Recent content by Ghost1128

Located in North Chicago. Looking to sell my brewing hardware. Loved brewing but cannot continue due to increased work and family requirements. Would rather sell the below as kits/whole. Willing to sell complete list for $1200. Fermenter with glycol chiller. $1000 obo -14 Gallon SS Brewtech...

I could use a new kettle! Currently only have one with my cooler and gravity fed kettle system. Good luck y'all!

How did it turn out? I am making an apple pie cider and cant decide how many cinnamon sticks to add. Sitting at 5 sticks for the 5 gal batch right now but curious to know.

Couch, I am bottling. Still saving up some $$ for a good kegging system. Also, because I can't stop tinkering haha, I mixed up the hop additions to where I am doing 2 oz Mosaic and 2 oz Cascade at flameout, and the dry hopping with the same quantity. Other hop additions during the boil are...

Ok. Here is what I put together with everyone's great input: 15 Lb American 2 row 1lb Crystal 40L 1 Lb Oat Malt Mash with 6.5 gal at 150F for 80 mins, drain wort and batch sparge w 3 gal at 165F 90 minute boil: 1 oz Magnum 90 min 1 oz Magnum 60 min 4 oz Mosaic 15 min 4 oz Mosaic 0 min 4 oz...

So for the mash, you guys recommend low and slow on this one? 155 deg for longer than 60 min?

Thanks guys, definitely gave me some stuff to chew on. Haze, I get what you are saying on the hops, I will definitely make some changes. I am definitely a hop head haha! So I don't mind hop forward beers.

Hmm ok I'll take that into account. I'm using BeerSmith 2, and it has me at the upper limit for IBUs with the hops I put in there so I wasn't sure about adding more. Thank for the info.

So, I'm attempting my first all grain DIPA this weekend. I have a typical 10 gallon Rubbermaid and a 10 gal kettle. I plan on single infusion mash with batch sparge. I hope to get 70% efficiancy. Does anyone have any tips for brew day? Additionally, I'm on the fence between a 60 min boil...

Np mate! We're all in this together. The stronger the better right. [emoji482]

Did you use a hydrometer? If so, what was the temperature of the wort when you took the reading? If is above what the hydrometer was calibrated at, then you have to take that into account. I use BeerSmith2 and they have a great conversion tool. My last batch (first all grain) I hit 1.04 and...