Recent content by BillyBock

Do you think using things like spice balls or a hop spider affects your hop utilization? I guess that would be a real subjective thing. Unless you did back to back brews with the same ingredients/temps/times etc, would you be able to tell any differences. Just curious, though.

I decided to build a side pickup for sure. You see, I have a Therminator that I would like to keep as much hop residue out as possible. The spice balls sound like a good idea combined with the screen on the pickup. I was also thinking of some sort of tall mesh cylinder to hang from the side of...

Ok, so I've been looking around for awhile and not finding what I want, so I am asking all of you. What is your preferred method for separating liquids from solids as it pertains to going from the boil into the chiller? I am finally making some headway on my Brutus 10 build and I got stuck on...

Thanks all for the info! Looks like I'm going to order some more yeast. Still undecided as to which one to use, but it's a good thing packets are cheap. WVMJ - based on stepping up some one gallon recipes, 25# of berries should be enough for six gallon batch? I am going to pick more berries...

Thanks for all the info! I'll have close to 25# of berries when I finish picking, maybe more. From what I've been reading, I was going to do 25# of berries with about 8 to 10# of corn sugar. I have an acid test and ph strips ordered along with acid blend, pectic enzyme, KMS and SMS, potassium...

Greetings! New to wine making, but have brewed beer for a couple years. I recently stumbled upon a whole mess of wild blackberries (black caps). I was wondering what method is best for extracting the juice? I was thinking of freezing the berries whole after cleaning them and then thawing and...

Sounds to me like it was something on bottling day. Personally, I wouldn't have stepped up the ferm temps the way you did, but you verified it tasted good and according to your hydro readings, it looks like it fully fermed. Maybe something in your bottling bucket? Did you boil the priming sugar...

I do enjoy watching a good krausen! :)

Jinx!

Looks fine to me. Normal krausen. The green is just hop particles that are suspended in the foam. Keep on fermenting!!

New Glarus Moon Man is the nectar of the gods.........

Great Lakes Brewing Co - "Commodore Perry". Alaskan Amber chaser....

I drink it all. The yeasties are tasty! And nutritious! Never thought I'd turn into a beer snob, but I laugh on the inside when somebody tells me they like "different" beers, like Blue Moon or Shock Top. I should feel good that they're willing to try different things, but when you've...

New Belgium Abbey. Too much coriander and not enough of Belgium abbey.

Nope. Use your modified hop schedule and you will be fine!:mug: