Recent content by jtratcliff

Check out BierMuncher's pseudo Octoberfest : https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/biermunchers-oktoberfast-ale-ag.39021/

Welcome... for a quick and dirty, dead-easy, sweet mead that breaks all the rules of mead making but results in something enjoyable in about 2 months, look for the JAOM (Joe's Ancient Orange Mead) recipe... If you want to be more precise in your nutrient protocol look for the BOMM (Bray's One...

I've used instant grits in my versions of Cream of 3 Crops... It seems to work OK...

This kind of True Beer?

I'm not sure you'll get an "optimum"... In general, the finer the crush, the better/quicker conversion you'll get and the finer the weave of your bag, the fewer grain bits will make it through into the wort. However, finer weave is also slower draining... and too fine of a crush (i.e. flour)...

The dosage for killing stuff in wine must is a lot higher... 1 tablet / gallon. Whereas for chlorine/chloramine removal, I think according to Palmer's "How to Brew" it's 1 tablet per 20 gallons... The reaction is pretty instantaneous. There's no need to wait. So treat all brewing water...

one of us..... one of us.... Check out the apfelwien recipe (German-style hard cider) an the JAOM recipe (Joe's Ancient Orange Mead) for dead simple recipes to get started.

I see what you did there :bigmug:

might want to check the fit before drilling the hole... ;)

Welcome back. Maybe the Mods can help you out? I sent them a message...

@day_trippr beat me too it! The HBT search box let's you search by "member" name, which helps narrow down "Oatmeal Stout" to Yooper's version for instance... Also a google search with "site:homebrewtalk.com" added to the end can be useful... eg using "yooper's oatmeal stout...

Welcome! Lots of good knowledge here on the forums. And lots of people willing to answer questions... My kombucha brewing experience is minimal, but I had good luck with the few batches that I made. So from *my experience*, it's easy :p definitely look into making SCOBY jerky

I aim for 6 gallons post-boil