Recent content by Horses_n_Brew

Awesome info!! Thanks for all the suggestions. MO is a couple years old, stored inside not crushed, sealed but not 100% airtight. Crushed all grains the day before brewing, kept airtight till brewing. Running 67-70% efficiency, but looking to be more efficient with my time on brew day. Happy...

Crush was done by LHBS. I thought it was a little too much; a bit of fines at the bottom of the bag. Husks were open, but still attached. Didn't get pH, need new strips. Using well water with no adjustments. Would occasional stirring of the mash help? I was concerned with the mash cooling so I...

Did my third all grain (well, threw in 0.4 lb Amber DME because it was left over) this weekend and have had ok time to conversion (40 min - 1 hr) in the past. This time it took over an hour and I don't know why. Here's the grain bill: 6.4 oz Amber Dry Extract (12.5 SRM) Dry Extract...

Thanks everyone. Fiddled with BeerSmith and pretty much hit it all spot on. I'll post how it comes out.

Thanks for all the info. Plan to try it in a couple weekends!

Ran my first AG in my new 10 gal thermos mash tun (as described on HBT - thanks). Missed my mash temp (low) even when using beersmiths parameters. Anyone have any suggestions about pre-warming the thermos or other tweaks to beersmith to get closer?

I have been using DeathBrewer's Easy Partial Mash directions, and my grains max out around 8 lbs. I can always get more DME, thats just what was left from the last couple batches SMASH sounds like a good way to get a better handle on flavors and character. I am running BeerSmith so I can...

I need some help with suggestions for a partial mash recipe IPA, Pale, American, etc to use up some extra ingredients. Here's what I have on hand: Maris Otter Pale Malt - 15+ lbs Pelleted Willamette - lots Whole Simcoe - 1 oz Amber DME - 0.4 lbs Light DME - 0.2 lbs Not trying to use...

Don't try shipping it. It's not legal, and FedEx gets real mad when it breaks and they investigate what it is. ;) I brought home a few Alltech Burbon Ales in my checked bag without any problem or hassle.

First off, thank you everyone for all the input. Estimated ending gravity on the kit is 1.012-1.01. I didn't get much sediment into the secondary so not sure hom much I can kit it up. No concerns about leaving it in the secondary except with no activity I am worried about the CO2 that is...

I am hoping I just need to be told to not worry. 1st brew jitters; tried to absorb everything on the site, but there is soooo much good stuff. LHBS recipe includes amber dry malt extract, crystal, vienna & smoked malts, hallertauer & tettnanger hop pellets, lager yeast. Boiled partially...