Recent content by Gaucho Wino

Morning update: pulled a fresh sample out of the keg and hydrometer was 1.031, which calculates to 4.7%. I feel more confident in this reading without the trub floating around. The alc % is better, but short of what I was expecting. After reflecting on it last night, I think my mash temp...

I’ll do a clean sample tomorrow and test the mash thermometer as well...thanks for all the feedback,

For the most part no...this was my 4th batch. 2 went correct, maybe my last one came out a little light...I thought I fixed that this time through a finer crush (BIAB).

Good questions, and I have to admit, at this point, I'm "sure" of less and less, here is what I think... I feel pretty good about the hydrometer reading in terms of reporting what it showed. Since I already racked the beer into the keg, I used the remaining 1 inch of beer/trub to measure the...

- 5 lbs American 2-row - 5 lbs Maris Otter - 0.5 lbs Dehusked Carafa II - 0.5 lbs English Dark Crystal - 0.25 lbs English Black Malt - 0.25 lbs English Chocolate Malt Imperial A01 (maybe brewed 6 weeks after I purchased it)

Mash temp was ~156 and held fairly well...maybe lost a few degrees over 60 min, but I don't recall seeing any type of significant drop off. Edit: In terms of diagnosing where the culprit lies, I had my Imperial Yeast A01 packet for maybe 6 weeks before I brewed...I'm guessing that was the issue?

I measured using both...the hydrometer was 1.38, the refractometer was a bit blurry, but looked to be in a similar range. Edit: temp was around 66 at measurement.

Hi All - I recently brewed a Coffee Milk Stout with an OG of 1.067 (11.5 lb grain bill, 1 oz 60 min hops, 1 lb lactose at 15 min, 4 oz coffee ground at flame out). Fermentation was temperature controlled at 66 degrees and I left it in primary for 20 days. All seemed well, but then I did a...

Good points on both the ratchet pulley and the tie-off anchor. Tie-off anchor definitely will be added soon.

Hi All - first post and relatively new to brewing, but thought I’d share this set up in case it helps others. I jumped right in to all grain using brew in a bag and just finished my 3rd brew. I’ve read various posts about using a pulley system for BIAB and what I use is a gambrel that I...