Recent content by elkmanbeerz

I don't have any experience with Carafa III so I will certainly consider your suggestion! I HAD been planning to mash all the grains, but would there ever be any reason to steep some of the grains when brewing all-grain?

My 3rd all-grain batch and I'd love some comments on the grain and hop bills. I was shooting for something a little like Wookey Jack, which is one of my favs. Will I taste the rye and other specialty grains at these percentages? Also if anyone thinks Citra and Amarillo are a bad combo for a...

Thanks, I'm pretty sure my fermentation is done. But I'm really just trying to figure out if I should add some yeast at bottling. Either way, would it hurt anything just to add the yeast for security?

Hi, I know there are already some posts about this, but I found that most of the information was almost (but not quite) pertinent to my specific situation. Just looking for a second opinion. I'm brewing the Tom Bastian's Death Metal (RIS) recipe from the book Extreme Brewing. The recipe...

Thanks for the tips! I live and learn. I s'pose all I can do is wait and see if the burnt chemically presence persists after carbonation. Maybe it well lend a "roasted" flavor to my beer :D

Just sanitized my bottles using the oven-bake method with tinfoil (340F for 1.5 hr.). Once they cooled I began bottling my so-far delicious-tasting gingered IPA. About half way through the process I caught a whiff of a foul odor wafting from the bottles. I realized too late that I had just...

I'm in the process of starting an IPA recipe in which I chose to add 1.5 oz of grated ginger in the last 15 minutes of the boil (plus another 0.5 oz chunk thrown in at flame-out for good measure). During the boil the smell of the ginger was pleasant and noticeable and it balanced well with the...