Recent content by danbme

I am drinking the first batch off this recipe and IT IS AMAZING. At first I was cautious due to the ease but what I found is that the malt extract gives a plain base for the amazing yeast blend. That is where it is at. I might want to do a partial mash next time as I think some grain flavor...

I just did a batch and had a similar issue. Here is what I found. Wyeast 5526 needs to be combined with other yeasts to get the activity you are probably looking for. I first put this into brewtoad and it said I would need 10 packs for the 10 gallons I was brewing...that lead me back to the...

I'm going to brew this and make a little addition to it. 'With the Homies. For the Homies.' Once this gets to the point of splitting into 2 5gallon batches I will invite some brew nerd friends of mine and have each bring a bottle of their favorite sour or other with live bugs. We will...

So the beer is done. I am worried it might get people sick as one friend did say it gave him the ****s. I have had some but have not gotten ill. I plan on drinking more for research purposes. Will a steri-pen kill the bad stuff and allow us to drink this beer?

I recently made a batch which started growing mold (https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=545730) on the whole hops I was dry-hopping. I racked the beer out from under the mold and bottled it. I have noticed a little something funky on the top of the brew in the bottle. I have also...

Thanks for coming back on this Yoop. Here at brew day and have a few lingering questions. The recipe has 12.4 lbs of grain at the 1.5q per lb that would be 18.6q (4.65gal)...you said 20....I'm guessing it's close enough? The water temp to mash temp is larger than I have typically seen but I...

I just picked up all the ingredients for the initial recipe and look forward to brewing it this weekend. A couple questions about the specific steps I need to take. I am using an igloo with false bottom for the mash. How much water should I put in the mash for the rest? What should the...

For those following this thread as it evolves (which has been very cool); I have an update. I went down to check on this contaminated carboy and noticed that the airlock was up and actually bubbled a small about while I was staring at it. This is somewhat confusing as that would indicate...

I thought that you want to rack off the primary to get rid of any sediment that could change the flavor of your beer? If you are not kegging, do you just let it go in the primary until you pitch some sugar and bottle it? Typically I go with a bucket for the primary for 3-5 days then rack to...

Here are a few more pictures. To answer some questions and comments that have come up- I do use an airlock but did have a hard time shoving the hops into the spout (should have made a paper funnel). It is most likely that when I removed and then replaced the airlock while putting the hops in...

It appears that the 2oz of whole hop Magnums have started to grow something. Usually I sink my dry hops in a bag and wonder if the exposed, floating hops gives more of a chance for funky growth. Any takers? Check out the pic. Who knows, maybe I made my first sour!