Recent content by BuddhaNole

Hey folks. I am just about to kick my Citra Dry Hopped Fort Point Pale Clone and I think this will be my next brew. I have a substitution question. Do you think it would make a big difference using wheat malt instead of the flaked wheat? I'm not too worried about the haze factor due to the yeast...

and maybe wrap it in a blanket or something to help keep it warm. Regardless, low 60s will be fine. Good luck.

Brewed a regular IPA last weekend and I'm going to brew my Red IPA tomorrow. I'm trying to use up all of my older hops.

You could also lower your mash temp (change the mash profile in Beersmith to light body) to help dry it out. The oats and the wheat will help you keep some body in it even with a lower mash temp. For my IPAs, I usually mash in the 148-150 range.

The only thing I see is your mash profile. You're not going to have a real dry IPA. If that's what you're going for, then I think this recipe looks very good. Good luck with it.

So an update on my attempt at this beer. I did order the crystal hops. I had to adjust the hop schedule bc I no-chill. Based on the comments above, I also added a small amount of roasted barley to make sure I got a nice red color. That was a mistake. The beer came out way too dark, but I could...

So I ordered the crystal hops and made this recipe. Based on the comments above I added a small amount of roasted barley to get a good red color. That was a mistake. The beer is too dark, but I could care less. This thing is awesome. It actually fermented out too much but it still seems to...

Thanks for the quick reply PGE. I'm really looking forward to making this one. I am going to have to work out a substitution for the Crystal hops though. As long as the malt bill is close, I'll be happy.

I was just wondering if anyone had any updates as to how this turned out. I was just out in NM and tried this beer and loved it. This is next on my brewlist. Thanks in advance.

Are you considering the lactose to achieve the texture or for sweetness?

I have made a blueberry wheat beer where I used both extract and fruit. The fruit gives you a good flavor, but little aroma. The extract gives it a great aroma. Using real fruit made my beer purple, but I thought it was really cool.

Who wouldn't love another keg?

So the seller is going to give me a refund on the box and told me I could just keep it. So I have a new question. I have a GE breaker box in my house and the breaker in the spa panel is a GE as well. Does anyone see a problem with me just putting this directly into my breaker box as long as it...

I got it through Ebay. I've already contacted the seller. He seems to sell a lot of these, so hopefully he'll send me another one. Thanks for the replies guys.

I feel like I'm missing something here. All of the wiring diagrams I have seen have 2 lugs for the hot wires located right below the breaker abd above the neutral bus. It looks like mine only has one, even though it was sold as a 240v 50 amp disconnect. In the picture below I took out the...