Recent content by dmbnpj

Using this, how can you tell that the starter fermented? I usually see residue from foam on the inside of the flask well above the liquid.

I have a 2000mL flask and when I tried making a 2L starter last time with the flask the liquid ended up overflowing out of the top of my flask. How do you prevent this from happening in making such a large starter?

I cant ever seem to figure out those yeast calculators so I just use a pint of water with 1/2 cup of DME as stated in the "How to Brew" book. The recipe says: OG=1.074 FG=1.014 Its a clone of Pliny the Elder

Just decided to brew on Saturday. Brewing this Saturday so we won't pitch the yeast until late Saturday afternoon/evening. Using White Labs 001 yeast on a stirplate. Just boiled a pint of water with 1/2 cup of DME. Would you recommend adding any more DME between now and then? Any other...

This has been sitting in a keg for about a month now. Forgot to dry hop when initially kegged. Without the dry hopping the beer was very similar in color to the original. Dry hopped today and poured a pint and it was black! However, it smelled ok. I didn't pour any today prior to dry...

In the "150 Classic Clone Recipes" in the best of brew your own magazine, the ingredient list for Pliny the Elder calls for 1.0 lb of dextrose (corn sugar). This is listed right under the grains and right before the hops. Then, it lists 0.75 cups of corn sugar (for priming). When is the first...

What would the split manifold look like?

Just got into kegging and currently have a 5# tank with one ball lock keg with one regulator and a picnic tap. I would like to add another keg to the fridge. Do I need a dual regulator or is there another option?

Really? I thought you could use a refractometer to calculate your ABV and not need a hydrometer anymore? What a letdown

We kegged it today. I forgot to take a reading before putting it into the keg. It was in the keg for only about an hour before I decided to go pour some in a glass through the keg faucet for testing. Would that affect the reading?

Yah im not sure what is going on either. I took 2 readings today and I got 9 brix both samples. It has been fermenting for at least 2 months. It is the two hearted clone recipe

Been out of the game too long... If we have 18 brix on brew day and finish with 9 brix, what is our ABV?

We recently brewed a clone recipe for green flash west coast ipa. I have it fermenting in a glass carboy with the orange plastic cap on top with a blow off tubing going into a jar of sanitized water. We brewed this about 3 weeks ago. Krausen has formed on top but there has been no...

On your stand, the piece of plywood that the carboy is inverted and resting on, I would recommend replacing your current piece with another piece and cut the opening against the grain of the wood. It wouldn't hurt to double it up either.

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