Recent content by Akneebreeated

I have some whirlfloc tablets on hand, I'll use some today when I brew. I do normally cold crash my fermenter before kegging. I take my ferment chamber down to around 37 degrees for 24 to 48 hours. Wondering if a solid 72 hours might make a huge difference... Also I entirely skip racking to...

I did a quick search and found a general consensus leaning mostly towards a good hot and cold break for final beer clarity. I've been home brewing for about 5 years now and have used fining agents in the past with mixed results. I always get a good hot and cold break on brew day. So my question...

Wasn't sure which sub forum to post to but since water is the main ingredient figured I'd post here. I have always used water from "Windmill" water stations around town which I believe is just carbon filtered water. So after a year of making these runs sometimes even after starting my brew day I...

Lesson learned, I don't mind the starches or the beer haze from not mashing. What I absolutely cant stand is losing an entire gallon to that sludge!

What if I added a pound or so of the dark malt extract I used in the recipe prior to steeping grains and oats?

From the little research I did I was assuming that there wouldn't be any conversion because of this.

My first attempt at an oatmeal stout, I must admit that I have no idea what I am doing here either. I never have mashed and don't really know what all is involved there so all I did was basically steep my flaked oats with my specialty grain. Recipe is simple enough, 7 lbs DME, 1lb roasted barley...

Was it good?

I will be bottling my first batch this coming friday. I am using dextrose but otherwise this video is basically exactly what I had planned to do. The only real difference is that I have already cleaned my bottles and was going to just run them thru the dishwasher, no detergent, for a rinse and...

Buried Hatchet Stout

Subbed, super curious about how this turns out!

I use an 8.8 cubic foot chest freezer whit a temp controller. I placed my temp sensor in a dry well and suspended it inside a 3 gallon jug of water. My freezer is big enough for this 3 gallon jug and my primary 5 gallon ferment bucket. I am totally new to home brewing and I have only just racked...

We're mainly going for a strawberry flavor so using real honey for a drier finish may help bring out the strawberry flavor, AMIRIGHT?

Thanks, I will definitely be considering going with fresh strawberries. We would prefer something smooth and enjoyable over an aggressive punch!

I have been digging around and I believe you are correct, doesn't seem to cause any issues. Thanks for all the info!