Ocktoberfast for a party at the end of September. I was going to bottle it using his "We no need a stinking beer gun". Now I can pull the keg and put it back in...
  7. Toivo

    Portable CO2 Keg Charger... any good?

    It won't vent out because the co2 pushes down the poppet in the post to inject it into the beer.
  8. Toivo

    Diacetyl rest question

    For me it sounds like I will do a diacetyl rest and then lager. time isn't a big deal and since it won't hurt I will do it. When I got home from work and saw all the comments in this thread I was suprised. Great people on this forum always willing to help make it a great place to spend time...
  9. Toivo

    Diacetyl rest question

    What does it taste like?
  10. Toivo

    Diacetyl rest question

    I am in the process of brewing a Modelo Negra clone which is m first lager brew. I have it in the primary right now and plan on ding a diacetyl rest at the end of primary fermentation. My question is do I let it warm up in the primary and then transfer when I am going to go to the lagering...
  11. Toivo

    Anyone BIAB?

    Thanks this is the info I was looking for. I kept getting confused the more I read on it. I like BIAB is less time consuming and plan to try it in a couple weeks for my next batch.
  12. Toivo

    Anyone BIAB?

    I have a 10 gallon pot and a recipe that calls for a 10.5Lb grain bill. I can do the no sparge method with this pot? If I figure 1.25Qts. per pound that rounds to about 2 1/2 gallons. My boil off is 1.25 gallons per hour so I add that to the 2 1/2 and get 3.75gallons. Then I add in the...
  13. Toivo

    Cream Ale AG Cream Ale

    Brewed a batch of this today, but ran into an effciency problem. Came out with a 58% efficiency. I did have an issue with my mash temp dropping more than usual. I ended up with a temp of 145 after the 75 minutes. I did put some 195 degree water in for sparge and let it sit for about 10 minutes...
  14. Toivo

    Modelo Especial Clone?

    Thanks for the recipe. One question corn starch? Is this the corn starch from one's kitchen?
  15. Toivo

    Modelo Especial Clone?

    RRCOLA I would be interested in your recipe if you could post it.
  16. Toivo

    CO2 Tire inflator adapter

    Does anyone know if there is a adapter to got from a schrader tire valve to 1/4 mfl? I want to use a co2 tire inflator to dispense from a keg and I already own the inflator from my bike riding days. I haven't been able to find the adapter to make it work and figure someone out there came up...
  17. Toivo

    Preboil volume question

    Good idea. Never thought of that til yesterday when I brewed. After it quit running I used a spoon to push my Braided hose down and got more runnings out. I plan on making a manifold now that will stay on the bottom instead of lifting up. Also plan on not boiling quite as hard next time.
  18. Toivo

    Preboil volume question

    I recently switched to a half barrel for a boil kettle and have been struggling to hit my post volume target. If I collect 6 1/2 galons pre I am boiling off more than I use to. I get I need to collect more pre boil so do I just sparge with more water? What other adjustments should I make. Also...
  19. Toivo

    Witbier Austin Homebrew's Belgian White Beer

    Making batch number 5 of this brew as we speak. My last batch I used T58 and everyone thought it was the best batch. This batch I am using some Harvested Wyeast from a previous batch. This is my most popular brew by far. I don't brew over the winter and plan on brewing one more batch before...
  20. Toivo

    Kölsch Bee Cave Brewery Kölsch

    Just racked this to a keg and tried a sample. Came out a bit drier than I expected probably due to mash temp was a little low at 149. Should still be be good for the hot weather we are having right now. Thanks for a good recipe Ed. Next up your house pale ale.
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