Recent content by bmcmahan

I would make a 1 liter starter even with the two vials, or just make a larger starter 3 liter starter and use one vial. You're going to need about 270 billion yeast cells and I think that white lab vials only have an avg 100 billion per vial. I usually just throw the spices in with about 5...

they only list: Alkalinity = 14.42 pH=7.14 Sodium = 7.2 Potassium = .3 Hardness = 7.78 Ammonia = .97 Phosphate = .18 all in mg/l I use a water filter for drinking water, but I figured the campden tablets will basically do the same thing with the chloramine. I might just breakdown and...

I'm looking at starting to use my tap water with campden tablet and was wondering if there was really anything else I needed to worry about or add with tap water. I've got a report from my CPW but it doesn't have a whole lot of information.

I meant to add the spices, but I forgot to throw them on the thread. Last year I used US-05 yeast, so I figured I go with an English style yeast to produce a more traditional flavor.

I’m looking at making a Pumpkin Beer this weekend to have ready for fall. I wasn’t overly impressed with the one from last year so I going to try something different and I’m looking for feedback. Stats OG 1.055 FG 1.012 IBU 25 ABV 5.5 % SRM 10 Specifics Boil Volume 7 gallons Batch...

I got some what of a water report from our CPW, but it just list a few of the items that I need. I'm hoping their Engineer will give me a call back. This is all of the informaiton that I have from the report that they gave me. Alkalinity mg/l - 14.42 Hardness mg/l - 7.78 Potassium mg/l -...

I’ve been brewing now for just over a year and started AG brewing about 6 months ago. My last couple of brew have had an astringent taste at the end and I’m trying to figure out what I’m doing wrong. I’ve never worried about pH levels in the water because most of the water I use is bottled...

Ok, i'm going to throw out the wheat. 9lbs Pilsner .5lb Munich 1oz Tettnanger - 60min .5oz Hallertau - 15 .5oz Hallertau - 5 IBU around 22

I’m looking at brewing a California Common and a Kolsch this weekend and needed some help with the Kolsch. Here is what I’m looking at doing. 7.5lbs – Pilsner Malt 3lbs – Red Wheat Mash @ 154 for 60min .75oz Chinook – 60min (thinking about .5oz would drop the IBU to 26) .5oz...

I don't know why I didn't think of going to Mr. Malty I use it all the time. I guess Monday has thrown a curve at me. Thanks for the help.

I'm planning on making a California Common this weekend and was wondering about hops. I know most receipt call for Norther Brewer Hops, but was wondering if about some other options. I have about 1lb of Cascade, Chinook, Centenntial hops and a couple of ounces of Yakima Golding Hops. Any...

I'm planning on making a Anchor Steam clone this weekend and was wondering if I needed to pitch it like it was a Lager or an Ale? I'm just not sure on how big of a starter I need to make. I'm looking around an OG:1.060. Thanks for the help.

I've been toying with the hops on just doing Chinook for 60 then a 10 and FO. I was thinking of changing the Chinook to either Columbus or Centennial for 60. I've got about a pound of each just sitting in the freezer.

Ok, I think everyone is right about too much Crystal so I changed it up a little. Fermentables % Weight Weight (lbs) Grain Gravity Points Color 10.00 American Two-row Pale 48.4 3.3 .75 German Munich 3.6 1.1 .75 American Crystal 60L 3.3 8.2 .75 American Crystal 80L 3.3 10.9 .50...

That's for the info. I've been doing a lot of IPA's the past few most and needed a change.