Recent content by doverox

Hi, So, I just got a job at a brewery. I am essentially a paid intern. I have homebrew experience but have only bottle conditioned. Also, I am horrible at science/math, I'm very much left-brained and have always struggled with these things. I really don't have a grasp of CO2 and it's role in...

Congrats, as someone who's had DC locally for years I can say this looks a lot like the real deal. I'm so spoiled by the abundance of fantastic beer in Chicago that I don't think I fully appreciate this brew anymore. Time to revisit!

if you find yourself in the chicagoland area and are in search of zombie dust or any other 3f beer for that matter, you can go here: http://www.windycitydistribution.com/Beer-Hunter/ i'd still call ahead though. this is just a list of where it was recently delivered so it doesn't mean it's...

hi guys, i have an AIPA at 1.008 in a secondary right now and i am planning to dry hop, add mango pulp and cold crash. here is my question. do you think i could add the pulp while still frozen along with the hops and then cold crash it just like that? i know that the hop aroma wont be as...

I can tell you firsthand what a challenge trying to keep consistent temps for a 1 gallon batch in a 5 gallon kettle. I made that mistake once and learned the hard way. My sweet spot volume seems to be a 3.5 gallon (into fermenter) batch but if you are using recipes and don't constantly want to...

Um, yea you guys were spot on. The gravity was in fact 1.012, not 1.050. BIG difference haha. Crap, sure wish I didn't put that fermbelt on it. Hopefully it will be ok.

I was thinking the same thing...it is an overtly hoppy beer so the malt is a little overpowered to begin with but it definitely tastes like beer to me. Perhaps I should pick up another hydrometer. It did take a minute to get the 1.000 reading with the water though I did get it. Could have a...

hydrometer I checked with water to make sure it's working. It is :(

Hi guys, So I have had this American IPA with Omega West Coast liquid yeast in the bucket for 3 weeks. It is generally my policy to leave my ales alone for 3 weeks, I don't usually check the gravity before then. Well, I may start checking at 10 days because I discovered I have a stuck ferm. My...

i spoke too soon. i don't know why but it keeps assuming that i am doing 5 gallon batches, even when i use the right profile. this is very frustrating. i will try your calculator, thank you

nevermind you were right the first time. i'm a dummy and didn't realize i set my equipment profile to 3 gallons, not 3.5. i did need to scale the recipe. thank you for your help!

thanks, guys. but just to clarify, i designed this recipe. i mean it's based on an existing recipe but i manually entered everything else except for that bottom right section. when i started the recipe, i did start it with my 3.5 gallon batch equipment profile. what did i do wrong?

hi guys! ok so i am ready to pull my hair out. please help this noob. can someone explain to me the estimations that beersmith is coming up with in the bottom right corner of the second screen shot? i have entered my equipment profile with boil off rate. it's set for biab. what else can i do...

hey ubnserved, thanks for your response to my post earlier. i can actually offer a little advice on this topic. your son being a vet, i would definitely suggest choosing one of the university programs, particularly uc davis. while siebel does have a reputation as one of the best brewing...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone here has attended the Siebel Concise Course? While I would love to drop $20,000 on the full program, I don't have those kind of resources. My goal is to find work in beer production. I currently "help out" at a brewery but they don't have the budget to hire me let...