Recent content by Bill Peters

Hello, the recipe for the nutrients is on the nutrient package itself. I will perform the taste test and see what it tastes like. We used 1 tsp per gal rather than 1 table spoon per gal. We just began using nutrients but likely will stop using it all together as we had good results prior to...

Good Morning, We made approx 5.4 gallons using Wyeast 1056 The amount called for 1 tsp per gal. I used a Tbl spoon per gal . ( I should have paid attention in Home Ec class) The beer was quire clear when bottled. The nutrient is a LD Carlson brand that contains Di ammonium Phosphate and food...

Morning, recently the wife and I brewed an All Grain batch of All Chinook IPA. I inadvertently used TOO MUCH yeast nutrient. We dry hopped and thus not using a secondary. We bottled yesterday and our gravity was good but the beer tastes like yeast. I have read that the extra nutrient while not...

Good Morning, We have Centennial, Chinook, Cascade and Fuggles that are in the second year. We started Comet and Kent Goldings this spring. We have yet to sell any as the first crop was pretty small .Hopefully this year will be much better and thus far it appears to be. We would be interested...

Awesome !! I found the info very useful!

Good Morning Kent, our acreage in just south of Newton a few miles.( 30 miles east of DSM) We are pretty small at this point with only 50 plants.We are finding there are wide variances in plant types and production. This is our second year for 25 plants and they are looking much better Bill...

Greetings from Iowa, Some of my hops are producing cones that are close to maturity and it is not yet July . Our spring has been insanely hot and wet. Fuggle is the early maturing variety. Others varieties are on a regular pace for Late August maturity IS this typical?? Thanks for any help Bill...