Recent content by BelligerentOwl

Greetings! Just bought a 1.75 gallon Cannonball keg and will be getting a 5 gallon CO2 tank to carbonate and serve. In a given 5 gallon batch I will be kegging 1.75 and bottling the rest. I have no means of refrigerating a carboy or larger keg at this time. I have some questions...

Cool - algebra :) Is your best guess that when they are asking to input boil size they are asking for pre or post boil volume? Neither? It's a heck of a thing to figure trub loss when you are brewing on the system for the first time and it's your first all-grain. Their response of "Please...

Vedexent, Are you using the 110v Grainfather? It seems to me that the 1.3gal number that they are using is based on some sort of standard for the equipment. If so, I'm not sure if they are saying my number should be: 4.48gal mash + 2.63gal sparge + 1.3gal boil/trub loss = 8.41gal Or am I...

Greetings. I was inputting my recipe into the Grainfather app and it is looking for a Boil Size. I was unsure of what was being factored in so I sent the following email to their helpdesk: I have a 5 gallon batch with 11 lbs of grain and a 60min boil time on a 110v unit. What should I be...

Considering the 20L Braumeister and seeing that one of the limitations is the inability to brew higher ABV beers. If I am willing to only end up with around 3 gallons in the fermenter, can I attain a higher ABV (7+)? If I go with the Grainfather?

"IMO adding sugar with just the intention to increase the ABV is not a good idea. It is much better to choose a recipe that is designed for a higher ABV or adjust the entire recipe for higher ABV. I wouldn't even add malt extracts to just "increase the ABV" I would still change the entire...

I think that dmtaylor's response was kind of what I was looking for. It does look like using software as you mentioned will be helpful as well and easily enable me to figure the ratio for a particular recipe. I will be able to see the IBUs and OG of an original recipe, see how my tweaks to the...

Dave, Just what I was looking for! Thanks so much!

Beginner extract brewer moving from kit to designing my own. I've gathered that if I want to kick up the ABV, adding LME or DME will do the job without thinning or drying it out by adding sugars or honey. My assumption is that to keep the balance of the recipe, I would have to add hops...

I'm a beginner extract brewer thinking about making the jump to all grain and looking for the best video tutorials. I'm currently reading "How to Brew" by John Palmer, but I'm a visual person. I've done some research on the how-to video that he is in, and word is that it's not the best...

Good read - thanks!

Just an illustration for size 😉 Keeping it clean hasn't been a problem. Is there an issue with finer dust or break passing through? I'm getting good clarity in the end product. Is it a flavor thing? If so, recommendations?

The strainer is specifically for brewing, sized to fit the fermenting pail.

I am dumping the wort into the fermenting bucket through a strainer purchased at the local brew supply store. Anything special I need to do there?

Thanks! I will be sure to stir more with the next batch and see if that gets me in range.