Recent content by Ironhead

username: Ironheadbrew

me on the '77 Ironhead on the "Tail of the Dragon" last year and now after stripping down to frame, top end rebuild and a few modifications (still not quite done yet)

Since I missed the last G2G, I'm deffinately up for the next one, but I still have a heavy schedule. Between the Georgia Force games and me trying to get the bike back together after a major overhall, not to mention getting a treehouse and sandbox built for the kids, I'm pretty busy. Keep me...

Brewed an English Brown on Mon night. After pitching the yeast, it took a couple hours longer to get started than my first two batches but by the morning, every thing looked normal with a nice, even layer of kraeusen. I thought it was done, but, by the time I got home from work, it had started...

This is my first English Brown and my third batch over-all. The amount of activity blows the first two batches away and to say I'm amazed is a complete understatment. Can't wait to see how this one turns out.

This is my first English Brown and my third batch over-all. The amount of activity blows the first two batches away and to say I'm amazed is a complete understatment. Can't wait to see how this one turns out.

Trying to brew a robust porter from AHB. OG was .06 and should have been around .057 so I was good there. Pitched the supplied yeast (Muntons Ale #00391) and fermentation took off like a rocket, just like the first batch of german hefe we did. The difference is that when major activity stopped...

"The Dragon" - 318 curves in 11 miles

Sorry it took so long to get in on this (and thanks to Brewiz for the PM) but I think I'll have to sit this one out. Between the NFL and AFL at the Dome and Phillips, I do alot of weekend work. I'd love to do it but this is a short break for me and right now I'm trying to get some much needed...

I opened the window that it sits under, outside temp is 55 right now. That should help, without me sloshing it around. Rich

...so I'm guessing nothing to worry about?

Brewed a AHB London Porter last night and everything went smooth but I noticed that while it sits next to a wheat that's in secondary at 71 degrees, the porter is tipping the scales at a blistering 76 degrees. That's at the end of the high side of the scale. Do I need to move this outside to...

Would it be a bad idea to rack to a temperary vessel in order to clean the primary vessel and then re-rack to it again to be used for secondary. The reason I ask is the bucket i have is pretty scratched up and I dont want to take any chances. Plus, I want to be able to see whats going on...

Thanks guys. I just got home and checked again. 1 bpm and it's already starting to settle and clear up. It's all happening much faster than I expected and I suspect that I won't allways experience these same types of results depending on the style of beer I choose. Rich

Just did our first batch two days ago (Saterday). Into the carboy at 3:00. Now, I didn't expect to see any activity untill the next day but by 4:00, I was counting 1 bubble every 10 seconds and stuff was allready churning around. By the next morning at 11:00, activity had grown to a steady 70-80...