Recent content by HomeBrewLou

I have this same fridge and was going to use it for fermenting with a temperature controller. I might make it a kegerator down the road. I want to pull the shelving on the door out as well and have a lot of the same concerns. Anything back from the PM?

Awesome stuff! Thank you for your service.

I'm in.

Cool thanks, I guess the issue with small batches becomes making sure I get the color right but also making sure the crystal isn't too high. I reduced the crystal to .25lbs and got rid of the victory malt. New grain bill: 5.0lbs American 2-Row 91% 0.25lbs Caramel 40L 4.5% 0.25lbs Cara...

All good stuff. Thanks.

Just re-read that last part, 2 questions: 1. RE: FWH. The reason I did this was because I heard that FWH gives a different complexity and flavor to the hop profile. I've never done it before so it was more of an experiment (brew it once with FWH then w/o and compare). If you have any feedback...

Cool, thanks for the feedback.

Hello, Any feedback on this recipe? I tend to like my beers malty but I want to do a better job of staying true to the style. I sometimes over do it on the malt/nutty flavors. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. For a 2 gallon batch: Grain Bill: 4.5lbs American 2-Row 82%...

thanks for the help guys. I appreciate it. Lots of good idea here.

My heart is only set on making awesome beer! Thanks for the tip. I will look into the rectangular cooler.

Thanks for the help! I guess I can forget about the HLT. I guess the only issue remains as to whether a 5 or 10 gallon cooler will be able to hold a proper mash temperature for small batches? A 10 gallon cooler with 2 lbs of grain might be a stretch no? What are the dimensions of a 10 gallon...

Hey guys, I have been home brewing for 2 years now and have been a site lurker for a while. I have done extract, mini-mashes, and even mashes in very basic home brew and kitchen equipment. I usually do partial boils when doing 5 gallon batches. I want to upgrade my brewing equipment to add...