Recent content by alweisenberger

I used black chalkboard paint to make mine black. I bought a 5.5 cu ft Danby, fits 4 ball lock kegs (tightly) with tall collar.

For a 5 gallon batch of APA/IPA i use 2 oz pellet hops in sanitized muslin bag. I tried adding marbles as weights once, too hard to put in the top (i use glass carboys with narrow neck). I rack with the hop bag in the carboy. When I clean the carboy, I invert it, make a little snip in the bag...

For a 7% IPA 5 gallon batch I typically dry hop in primary for last 5 days of primary (14 day primary) with total of 2 oz high AA (Citra, Mosaic, Calypso) pellet hops in sanitized muslin bag with fishing line tied around the top of the bag so it can be suspended in the middle of carboy, always...

Main solution may be to do a yeast starter to pitch healthy active yeast. I ferment my IPAs at a controlled 70 degrees after a 1L starter (100g DME, 36-48 hours on stir plate, cool for 12 hours in fridge to settle yeast and decant) of WLP001, primary for 14 days (active fermentation pretty much...