Recent content by ericj551

Sounds like you're just steeping grains and not doing a mini-mash, right? I'm guessing you could get away with cheerios in the mash, but without being converted, I think you'll just end up adding a bunch of starch to your beer.

Thanks guys. I probably am not going to pasteurize, I think I'd rather have the cider dry out. I am hydrating another packet of US-05, gonna throw that in and see if I can jump start it. I'll let it sit another 2 weeks. Also, as far as pectic enzyme goes, I've heard conflicting things. Can...

I started a cider about two weeks ago. It started at 1.063 and now sits around 1.012. Fermentation went like crazy, but now appears to be done. I tasted it and I'm really happy with the flavor so far, but I'm worried about it continuing to attenuate if I rack and bottle from here. In my...

How does this look for a barleywine? I'm planning to mini-mash and hoping it will be ready by around the end of the year. I will pitch on a yeast cake of 1056. Grain bill: 2 Maris Otter 1 # Crystal 60 .5 # Carahell 8 # Light DME 1 # Brown sugar Shooting for around 1.100 OG Hops: 90...