Recent content by cjl6

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Yeah in all honesty it wasn't that bad, just got a little ridiculous with the number of things that went wrong. But no big deal. I have delicious smelling imperial porter and British bitter (that's what I decided it's most like) with all of their numbers hit and yeast pitched, so it was a...

If there has ever been "one of those days" this was it. Let's make a list. a. Didn't have two kettles. Had to do it one at a time. b. Forgot to invest in a big enough mash paddle c. Thermometer broke. I stuck it in the grain in my mash tun to have it read 250 degrees. Pulled it out to have it...

Woke up at 7:30, got all of the water ready, started heating it, it just got up to temp and I mashed in 6 gallons of 167 degree water to 17.5 pounds of grain... 11 Lbs. Pale 2 row 2 Lbs. Crisp Brown Malt 2 Lb. Dark Munich Malt 1 Lb. Briess Organic Chocolate Malt 1 Lb. Simpsons Extra Dark...