Recent content by dpaola2

I am interested in the non-conical brew kettle if you end up splitting the lot.

I did have another note to figure out how to keep the addition of hops from bubbling up like crazy, it was an adventure yesterday. Nonetheless I am excited for this batch, I think it will be my best one yet despite a couple of issues. I can hear it bubbling away as we speak!

I'm going to conduct a test this week to see if I can reproduce. Science!

Fair but I measured it before I started the boil, while sparging. I now think it happened because all of the following factors multiplied: - Low humidity - Wide kettle (not tall) - Very high heat / vigorous boiling I still think 3.5 gallons in 60 minutes is exorbitant but hey, what else could...

Thank you all. This is my 6th boil, and I have a 10 gallon kettle over propane outdoors. I did boil extremely vigorously, which is a learning moment for me. My kettle has volume indicators which is how I know it was 3.5 gallons lost. I suppose it's possible I mismeasured.

Subject says it all. I live in Lake Tahoe, I'm at about 6,300 ft elevation. I sparged to 6.5 gallons and boiled for an hour. I only got 3 gallons of wort! Am I crazy? Has anyone else seen that much wort boil off in just 60 minutes?

I have not. Been slacking on my home brewing - would love to know if you try it, what your ingredients / recipe / process is!

How much is shipping to 96150?

Looking to scoop a used kegerator for fermentation and for kegging. Can't afford to buy new right now. Live in Norcal (Tahoe) and can drive to pick up and pay cash.

Haha, yeah. I'm still trying to find the space and equipment to hit proper fermentation temps.

Chiming in here from South Lake Tahoe. There are a small number of home brewers up here!

I've made root beer a couple of times. I find it a fun beverage to experiment with due to the different types of root and bark ingredients. One of the things that's been on my mind recently is: with root beer, you can steep the various ingredients in a tea and get a very good sense of what the...

Nice! I bought the Papazian book at Powell's in Portland a couple years back and only recently read it from cover to cover. Been doing BIAB and my next brew is going to be a proper all grain batch (Good Life Pale Ale from the book). So far it's a fun hobby that is simultaneously easier than I...

Anyone made it yet? I drink it fairly often and seems like it would be fun to experiment with my own. For example: The Citra Citra Bomb Bomb One - March - Limited Edition - 12 Pack

I now see a ton of similar threads, will close this one as this is a duplicate question. Apologies!