Recent content by BigBlueBrad

I’m going to bottle my first wine tomorrow. It has been sitting on wood, so instead of transferring to a bottling bucket, I thought about transferring it into a sanitized keg and then bottling it with my beer gun. Has anyone else done this? Thanks!

I second the Kölsch. A spring Saison would work great. The more Saisons the better, IM.

I usually switch once I see the krausen has crested and started to retreat.

Toasted some coconut and racked a porter onto it.

Brewed a Flanders Red Saturda. Five more gallons, Thats 8010!

47 and still lifting. Deadlifts and squats helps moving the liquid!

19 brews this year for 95 gallons. Brewing #20 Saturday to hit 100!

I use both. One pound of acid malt. Use two ounces in the mash and then use the other 14 ounces 45 minutes into the mash. Use salt and lactic when kegging. I had no issues with infecting my equipmen. I use Imperials Dieter. i just made one this past Sunday.

I have good news. After the haze wore off the glass carboy, the only beer frozen was about two gallons near the top. The yeast that had already fallen out looks to be fine. Thanks for the help! Cheers!

I brewed a wheat beer with honey and chamomile for a beer festival that is happening in three weeks. I cold crashed on Tuesday and came down to the brewery today to find it frozen. I have no idea how this happened. Bruh. I know the beer will be fine once it thaws out, but my concern is the...

Closed transfers and drink them fast.

Added my first dry hop yesterday.

Thanks! Going Citra, Sabro, Mosaic and Magnum.

Maybe dry hop with Sabro?

I brew all of our tailgating beer for Middle TN. State games. I’m making a NEIPA for the crew. I’ve never had one. ahow does the combination of Citra, Sabro and Cascade sound?