So I have been a home brewer (beer) for over a year, and I am about to try making cider.
I just picked up 4 gallons of fresh cider (no additives, not pasteurized) and I have the Wyeast Cider yeast.
Is it is easy as just adding it to the carboy? Can I add brown sugar or cinnamon to give it...
I am doing an all grain Belgian Pale Ale as we speak. I have 1 pack of 3522 to use. I do not have a lot of control over fermentation temps.
I was thinking of putting it in my basement (around 65-68 degrees) for 2 days, then moving it to my garage overnight where temps will be higher...
At our brewery we have had trouble carbonating our firkin kegs lately. We have been putting in about 1/2 cup of dissolved table sugar in each 10 gallon keg. We have gotten little to no carbonation for the majority of them. We have let the kegs sit for several weeks at room temperature prior...
Just bottled my first all grain recipe, which was an IPA with an OG of 1.068, and I pitched 2 packets of Safale 05 (rehydrated) and it took it to 1.014. Good ****.
So I just transferred my first all grain (American IPA) into the secondary with 1 oz Centennial and .5 oz Chinook for dry hopping.
After I finished the boil and cooled the wort, I hit my target SG of 1.068 perfectly. It was supposed to finish at 1.018, but ended up finishing at 1.014 (thank...
Okay so I am going to do my first all grain this summer, but I am planning the recipe now out of boredom, here it is:
11 lb Pale US 2-row
1 lb Crystal 30L
.5 lb Carafoam
1 oz Chinook (60min)
1.5 oz Centennial (10min)
1.5 oz Chinook (5min)
3 oz Centennial (1min)
1.5oz Chinook dry hop...
To JuanMoore,
Yeah something like this is what I was thinking. It is unrealistic to have/need a brew stand/system when I am first starting out with all grain - as I said before I am still in college and definitely in shape, lifting some heavy pots is not a big deal haha.
Okay I see. I really am trying to do this as cheaply as possibly. I know I need a burner for the HLT, and a burner for the brew kettle. I guess for other people pumps/electrical systems are the most efficient way of doing it.
Couldn't I just have a single tier system just pour the mashing water from the HLT with my body/hands? I'm a young guy, the physical aspect isn't what I'm concerned with. I just don't know enough about pumps/engineering behind it.
I mean, all the HLT is used for is heating up the...
Okay so I am preparing to go all grain (not for till summer though). I know I need to get a new brew kettle, and a mash tun (cooler conversion. I will use a cheap kettle from foodservicewarehouse.com for a hot liquor tank probably.
I do not want to get complex with using a pump, and I am...