Recent content by kempbartlett

hey yal, What do you think of this system? thinking about backing it. My main problem is if you think priming will actually work, just i guess pouring the sugar in and stirring it around? https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/965729099/the-catalyst-beer-fermentation-made-easy anyways lemme...

I'm trying to scale up some recipes from 5 gal to 15BBl. I have been reading that grains for the most part increase linearly. But under that logic if i use 8lbs of grains in a 5 gal batch , does that mean for a 15BBL batch i would need to use 744lbs !!!??? the math there : 15BBL = 465 gal ...

bump!

Opps, I guess i wasn't really clear on my intentions. i do not really plan on making this kit ( i mean i guess i might). I was more interested in the viability of each ingredient because i will be using them "here and there" in the future hopefully . So i do not really wanna use ingredients that...

Today A Coworker of mine approached me and asked if i would like his old beer kit he never used, so naturally i said sure!So i went to pick it up and it is a " Brewers Best :Beer ingredient Kit", im sure you have seen these little rectangular beer kits at your LHBS. Anyways this kit was for a...

yup still in sealed original packaging. hmmmm really? Well damn i always though they were supposed to be refrigerated not frozen. yeast is refrigerated not frozen right :P haha.

I bought some hops(whole bud, not pelleted) last year and accidentally left them out night. The next day when i was brewing i decided to play it safe rather than sorry and went out and bought new hops to use. Since that day i immediately put the hops in the fridge where they have stayed for the...

so i should just assume it's right ha? Idk i guess im just finicky and want to be able to accurately measure the ABV. Kemp

Hey everyone , first time poster here, so i hope you all can help:)! Im about to do hopefully my last extract brew, but before i do, i wanted to ask about a problem i've been having with my original gravity reading. I've been doing roughly a 3.5 Gal boil (with 5 gal of ingredients worth) ...