Recent content by Jhickman55

I folded up aluminum foil and star sanned it, then put it on the cookie sheet. Put the rice on top of the foil. This way you can roll up the aluminum foil to transfer into the jar. It seemed to work pretty well. Of course this is coming for someone who couldn't steam rice correctly. :)

I think I'll cook it how I usually do rice the next time, a lot like your method.

Any idea what would happen if yeast were mixed with uncooked rice? Would the yeast still be able to find the sugar? Or is that unlocked by cooking it?

Been reading this thread for a while and am happy to finally be participating, both here and with the rice wine! It took a week to find a chinamart where I could find yeast balls. I apparently don't know how to steam rice well. I threw together a ghetto double boiler and let it sit above the...

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Thanks man that's exactly what I needed. I appreciate your time and knowledge. 20 g here I come. I'm excited to start all grain!

Scoundrel, when you make a normal gravity 5 g batch in a pot that size, do you have trouble submerging the grains? That's the main thing in worrying about. Thanks for the info!

Thank you for the replies. I'm going to try a 15 g bayou I think. I've got until next payday to decide for sure :)

Not that kind... I'm about to purchase a BIAB pot mostly for 5 g batches. I want to make big beers mostly and possibly might move to 10 g in the distant future. I'm worried about buying a pot that is too large for a normal 5 g batch. If I get a monster pot, will a 5g batch still be possible...

Hi guys and gals, I'm doing a mini mash wit tomorrow. I've been disappointed to find a common off flavor in my previous beers and have a few questions about water. I've got decent technique (I think) and attention to detail, and right now water is on my suspect list. I live in Austin. Here is...

Will you then put the wort back? Or dispose?

Newb question, but how do you get the wort out of the fermenter without oxidizing the beer? I use a plastic bucket.

Thanks!

Hey brewers First post here. I'm only 9 batches in but loving it... Anyhow, I bottled my IPA 5 days ago and know it needs time to condition. My question is: do IPAs require he same amount of time to condition? I've somehow gathered that the oils degrade with time conditioning, and that perhaps...