Recent content by Cajunbrewer87

Well it looks like the guys at the LHBS were right. I added only 3 ml to the bottling bucket, and tasted a slight raspberry flavor. I let a couple others taste it and they agreed. Wondering if the flavor will come out more after it is carbonated, guess I'll find out in a couple of weeks

Hey all, I am about to bottle my first fruit beer. A raspberry wheat. I know I should use real fruit instead of extract but I am on a very strict budget at the moment. I am looking for a subtle raspberry flavor..I want it to taste like BEER with fruit in the background. The guys at the LHBS told...

Sorry to revive such an old thread, but I had the same question and it wasn't really answered. I can only fit one fermenter in my fridge, and really want to make a batch of mead. With beer, I keep it temp controlled for a week then slowly raise the temp to about 70, then take it out and leave it...

I just got a new plastic bucket and am brewing a batch right now. Well I just went to mix star san and noticed there is a deep scratch on this brand new bucket. Since it hasnt been used yet, do you guys think I would be ok using it this one time then tossing it after? Should I RDWHAHB or could...

Thanks singletrack! I really like that idea

The topic says it all. I'm working on a recipe that is dominated by citrus hop flavor/aroma with the IBUs around 25 so it will still be very smooth and drinkable. To achieve this I want to use a lot of hop bursting. This is my first hoppy beer so I'm not going to dry hop yet. I want to brew it...

I thought there were only light munich and dark munich, learn something new everyday. I use 10L last time. I was also thinking about mixing in a different aroma hop too. Might as well do what you suggested, since I will have some centennial left over.

Awesome, sounds tasty!

Thanks! Here's the deal though, I do want to try a new recipe, and if I dont like it, I have the old recipe down to every last detail in the brew notes. I do like the biscuit flavor that the victory adds, however I do agree that this recipe needs more caramel. So I took out the pale chocolate...

Thanks everyone, really great advice that I'll put to use for sure!

I don't use pure O2, I use an aquarium pump with a sterile filter. And thanks!

Thanks for the suggestion! One of the judges was recognized bjcp and the other was certified bjcp. I would love to keep entering my beers but they dont have very many competitions where I live, unfortunately.

Just got back from my first competition. The main reason I entered is for feedback and advice on how I can improve my beer. My american amber ale scored a 37. It says that aromatics are low, slight alcohol taste(I use a temp controlled fridge so I'm trying to figure out what caused that) It also...

One last thing, when I lower the pressure to 12 psi am I supposed to burp the keg and re set the pressure or can I just turn the nob until it reaches 12? Might be a dumb question but I'm 100% new to this, haha

Thanks! I get it now. So even if I carb it the fast way it will still get better and condition with time if I let it sit