Recent content by Dead Money Duke

I think part of the problem is also how I used brewfather. The "pre-boil volume" is total water into the system. But that's what I put in the boil kettle. This means my "mash-tun loss" wasn't properly accounted for. I should subtract any pre-BK loss from the amount I expect to see at the boil...

I'm trying to move from extract to partial mash. I have a 3 kettle setup, so maybe I'm making a mistake of trying to do a partial mash in a mash tun instead of a single kettle. Anyway, I made an IPA today that came in far too low: 1.036. Target was 1.05. I believe I used too much mash water? I...

I just got back into brewing and made the world's simplest recipe ever today. 6 lbs liquid golden light extract, some caramel malt for color, and 1oz Willamette for an hour. I don't know if you can get simpler than that.

New Kegerator! Sweet taps: Close up of the zombie viking: I run D&D and Call of Cthulhu games frequently so this is to keep my thirsty players happy. The taps are a little big if I end up with 4 on there.

I just went by Austin Homebrew today and they said they are closing down and everything is getting shipped out of state on Monday. They said the website would remain online and probably still use the name Austin Homebrew Supply, but nothing would be shipped out of Texas. I was surprised, but I...