Recent content by Athanasius

I have a recipe (extract) for a porter and I am not quite sure what the process is for steeping and rinsing. Here is the beginning of the recipe: Place crushed malts in a nylon steeping bag and steep in 3.0 qts of water at 150 degrees for 30 minutes. Rinse grains with 1.5 qts of water at 170...

Well I don't have a blow off tube. How thick does the hose have to be? I am wondering if I can use my siphon hose and cut one of my cheapy single-piece airlocks (as the bottom fits into the siphon hose), but I am thinking that this blow-off tube concept needs a wider diameter? Thanks for the...

I am doing a Cherry Wit recipe posted by rdwj (https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=21341). After 10 days in the primary the bubbling was down to about once a minute so I popped it open and saw that there was krausen but it had subsided about an inch from it's highest point. I took...

Thanks for the info!

I am doing a cherry wheat recipe and the primary fermentation is almost done. What do I need to do to the cherries before adding them as I rack to the secondary? I am planning on using fresh cherries (not canned or frozen). I am not quite sure what the process should be (i.e. boiling, removing...

Thanks everyone for the feedback! I will let you know how it turns out.

Hi all. Making an attempt at a Dubbel for my second brew and I just want to get some feedback on my progress and if things 'seem' to be ok. Here was the initial recipe that I brewed up on May 13th: LME : 6.6 lbs. Muntons Extra Light DME : 4 lbs. Muntons X Light Bittering Hops : 2 oz...

Thanks everyone for your feedback. I ended up bottling with a FG around 1.019. Two weeks later I popped one open and was pleasantly surprised :mug: I will just have to drink a couple extra since the ABV is low - twist my arm. Btw, I went back down the the local HBS that I bought the DME...

Total newbie here attempting my first homebrew and my gravity is apparently stuck. I bought a basic brew kit (like http://www.homebrewery.com/beer/beer-gs-basic-kit.shtml) and I am fairly certain I have followed the step-by-step instructions exactly. Saturday April 7th Brewed 1.6kg can of John...