Just read that the new issue of BYO (October 2013) has a HT clone recipe as well as some Hill Farmstead recipes. Anyone know if it's the same as already published in the earlier issue?
Hey everyone,
I just got my Northern Brewer 5 gallon Rubbermaid cooler mash tun, and am planning on using for the first time this weekend...it has a pretty strong plastic smell though, even after I've rinsed it a couple times with star san and hot water. Is this something that I should worry...
What you are doing will definitely work, but you're kind of unnecessarily complicating the process. You can do full volume 3 gallon batches in the single 7.5 gallon pot. The cooler is unnecessary.
Thanks so much everyone for the replies! :)
I was just a little worried about mashing in...
Hey all -
I have been all grain brewing small 1 gallon batches for over a year and now want to step up to 3 gallons. I'm very happy with the beer I've made recently, so I'd like to keep the process as close as possible to what I've done in the past (the process is from the book Beer Craft if...
20 grams is about 3/4 of an oz, correct? So in a 5 gallon batch that would equal 3.5 oz of bittering hops - or am I missing something??
Thanks for your help!
Hello,
I'm brewing the one gallon all grain recipe from the great "BeerCraft" book tomorrow, and everything seems fine (I've put the numbers into Beer Calculus), except the amount of bittering hops. The recipe calls for 20 grams of 9.5AA Target hops at 60 minutes. This calculates to about 144...
Hello,
I'm planning on dry hopping my IPA in a couple days, and will be using the remainder of the hops I used for my boil (so I've touched them, probably before my hands were sanitized). They've since (about a week) been in the freezer. Is it possible they may contaminate my beer?
Thanks!