Recent content by IMNOTL8

Just made this yesterday in the hopes for a St Patrick's Day tapping! Mine came out at about 1.060. Was just reading through (most of) the posts and reading about the history of Milk Stouts, etc. and found this quote from the Brewmaster at Left Hand Brewery. “(Milk stouts) are typically...

I just used the 1450 yesterday for the first time with a starter. I didn't have a lot of activity with the starter, though I may have missed it! I added the yeast to the wort yesterday evening and there isn't a whole lot going on in there. There are some small groups of foam on the top but...

I used some hops harvested from a friend as well! Mine were Nugget hops. First time using them in something. They smell great! Have to wait and see on the bitterness in the completely finished product with carbonation and a little aging on it. It's definitely not as dry as Ed Wort's Apfelwein!

Just kegged this last night. Tasted great going into the fermenter! Tasted it coming out of the fermenter and it was a little tart. ABV was 8.4%... Haven't read through the 243 pages of posts, but... anyone feel the need to back sweeten this?

The first time I made this it was incredible! However... the second time it was just so so... The second go round I tried, unsuccessfully, to boost the ABV by adding some brown candi sugar... The mouthfeel was very thin and lacking the malty flavor I had the first time I made it. I didn't add...

How long did you lager this and and what temp in the secondary/keg after the rest on the oak?

I just got around to wiring the TC-9102 this past weekend for my kegerator/lagering refrigerator. Everything seems to be working right but was curious how you guys have your temperature probe mounted/placed? I just have the PTC sensor that came with the unit. I know this is not supposed to be...

I purchased the TC-9102D-HV some months ago... before winter here in Colorado Springs where my garage has been as cold as my kegerator, and I have yet wired it and got it running. The one question I have is to those that have this in use, do you have the incoming power hard wired to the...

I just bought a white food grade HDPE bucket at Lowe's this past weekend for $3.97 + $1.97 for the lid! Pretty good for a secondary or bottling bucket!

So... I got dinged at a competition (my first) for off flavors and the possibility of poor sanitation, bacterial ring forming? on the inside of my bottle, etc. I had a few more bottles of this beer that I had bottled from the keg at the same time and noticed no "bacterial ring" forming. Didn't...

So I have attempted a Dogfish Head Olde School Barelywine clone... My attempt was taken loosely from what I have read on their site and different descriptions of the beer. They wouldn't give me nothing when I emailed them! I didn't think they would... Anyway... This beer had been brewed...

Entering a competition this weekend... Is it necessary to come up with some clever name for my beer? Or is entering it in a specific category and calling it for example... Imperial Pilsner, enough? Didn't know if giving it a name helps or hinders! Thanks!

I am going to be brewing a barleywine this weekend and had been thinking of adding dates/figs to this brew.... Was trying to go for that Olde School Barleywine taste (which is awesome if you haven't had one!) Does the fruit need to be boiled prior to adding to the secondary? Could I just add it...

So I rested this bad boy and put it in the keg to lager. I tested my ABV and I am at 10.37% Woo Hoo! This will definitely pack a wallop! Not sure I can wait 3-6 months for this!