Recent content by dethmutt

Gotcha. Thanks for the tips! Will try saving the majority of the hops for flameout and dry hop.

Extract. Was leaning towards a light ale but whichever one would hold up better to the hops. Thanks for the recipe!!! I'll give it a shot :)

I'm looking to make a light beer but I'd like it to have the hop burst of an IPA. Is it possible or will it turn too bitter without the background maltiness of a bigger beer? Any suggestions on what kind to use for dry hopping?

Thanks. I don't want to make five gallons of air freshener.. But everything I read gives different amount of berries, from one ounce to 300 berries..

Wanting to make a Juniper Pale Ale. Not sure how many berries to use. Everything I've read says 1 ounce or less. Approximately how many dried berries are in an ounce? Not trusting my scale at the moment. Need to get a new one.

Well I wanted to try this recipe , but while I was grinding my grains I kind of got carried away and before I knew it I milled the whole pound of crystal in with the others instead of just half a pound . I'm brewing the extract recipe, any suggestions on trying to balance it out?

Brewing a munich helles, great activity and airlock action. My question is there anyway to tell when I need to do the 75% diactyl rest without taking endless samples? Does the airlock activity decrease at 75% ?? Just wondering , I hate opening the carboy for readings. And wasting yummy beer!! Lol

Yup I guess it was just bubbles from moving it out if chiller to take gravity reading. Seems to be stuck again. Gonna pitch some more yeast tomorrow.

Raised it 4 degrees and it took off like a rocket!! Thanks for the advice! :)

Gravity reading hasn't moved. Gonna try to bring temp up and see wht happens like you said. Thanks for help. Sulphur bomb???

I haven't opened it to take a reading. I'll take one when I crack it to repitch, but don't want to be opening it too much.

Brewed a brewers best kit of Munich Helles on the night of the 12th. I knew I should have made a starter for it but was lazy and pitched the yeast pack that came with the kit instead. Now it's the 16th and I have no activity. Carboy is in a chiller holding at 50 degrees. Yeast was pitched about...

Cut the bean lengthwise and scrape out the insides. Then let it soak in alcohol, ( I use Jameson) for a week or two. Add directly to bottling bucket. Comes out great. I used 3 beans for 5 gallons and just enough Jameson to cover the dissected beans. The scraping seems to bring more flavor out...

Brewing a belgian tripel and noticed its recommended that it sit in secondary for 9-12 months to fully blend flavors. Will I have to repitch after that long of a sit or will it carbonate ok?

About to make a cream ale and I wanted to add some vanilla in with it. Got 3 beans cut, scraped, and soaking in whiskey. My question is when to add it. I generally don't use a secondary, so should I throw it in the primary after fermentation slows, or dump it in the bottling bucket and mix it...