Recent content by CelticBrew14

Thanks for the information, great advice. It is a Dad's Hat 10 gallon barrel. I am planning on making a hopped up Wee Heavy Scotch Ale. I was figuring 8 gallons to allow for some headspace but I have not brewed yet so I could alter the volume. I think I am going to go the way of using Whiskey in...

Thanks all, I will go that route.

I just picked up a 10 gallon Rye Whiskey Oak Barrel that I plan on putting an Imperial Porter into. Any suggestions on how long I should let my 10 gallons sit on that oak? I plan fermenting in glass carboys before transferring to to the barrel as a secondary. Also, should I star San it first...

I have had great success with WLP 036. As stated early in this thread, it is a clean, malty strain and I was looking to replicate a great Alt I had at Urige in Dusseldorf, it matched perfectly!

I only opened one but plan on checking another one tonight. I am going paste my LHBS tonight so I can pick up those tabs (he has them) and drop them in. I really want to try and salvage this as it is a very accurate clone of Fullers London Pride, one of my favorites. I guess this is all a...

I took my first stab at for carbing in my corney and ran into issues. I picked up the who kegging set up and force carbed my ale at 30psi. Problem was I did not have room in my fridge so tried to get away with rolling the keg for 15 minutes to get it saturated. I then left the pressure on for a...

It is a half batch of 2.5 gallons. The original recipe called for 1 oz at 5 gallons. I cut everything in half and confirmed it with brew pal. I have no issue hopping heavier though.

Thanks for the advise on the marbles. I was also told to tie a string to the bag ( sanitized of course ) and leave that hanging out of the bung to make it easy to remove later. I am thinking of doing it in the secondary now for 10 days after I transfer. I can pick up flower hops if that is...

Thanks, I wasn't sure if I should dry hop in the primary or secondary but I will definitely leave it in until I bottle. I am doing this one authentic by bottling in 375ml Belgium bottles with cork and wire. They are good friends. If I like this I have the ingredients on hand to do anther batch...

Brewed a half batch of a Farmhouse Saison and it calls for adding hops to the fermenter at 14 days. I was planning on putting them in a nylon bag. My question is two fold, how long do I leave it in and should I transfer to a secondary after that time of the hop addition? I am brewing this for...

So I started drinking my first batch Friday night while making a Bass Ale clone and boy was it good. An Irish Red Ale that a few friend who came by to help brew nearly wiped me out of already. Both were partial mash and the Bass is really active. My friend are already advance planning a beer...

I figured bottle and let it sit for 3 weeks before popping one so four weeks out at best. I think I will try and go another 10 days before bottling.

Thanks. The recipe didn't call for a secondary but my brother in law recommended it as it also helps clear the brew up as well, or so he says. I know I should wait but I really want to start drinking this stuff and I can be impatient some times. I know good things come to those who wait but I am...

So I did my first brew, a red ale from a kit and hit my OG and FG dead on. I pulled a sample as the batch was really settling down in activity. It tasted great and I was getting one release a minute so I decided to transfer to a sanitized secondary car boy. Since the. I had just one day of...

Hi all, I am new to home brewing and the forum. My brother-in-law got me started in it and my nephew is also heavily into home brewing. So farI have outfitted with a full primary and secondary system, complete with glass carboys and mash tun set up. I have my first brew, and Irish Red in...