Recent content by ddicks

Already planning the next one for this weekend!

Yeah I didn't have a thermometer to start with and the heat cooled down in the house over night (auto thermostat) so I was thinking it was too cold (16-17C). Plus it hadn't done anything for about 12 hrs. Got a thermometer now though to measure the ambient temp. Plus the spillage of the yeast...

My buddy and I did our first all grain batch on Saturday. I wrote out all the gory details the next day. Would love some comments. Cheers! Started Saturday, October 19 at about 2:30pm and ended at 9:30pm (7hrs). Followed a 5 gal recipe roughly as I couldn't find a smash recipe with the...

My buddy and I brewed our first all grain batch this past weekend. I know you said you're not specifically looking to learn about all grain brewing but doing a SMaSH beer recipe is what I've heard is the best way to get a feel for certain grains. Since this was our first one that's what we...