Recent content by crayzeeguy

Thanks all. Sometimes I just need others to reaffirm a decision I already made. :)

Currently brewing a tropical American wheat ale. Looking for a fruity, tropical hop profile with low bitterness at 35 or so IBUs. OG was planned to be 1.45 and and a finished ABV of 4.75% or so. For some reason or another, my boil off rate was significantly lower than normal, leaving me with...

Over the past year, i have found it increasingly difficult to find an online homebrew supply shop that offers the ability to have your grains double crushed. Many of the big boys have moved on to pre-packaged bags it seems. And before its brought up - I know local homebrew stores will do...

Thanks for the detailed and informative reply. Part of my initial testing of each package was to enter all of the same brewhouse specifics such as boil kettle diameter, boil off rate, trub loss etc. into the packages and calculators (Beersmith, Brewers Friend, iBrewMaster, TastyBrew etc.)...

Hello all, I have recently begun exploring new options for home brewing software. As a test, I run the same recipe through various packages and calculators in order to analyze the features and functions. I have noticed a significant variation in the way multiple packages calculate OG and FG...

Thanks for the replies... To cool the wort post boil i have an immersion chiller and got it down to below 80 in under 10 minutes. I had a decent protien break in the boil after adding the whirlfloc and had another good break in the kettle during chilling. First time ive had what resembles...

I brewed an American Amber Ale in early December. I did 3 weeks in primary at 68, followed by a 3 day mini-cold crash at 35 and it has since been in the bottles for about 5 weeks at 70. I've had a few bottles in my refrigeratior at 35 for 2 weeks awating their completion. Aside from slow...