Recent content by bfulin19

Yeah that makes a lot of sense. I heard that somewhere else to but that's definitely a good way of looking at it. They should just change the name hahah

Hahah yeah thanks I like the mystery beer idea. Like you said I won't be losing much.

I'm wondering about the grain to water ratio for a partial mash. Is it the same as all grain or do I steep the grains in all 6 gallons of water? I've done all grain and extract batches but never a partial I ruined my mash tun last year and I'm in the process of building a new one but I want to...

I am wondering about some grains and hops I have. I've had them for about 1 year the grains and a few bags of hops are open. I kept them in a sealed container pretty air tight. I just want to know if they would still be good to use. Also the grains are crushed. I have a few sealed bags of hops...

Thanks, I just used some dawn and boiling water and it seemed to come out fine. I dropped off at my friends catering business before I went into work and he was going to run it through his dishwasher for me just to be safe. As for oxidizing it I actually do that every time I brew I just never...

Thanks, for the info. How do I re-oxidize it? Heat it up with nothing in it? A guy at work told me to do that before I clean it because it will bring more of the oil out of the metal.

I am planning to brew this Saturday. I was getting my stuff together when I found my brother had used my brew kettle to fry in and the oil is still in it. I have separate pots to avoid this but I guess he didn't know that. Does anyone know of a good way to get it good and clean so it doesn't...