Recent content by BlackLotus

Oh I wasn't confused. Sorry, I just got excited to see other people trying out the Tamale steamer and wanted to add my two cents. I should correct myself and add that the steamer is actually only 40 quarts. I will post after its maiden boil.

If you get the really big tamale pot(46 qt $25.99), at say Foodmax, It already has a ridge for a false bottom, and comes with a steam plate. It could be modified to keep fine particles off the bottom, or large ones as is. I think if you are careful to stir it, you would be ok.

I think you get more fruit flavor transfer if you add the fruit at the end of fermentation, say in a secondary ferment at the end. The alcohol present kills off any potential invaders and the fruit flavors are not distorted by so much fermentation. Also, you don't have to get your wort...

I kept bumping into this website while I did research on various brewing related topics. While I was looking for ways to buy grains in Sacramento CA, I came across a number of people who seemed interested in doing a group buy. It seemed prudent to simply join so I could contact them more...