Recent content by ajitnair

Thanks flars. Splitting the extract into two batches makes sense.

Hello, I am planning on an extract recipe for an IPA. I can't do a full boil because the electric stove can't get that volume to a boil. So I'm going to have to limit the boil volume to about 3 gallons. I've read about late extract additions to help with color and hop utilization. However...

Thanks everyone - excellent suggestions. Never thought it could be residue from the dish washer - yes I've been washing my beer glasses in the dish washer. I don't have a beer to try out the recommendations yet ... just brewed a new batch yesterday. So it'll be a few weeks before I get to try...

Hi, I'm a beginner brewer and have only done extract brewing so far. I've noticed that even though my beer pours with a good head and is carbonated well, there is little lace left in the glass. Any idea what it is that the beer is missing? What is it that causes a beer to leave a good thick...

I used the same reflective foil that Flyguy mentioned in his original post. I found it at home depot. I set it up so that the foil was about an inch above the bottom of the pot. Also in my case, the base of my pot is much larger than the stove top's heating element, so the foil didn't get...

Thanks Flyguy - I tried out your method and it indeed worked wonders in getting to boil the wort on my electric stove top. Awesome post!

Thanks for all your replies. It's a relief to learn that it's alright to leave the hops in. I'll take the hydrometer readings to make sure fermentation is done before bottling and plan for 3 weeks in the fermenter. Appreciate all the help and advice. Thanks again!

Hi, Newbie here - While I was creating the wort, I used muslin bags to hold the hops; but didn't realize that some of the hops filter out of the bags and into the wort. Once the wort was made and cooled down, I poured it to the fermenter and as I was pouring it in, a few clumps of hops...