Recent content by cayohuesobrew

Thanks IslandLizard!! Didn't think of that. Gonna step it up to 2.5L

So I have a dilemma. I plan on brewing this Sunday and was going to make my yeast starter tonight. I didn't check how much DME I had on hand, and it not enough. I need a 2L using 200g of DME. I only have 84g of DME on hand and no access to more for at least a week. Recipe is 10 gal batch pale...

If sugar begins to caramelize at 153F then clear candi sugar should as well right? But clear candi sugar is said to impart little to no color. I was just hoping for a nice golden saison.

Hi all, I just finished kegging 10 gallons of a saison I made a few weeks ago that I added 1.5 lbs of honey at 10 min. The beer came out way darker than I expected. I have been reading but cant seem to find anything on how honey could change the color. Any thoughts on why this beer looks so...

Yes you can. Living in Florida the ground water is never much colder than 80 degrees. I use two immersion chillers to speed cooling. One chiller is in ice bath, the other is in the hot wort. This is the only way for me to cool my wort below 80 degrees without buying a counter flow chiller.

Hello All, I am looking to brew a Rye IPA but have never worked with rye before. I am not sure how the hops I am looking to use will complement the spiciness of the Rye. I am looking to bitter with Chinook and use Citra and Simcoe later in the boil. Any thoughts? Also is 20% rye malt and...