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adamdillabo said:
I'm glad I misunderstood. Cheers!
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Use it whenever you feel the need, or feel threatened ....Boiling for boil-overs, or during fermentation.... 1 or 2 drops is all you need per gallon.
Yes, that is a ton of hops, the equivalent of 10oz in a 5gal batch, and half of that is MAGNUM. And if he really only hit 1.035.... OMG!
BGBC
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Yes, you're looking at 300+ IBU there, easy. That schedule might be reasonable in a 5 gallon batch (50-60 IBU range), but not for 1 gal.
adamdillabo - are you sure about that hop schedule? Were you working from a recipe? Maybe it was a scaling issue...
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I didn't have a recipe. Went to the wine and cake store. Home brew store was too far out of the way. They had 5 gallon kits that looked like they were from the 80's. just picked up 3 lbs malt extract, hops and yeast. I asked the women how to calculate IBU's she said just add up the percentage. I then asked if you divide by number of gallons. She looked confused then said yeah.
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Thanks for the link.
About to add more wort unhopped. All we can do is wait and see
About to add more wort unhopped. All we can do is wait and see
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looking to get into the brew game via the 1-gallon route.
which would better serve me.
http://www.torontobrewing.ca/servlet/the-750/1-Gallon-Brewer's-Best/Detail
or the brooklyn brewshop 1 gallon kit.
thanks guys.
which would better serve me.
http://www.torontobrewing.ca/servlet/the-750/1-Gallon-Brewer's-Best/Detail
or the brooklyn brewshop 1 gallon kit.
thanks guys.
Ostomo517
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Id say Brooklyn Brewshop but Im a bit partial, I used it to intro to AG, I think its a great put together set that has a lot to offer and makes good beer.
BGBC
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And I would vote for the other kit, between the two, mainly because I use the 2-gallon buckets as primaries. You can do batches slightly larger than 1 gal and have to worry a little less about blow offs. 5 gallon recipes scale nicely to 1.25 gal (5/4) and should yield you almost a full 12-pack.
I do still need to pick up a couple 1 gal carboys for upcoming batches that I want to bulk age though.
Both kits should get you started with some minor additions though. Different strokes...
BGBC
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And welcome to the forum!
Here is another one. Shipping is pretty high if you are in Canada.
Thunder_Chicken
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Brooklyn Brew Shop is pretty cool as they put you right into the all-grain arena. It's a really good starter kit. I would probably check in on the priming sugar as the recommended sugar is way too much, but otherwise a great gate-way kit. You will be addicted to homebrew after using their kits.
Thunder Chicken - a few questions on the Everyday IPA. Did you pretty much stick to the BBS script, such as fermenting two weeks? If so, what was your FG?
I did a fermentation two weeks, the first few day in my dining room where ambient temp hit near 72, then the remainder in the basement where it is more mid-60s. Now I have had it sitting on my porch (in Minnesota) for a Cold Crash since Sunday - temps mostly in the 20s, but may have been high 30s to 40 for a bit the last two afternoons.
I will probably bring it in in the morning to settle on a shelf before attempting bottling. However, I am bit concerned that the color a bit darker than I expected - more like a "black tea" than iced-tea. Just wondering.
Also, your comment about bottling sugar: did you use honey like the recipe suggests, and if so, how much? Any particular suggestions?
My first BBS batch was a Chocolate Maple Porter - following the BBS recipe book instructions using 3 tablespoons maple syrup seemed to over carbonate many of the bottles resulting in more beer on my ceiling than inside my glass.
Stankonia
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Do all you 1-gallon brewers use pretty much the same method for bottling? bottling bucket with spigot? Do you use a different vessel rather than the typical 5-6gallon bottling buckets that are out there?
also, for all-grain brewers..any problems with holding mash temps for a long enough period of time?
also, for all-grain brewers..any problems with holding mash temps for a long enough period of time?
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I usually rack to my brew pot, mix with priming sugar, then siphon into bottles. Spigot would be easier and would work as well.
I put my "mash tun" (also the brew pot) into a warm oven (150F ish) to keep the temps for an hours. Works very well.
I put my "mash tun" (also the brew pot) into a warm oven (150F ish) to keep the temps for an hours. Works very well.
I recently bottled my first one gallon batch and just brewed the Brooklyn Brewshop Everyday IPA.
One gallon brewing is damned addictive.
One gallon brewing is damned addictive.
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Stankonia said:
Everybody has a way that works for them. I got my advice from Revvy's bottling tips thread. Great thread. Made a dedicated 2 gallon and 3 gallon bucket. Drilled the hole and screw the spigot into a PVC 90 with threads on one side and a slip fitting on the other. I measure it so it would sit pretty much flat on the bottom of the bucket. Then, took it to a sanding wheel and put a slight chamfer on one side to allow the beer to get pulled in. On the end of the spigot, add 1 inch piece of vinyl tubing and then push in the bottling wand. That way, it stays attached to the bucket, you push the bottle up under the spigot and the siphon begins, works pretty slick. I also marked my buckets with 1 1.25 1.5 2 and 2.5 gallon marks( you get the jist) so I actually rack to bottling bucket, measure the volume and then go boil my priming sugar. Pour it in, give a few sanitized spoon swirls and away I go.
