Recent content by KenDawg19

I want to bottle my next brew either today or tomorrow and I just realized I ran out of One Step sanitizer. I'm without a vehicle to get to the homebrew store for the next 2 days. Is there another way to sanitize my Grolsch swingtop bottles? How about in the dishwasher with high heat drying...

Thanks all. I was beginning to worry.

If you look at recipe above, the IBU's were calculated at 30.3. How did you get your figure for my recipe?

Holiday Spice Ale Target OG: 1.067 Target FG: 1.018 Estimated IBUs: 30.3 SRM: 20 ABV: 6.5% Boil time: 60 min Boil volume: 2 gallons Batch volume: 5 gallons Grains: Crystal Malt 80L 1/2 lb Biscuit malt 1/2 lb Chocolate malt 1/4 lb Aromatic malt 1/4 lb Fermentables: Cooper’s Light LME...

My holiday spice ale is ready to be moved from primary to secondary. However, during the tasting the Cascade hop bitterness is shining through at the end while the malts and spices are somewhat subdued. I am planning on concocting a spice tea and adding that to the secondary to bring out more...

A couple of people on this site said to throw everything into the fermenter (hops, Irish moss, spices, etc.) b/c all of this "goo" will be left in the primary and subsequently, the secondary when moved into bottles.

I just wanted to thank the creators of this site and its participants. I am still new to homebrewing and any questions that I have are answered in a thoughtful and timely manner. Thank you everyone for making my homebrewing experience a joyous one!!!

Thanks everyone for the really quick responses. As we speak, I have 26 minutes left in the boil for a Winter Spice Ale.

Whew!!! I got worried when they became "invisible" when added to the wort!

Is it normal for Cascade pellet hops to "disintegrate" when added to a hard rolling boil without a hop sack?

Would a 2nd vial be enough without a starter? According to Mr. Malty, I would need 2.5 vials. What do you think?

I am using White Labs European Ale for a Winter Spice Ale. The target starting gravity is 1.067. Do I need to make a starter for a 5 gallon batch? White Labs says no as long as original gravity is less than 1.080. Opinions please!!!

oops, my bad. Added them to recipe now.

HOLIDAY SPICE ALE Target OG: 1.061 Target FG: 1.015 Estimated IBUs: 23.3 SRM: 19 ABV: 6.1% Grains: Crystal Malt 80L 1/2 lb Biscuit malt 1/2 lb Chocolate malt 1/4 lb Aromatic malt 1/4 lb Fermentables: Munton's Light LME 6.6 lb Clover honey 1 lb Hops: Cascade 2 oz - 60 min Cascade 0.5 oz...

It's ALIVE ... it's ALIVE!!! And fermenting nicely I must say. Thanks for everyone's input.