Recent content by DJL531

Title is a bit wide, but here goes. I bought several different hops over the last few years and I've wondered how much flavor or aroma will be decremented due to age. They are all still sealed from air. One example is 1/2 pound of Citra whole cone vacuumed in a mylar bag from a 2020 harvest...

I think I may invest in one of those this fall. I'm about to head out of state for work and will be gone 6-9 months so no large brews until I return. I'll be in the "what can I do with 1 gallon jugs" for the majority of 2023. At least I will be in New England - having never been there - and...

Update on this beer. 4 days in fermentor and we have had 3 days of 80 deg weather. Did a grav test and we are up to 6.7% abv today. Down to 1.013 and hoping for a few more and this is in need of clearing. Tastes amazing right now. The C20 was Briess Caravienne and this has a slight malty...

It does take longer but I have done extract brews in as little as 90 minutes, depending on volume. What does take longer in my experience using BIAB, is all the water heating. 4 gallons of mash water will take me 15-20 min. Mash is then an hour. Then the sparge water heating (while mashing)...

Tested a new mod on my BIAB technique. I mash in a small 7 gallon pot that is now wrapped with metallic insulated bubble wrap. No bag at this point. 1 hour and I only dropped about 6-8 degrees. This gets ladled out into a bottling bucket that holds a metal strainer (from my seafood boiling...

So the recipe starts out as a take on Blue Moon clone. I have some extra ingredients laying around and just enough for a 3 gallon wheat beer. Grain Bill: 3lbs Briess Bavarian Wheat DME (half boil / half late edition) 2oz honey - late edition 1 tsp dried orange peel This gets added to a mini...

Kegged this, dry hopped for 3 days, hit it with 35 psi, left at room temp and I went on vacation for a week. Came back to what I expected. Hazy from the dry hop, but very tasty. Putting one in the fridge (only have room for one) and will see how well it tastes and if it clears any in there.

Thanks Corny Keg. My top pics are as follows: Hopzoil Cascade Hopzoil Montage Hopzoil Citrus fruit bomb Hopzoil West Coast Fusion Hopzoil Saaz

1.062 Friday evening 1.018 Monday evening Yeast is loving this brew and with lower temps this week, it's going to be a nice beer.

I'll add heated water if needed, but this time I was at 153 for the first 15 minutes and only dropped to 148 (if I recall) at an hour. I ladle out the mash and my large brew kettle is pretty easy to lift without splashing as I move it all of 2 feet up onto my burner.

I did a Sparge.

You are correct on the BIAB wrapping around my paddle. I never feel I get all the dough balls out, even though I think i do. Also, I do ladle the mash out. I have a small sauce pot I use that is 1/2 gallon or smaller. I usually get all but 1/2 to 3/4 of a gallon using it then pour from there.

For ease of mashing and stirring my grist, I heat my water in my smaller brew pot (7 gallons) and mash in without the bag. Wrap with a blanket and it hold the temp good enough. The brewpot is an older turkey fryer that has an insert that held the turkey. It is basically a huge strainer. I...

All grain after 60 minutes of boiling and cooling and my pale ale looks nice and clear. Solids have settled to the bottom and since I use a fine mesh hop bag I get very little hop residue in there. I've read to just drain everything into the fermentor including this at the bottom of the...

Your description is spot on. It looks like a thin layer of fat on broth. The orange color is the back side of the Topo Chico label. For those that don't know Topo Chico, it is a sparkling water from Mexico.