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I've only done a couple small batches (one 1-gallon and one 1/2-gallon, neither a "real" batch, long story....). It's worked pretty well to just use my 7 gallon bottling bucket. I don't use a dip tube, just tip it forward when it gets low. This is good enough that I don't lose any useable beer---it leaves less than a full bottle behind, and I'm not interested in sealing partial bottles.
I do the same thing as divrguy (and many others) with the short tube to attach the wand to the spigot. It works well, though I haven't tried any other methods.
I do the same thing as divrguy (and many others) with the short tube to attach the wand to the spigot. It works well, though I haven't tried any other methods.
Calichusetts
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It should be clearer than that...especially with cold crashing. Color is really no "issue" with beer but I too found that kit a bit darker in terms of a IPA. I think you will see it a lot lighter in the morning
3 tablespoons does seem to be on the high end. I find that you really don't want a giant heap on it, just enough to come to the rim of the spoon, this tends to be a carbonation level I like. 2 tablespoons is slightly low for my taste but works. You really need to get a scale and weight it out. I have never had a bottle bomb with three though
I got a 2 gallon bottling bucket from small batch brewing (something like that) he's on this thread a lot and sells kits and such. Shipped quickly and has a measured out scale along the side. This is really useful. As with my first reply...many people think they are bottling 1 gallon, when in fact you are usually bottling anywhere from .75 to .85
Having a nice readable level on the side to tell you where you are at really helped my dial in my carbonation level.
Just bottle my bbs nut brown ale got 9 bottles out of the gallon...can't wait two weeks to try it...only thing I did different was use dextrose instead of honey to carb it..used the beer Cal. on my phone app and 2.5 called for .9oz of dextrose
JollyIsTheRoger
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If you click the blog link in my signature, there are two posts for the killer bee, where I walk through step by step brewing and bottling.
Hey everybody:
Just swinging by to say hello. Good to see some new 1 gallon brewers here and the regulars helping them out.
Plan to get brewing again in March when the ice is off the lakes and ponds and I'm done ice fishing. The supply is getting low with more consuming than brewing.
Just swinging by to say hello. Good to see some new 1 gallon brewers here and the regulars helping them out.
Plan to get brewing again in March when the ice is off the lakes and ponds and I'm done ice fishing. The supply is getting low with more consuming than brewing.
I'll second that!
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Bear in mind that the volume you need when computing priming is the total volume of beer going into the bottling bucket, plus the volume of the priming solution. This will generally be greater than the amount you bottle unless you are able to get every bit out of your bottling bucket.
I brew one gallon batches and do both of these procedures. Agreed that it works well. I use an auto siphon and spring loaded bottle filler to minimize oxidation when bottling. Along with helping avoid splashing, the spring loaded bottle filler also gives you the correct fill level on the bottles.
If you attach your bottling wand to you auto siphon, will it continue to siphon from bottle to bottle or will it need pumped?
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Once it is started it will continue to go
JollyIsTheRoger said:
Good to know. I've always used a spouted bottling bucket but I'm sometimes asked over to friends to brew with them. I never know what all they have so its always good to know what all the options are.
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BigRock947 said:Hey everybody:
Just swinging by to say hello. Good to see some new 1 gallon brewers here and the regulars helping them out.
Plan to get brewing again in March when the ice is off the lakes and ponds and I'm done ice fishing. The supply is getting low with more consuming than brewing.
Hey bigrock! How's the fishing been? I went out last week and got a couple keepers nice size cod! Man I miss ice fishing!
hey everyone,
I made my first brew a few days ago from a 1 gallon brooklyn brew kit that I got for Christmas. I already want to make another one and rather then go out and spend $40 and follow their recipe Id like to do something on my own. I plan on getting a 1 gallon glass jug and then heading to my lhbs for the grain and other things. In the kit they say that once it is placed in the jug to ferment to put a air tube out of the top and into a bowl of sanatizer for 2-3 days, then switch to the airlock. Just wondering if that step is necessary. Ive watched a few youtube videos and looks like they just put the airlock in.
I made my first brew a few days ago from a 1 gallon brooklyn brew kit that I got for Christmas. I already want to make another one and rather then go out and spend $40 and follow their recipe Id like to do something on my own. I plan on getting a 1 gallon glass jug and then heading to my lhbs for the grain and other things. In the kit they say that once it is placed in the jug to ferment to put a air tube out of the top and into a bowl of sanatizer for 2-3 days, then switch to the airlock. Just wondering if that step is necessary. Ive watched a few youtube videos and looks like they just put the airlock in.
Def put in the air tube, you will foam all over the place if you dont because you have very little head room in a one gallon jug.
If you're fermenting in a gallon jug you'll need a blowoff tube because there isn't enough head space inside. If you use a 2 gallon bucket for a primary like alot of guys do it isn't necessary because there's plenty of room for the fermentation inside. I use gallon jugs and always use a tube the first couple days then switch to an airlock, I always get a bit of blow off the first 2 days.
I've been having good luck with Blue Gills and Crappie...finally got my first Walleye through the ice last week. I should have taken a picture...it was a 9" monster...LOL. Fish and an IPA has been my favorite meal. Stout has been my beer of choice while the ice...yum.
BikerBrewer said:
Good to know , thanks. Where do you guys usually get a 2 gallon bucket? I had read a thread that you can sometimes get them from bakery's, but if I strike out there is there a store to buy them?
Also wondering about the robber stopper used on a gallon jug. I'm assuming I can find these at Home Depot, do they have the hole on them already for the blow off tube and airlock or would I have to make the hole?
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