Recent content by Gillman

This post started off promising. Lol

Welcome. I wish I didn't hate bottling (I keg) some much otherwise I would do small batches because I love brewing but hate all the other stuff too! :)

Sounds good to me. Do you have recipe for you hard cider or do you just use cider and yeast? What yeast? I am currently enjoying a batch of hard cider and I am going to put another 5 gallons in the fermenter tomorrow for a total of 20 gallons for the season. :) I want to try something a little...

Sounds interesting, hope we can get more info on this.

Glad I found this :mug: Cheers

if I was going to build a space saving brewstand I would model it after a TopTier but make the burners fold up to save additional space. However, that looks pretty cool. I just don't like the idea of getting out the ladder to mash in. I've spent enough of my life on a ladder.

Posted the recipe I have been using here: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/looking-winter-warmer-recipe-ag-275390/

How long has it been in the primary? I would not stir it with a spoon, if you feel the need to agitate the wort simply swirl the wort around in the carboy.

This the recipe I have used for the last couple years. Santa's Little Helper 21-B Seasonal/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer Author: Gillman Size: 6.0 gal Efficiency: 75.0% Attenuation: 75.0% Calories: 298.73 kcal per 12.0 fl oz Original Gravity: 1.089 (1.026 - 1.120) Terminal Gravity: 1.022...

They are 50ml bottles. Sure you can find them cheaper than this somewhere though. http://compare.ebay.com/like/330572375979?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&_lwgsi=y

I would add the honey and orange peel to the end of the boil at 0 minutes, so that they will retain their flavors otherwise the will just be boiled off.

I can my fresh pie pumpkins for the beer the following year. I like to start my pumpkin ale in mid August so that it is ready for the beginning of October, but there are no fresh pumpkins ready. So last year I began canning them for use the following year it works great. Here is a link to...