Recent content by cokerwk

I've lived in the Raleigh area for about twelve years. I was born in NC, and although I lived out of state for a while, I lived in Greensboro for 15 years and Fayetteville for 18. I can say without a doubt that the Raleigh area (including Cary and Durham) is by far the best place I've lived in...

I'm going to have to agree with Winvarin. I was having a similar issue with my FG's being lower than expected, and after trying new thermometers and hydrometers, I decided to turn the heat on the kettle after collecting a couple gallons of wort. I was also having a difficult time hitting my...

Thanks. BTW, I'm using pellet hops.

Long time reader, first time poster. I made a black rye IPA that was remarkable before dry hopping. I then dry hopped with 1 oz of Citra and 1 oz of Amarillo in a weighted bag for three days. I then removed the hop bag and added a new bag containing another 1 oz of Citra and 1 oz of...