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Cool. The pot is new, and I suspected something like that. the grey foam concerned me. Hate to get sick from a Hefe, but think all is well.

I'm a bit perplexed and concerned. I bought a 1500 watt water heater element from Lowes, and used it in a large aluminum stock pot to build a HLT. Aside from the inside of the HLT pot turning a dark color, I've noticed a grey foam on the top of my boil. I suspect the water heater element is...

Count me in!

Gotta be in it to win it!

Ok - ready for round two. Had to throw out round one - way too sour and under fermented. This time, I'm going to mash 15% of the grain bill, and then toss it back in the mash tun prior to sparking. Hopefully this gets to the mild sour flavor I've been looking for.

Lol - no worries. As home brewers, we all have to have thick skins. (E.g. See posts in "Stupidest comments on your beer" thread.) As to the history, I've read that it was both soured/not soured. The most logical conclusion to me was that brewers in Louisville (where most was brewed) would...

Look forwad to seeing how this worked out. I don't think my batch is moving much, and believe it would be too sour. I've envisioned this more like a little sour (like a Berliner Weiss) than as a fully sour beer. Going to try souring just 20% with the lacto in th grain, add it back to the...

I have. Its pretty sour. I wouldn't say off the charts, but more than I was hoping. I think I'm going to rebrew a little differently. I'll mash 20% of the grain in a small container, add some yogurt, and sour just that portion. Then I'll mash the other 80%, combine the two, and sparge as...

I ran across an article on Kentucky Common Ale (a lost pre-prohibition act style), and decided to give one a shot. Unfortuntly, I can't seem to get fermentation started. Since its a sour mash ale, i thought I'd ask the wild brewing forum for advice. Here's what I'd done so far: Recipe was...

Offset probably wasn't the right term. Mask with oak, vanillan, and rye whiskey is probably more accurate.

What effect does the Angel's Share have on residual sugar when barrel aging? Dependant on humidity, Angel's share will take either water or alcohol from your brew, but does this concentrate the remaining sugars in the barrel? Or does the residual sugar evaporate with the Angel's share as well...

I think the question should be restated as "what would your wife/gf do for you to have a chigger pump". ;-)

Take my brewing to a whole new level. And send you a mixed case every 6 months for the next two years.

I mean, do YOU know where TSP comes from? Maybe they get the Sodium by boiling down small kittens. I doubt it...but you never know. JK

New beer idea. Manganese Ale. It's a transitional metal beer...