Recent content by Black_Mountain_Brewer

I soak the stone in star San, turn it on and off in the solution, then move it to the wort and turn it on once it is submerged. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I cool using an immersion cooler that I place in with 15 minutes remaining. I most generally do not use a secondary so my only transfer is to my bottling bucket. I use the spout on the bottom of my bucket to check my SG. My airlock is always filled with star San. Nothing touches my wort that has...

All of mine that have done this take on a cloudy haze that is hard to describe. I can actually tell they are bad just from looking at them when I am checking SG. Watching beer go down the drain is a pain no man should have to endure. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

It has happened with 3 different yeast strains. Safale 05. Wyeast1056. Wyeast 1728. All with either starter or rehydrate. I use those same yeasts except 1728 in my light beers as well. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I'm fairly certain it's bacteria now. I need to isolate the source and see what is different between my light beers and dark beers. Guess I need to just tear everything apart and clean it like crazy. Between all the PBW and Star-San I use I'm not sure how I could get infected but I guess I shall...

Why would only my darker beers be susceptible to infection. None of my light colored beers have had any flavor issues. Looks like I will be dumping two more vomit beers. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I was thinking infection originally. Could I get infection in only dark beers and not in IPAs? I am extremely anal in cleaning, but maybe I am missing a step. My water is higher PH. I have added 5.2 to all of my recent batches including the latest vomit smelling strong ale. I am not sure of...

After searching, I have been unable to find an answer to what causes a vomit smell in beer. I have had 4 AG batches now end up with this vomit smell. They are all darker beers. I am pretty sure 2 of them may have been underpitched, but the other two I am clueless as to what could have...

I have now had 4 beers do this to me. They are all darker beers and usually over 1.060 OG. All my light color beers and IPAs turn out just fine. Does anyone know what causes this?

+ 1 to the temperature controller. I have 2 of them so I can run multiple batches at different temps. Makes a huge difference for me.

Right on. Thanks all. I have not seen his process so I suppose he could have been jerking my chain. Good thing for me is i tend to research so I don't waste time and money. Boil it is!

That's what I thought. I have tasted several of his beers and they were good. Is this an accident that they turned out without boiling?

I have a question regarding the necessity of boiling after the mash step is complete. One of my brewing buddies says it is not necessary. From what I have gathered here, everyone boils. I just moved into the BIAB world from extract brewing and want to make sure I'm not missing something. Any...