Recent content by deafmonk

Hi Mike. I was hoping to find glycol bypass instructions for the fatal error #1 here. So I guess I will ask for PM to be sent to me. Thanks.

I love SSBrewTech. Count me in!

Entered!

Does anybody have a recipe for Unita's Golden Spike Hefeweizen? Pretty please? Thanks.

Would be nice to win.

Hi FattyLiver, I am still newbie so I want to see if you can clarify your comment "actually cold conditioned for a week or two" for me. Is that at that point at the end of secondary and then cold conditioned? The reason I asked is because I have another recipe for Ommegang Abbey Ale clone...

Just curious - Bitter Orange Peel vs. Sweet Orange Peel. Why the former? Kindly reply to a newbie. Thanks.

Sounds like a nice recipe. I am a newbie so would you mind giving me some more info. At what temperature do you steep the grain? Then boil with LME and DME for an hour? How long to do primary fermentation at what temp? And how long to do secondary fermentation? And do you bottle? How much...

I am curious. I am using WLP500 also for Ommegang Abbey Ale clone which the recipe calls for primary fermentation temp of 76 to 84 degrees F. I stayed with 77 to 78 degrees F because I was afraid of banana flavors if the temp went over 80 degrees. How hot did you up the temperature?

Thanks, Gordon. I went ahead and bought a ceramic heat bulb for lizard at the pet store. Put both fermenters and the lizard heat in the laundry closet. When the temp reached 78 degrees, I opened the closet door ajar and the temp stayed 77 degrees. Exactly where I wanted it to be. And...

I brewed two batches in succession. The first batch had 3.3# of malt extract. The second one had 4.4#. The recipe calls for OG of 1.074 and I had 1.060 for both. Isn't that weird? I thought the second batch would have higher OG. Is it because I didn't boil longer. Or what factor can...

Hi Gordon, Finally got around to brewing the extract recipe of Ommegang Abbey Ale clone last Saturday. The OG is 1.06. I wonder why it is lower than the recommended 1.074? Instead of shooting for FG of 1.013, should I shoot for lower gravity, let's say 1.003 or something to make up for the...

Hi Gordon, My next brew will be my second time. Obviously, it will be an extract type, rather than all grain. I found this Ommegang Abbey Ale Clone extract with grains recipe from Brew magazine (thanks to former head brew master at Ommegang Brewery). Ommegang Abbey Ale clone (5...

I have some more questions that I hope you will help a newbie. My questions are: for the first step, steep the grain in 156F for 40 minutes. Then the next step is to remove the grain and add a gallon of water. And add two kinds of malt extracts. Still at 156F? For how long? Then 1 oz...

I am excited about this recipe as you can tell from my moniker. I am a newbie. Just bottled my first brew yesterday (Belgian Quad kit from Williams Brewing). Bottle in 70 degrees for 20 days and then 55-58 degree for 3 weeks. Now my question for this Easy Chimay Blue clone. Aged in...