Recent content by Kate00

I’ve always topped off with cold tap water and never had problems from it. You should be fine. If your local water does have high chlorine or chloramine as mentioned above grind up a Camden tablet and add during the boil.

Use gelatin to get even better results. Cold crash your primary fermenter for 24-48 hours, then add 1/2 teaspoon of gelatin (knox or generic) that has been dissolved in about a cup of water at 150 degrees to pasteurize it. dump it in the keg with the beer when you rack it in. it really makes...

Its been a little while since I've been on the forums. Brewing up for NHC, so 2236.5 plus 5 gal each of: Black Saison Hibiscus Saison Honey Kolsch Dark Belgian Strong 2256.5

19244 + 5 gal pumpkin spice saison 19249

added up the previous post from Izzie and got 8816 + 18 gal of his all together = 8834. so.... 8834 + 5 Gal nitro IPA 8839?

Edit: double posted.. sorry!

I'm guessing you caught something wild, or made a mistake with sanitation. I've never had a neutral yeast smell belgian. The yeasts I've used just smell like beer, or a yeasty version of the beer they're going to produce. British ale smells like an ale, american ale smells like a basic...

Do some research on fermentation temperature control and yeast health!!! These forums have some good information, and there's even more on the Brewing Networks Brew Strong series that is available on Podcast. The culprit for off flavors when using extract, or all-grain, are usually...

I've been using the same polyester hop bags for dry hopping as well as brewing for several years. I clean them by soaking in PBW for a bit, and sanitize with star san when dry hopping. I've never had an issue. Check your tubing. I had a few batches get ruined before I figured out it was the...

4121.5 + 5 gal "cream" ale 4126.5

I use French saison yeast. I start fermenting at 68 degrees for a couple of days, then I raise the temp a couple degrees per day until it's in the mid to high 70's. This gives me full attenuation without any harsh flavor.

3617 + 5 gal Colorado honey kolsch 3622

2814 + 5 gal Belgian Strong 2819

Stop collecting wort at your pre-boil volume. If there is liquid left, use less sparge water on the next brew. If you run short, use more. however you do it, you will leave some sugars behind, but that's just the way it is, even with fly sparging. If you miss your numbers low, you can adjust...

974+ 5 gal Cream Ale 979