Recent content by JB-J

GoHaarden, Sorry for the delay. Its been a busy week. I do use some of the moreover kits but I also create my own. I have done their Hazy Craze a few times and there More Haze recipes. Both are great and get nice reviews from friends and family. I am going to dig into FG readings more...

GoHaarden, Thanks for the links. I will certainly use them. I had been thinking the same thing regarding grain crush. I usually source my grain and have it crushed by the fine folks at morebeer. A grain mill and pH meter are on my list for my next purchases. Any thoughts if it could be...

GoHaarden, Thank you for the response. In fact, I do most of my gravity readings with a refractometer. I was not aware that they respond differently compared to a hydrometer when alcohol is present. I did make sure that the refractometer was calibrated correctly and did see similar results...

Hi All, I have been brewing all grain for a few years now. However, there is one issue that has been pretty consistent. My gravities have been off. Sometimes from mash and sometime from fermentation and sometimes both. They can veery by 1-2 points. Mash issue: For example, if my OG is...

Whoops! Stopped using secondaries with great results. I should have stopped using them a while ago . My beer is coming out clean and I will only go to secondary now if I have age the beer.

It sounds like everyone is leaning towards no secondary. I just want to add that you should trust them. I recently

Just wanted to say thanks. I have been lurking for a year or so. I'm about 12 batches in and always learning from you all. Cheers!