Recent content by Julio

Well I just bottled that same kit up last week. I'll let you know in a week what you can look forward too. :mug:

I'm not sure how you came up with that 8.25 gallons. If you're using 1 qt per lb of grain and you've got 11 lbs of grains, that's only 2.75 gallons. (4 Quarts = 1 Gallon). Add the extra half gallon for the sparge and you're still only at 3.25. Assumably the difference between this and the 2.5...

I'm new at this but I believe the standard way of increasing your abv% is to just use more fermentables. The way your suggesting sounds like it would work too, (increasing the ABV% by decreasing the total amount of water in the wort), but would produce fewer beers in the end. Also, if that...

What kind of beer is it? Also, how do you know it's infected?

Being that I haven't done it, I can't say absolutely, but in theory it seems fine. The thread I found from the FAQ might help you. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/secondary-fermenting-water-jug-79067/

I am also new at this and also had that question. So I read the thread stickied at the top of this forum entitled "FAQ - please read BEFORE asking a question" and the answer was in it. Simply put, look at the bottom of the bottle for the triangle made of arrows and a number in it. If the...

Thanks for all the quick and helpful replies, I now have a blow-off tube hooked up. Cheers and happy St Patty's day. :mug:

Hello brewing community. Working on my first batch (a belgian tripel), and it seems to be going smoothly. Did a lot of reading first before I started, made sure to get all the basics right, (as far as I know anyway). I was meticulous about sanitizing everything, waited for the hot break before...