Has anyone ever separated their brew day? I did this the last time I brewed, and as I drink while typing, I am not noticing anything off about my AM Ape, a breakfast stout.
Further description of the day; When my daughter went down for her nap I got started. She slept just long enough for...
I brewed this Friday night with the only difference being that I added .5oz of cascade at flame out. I just couldn't see keeping a half ounce in my freezer for an unforeseen amount of time. I ended up with a good bit too much volume though as I have with the past few brews (I really need...
I recently converted my beer fridge to a kegerator, and there is no room to use the shelves and drawers. Is there any use for these that I don't know of?
Yeah. I realize that and it should bring me back to what i was targeting abv wise. OG was 1.054 instead of 1.066. My efficiency was good though at 76%. I'm actually looking to do this not only to fit into my 5gal keg, but also to get the kick I was looking for.
I brewed this for the second time now. I mashed a little differently which left me with far more volume collected before boiling. Time did not allow me to boil it all off. Because of this I fermented about a gallon more than I would have liked. I plan to eliminate the extra by eising before...
I've roughly got a gallon too much for the keg to hold. I'm dry hopping right now, and am planning to try and freeze that off before transferring. From what I have read now, this is eising the beer. Correct?
Has anyone ever done this, and can possibly give reason for doing so or not? I ask because my last batch had less than expected grain absorption, and I didn't have enough time to boil off as much as I would have liked. So would it make sense to eliminate some volume going into my keg by...
I'm still dialing in my process I think. I got 80% last time, but the drain and sparge took an hour and a half. The time before that I got 68% in 45 minutes. Based on that I think I need to be done with it in about an hour fifteen to hit the 75% I plan for.
I drink at least a 6 pack week that if store bought would be at least $7.99, but more likely is $3-4 per bottle when I build my own 6 pack. So say I save $2 per bottle since a batch usually ends up at $1 per bottle. I saved enough money after two batches to pay for my 9 gal SS kettle with ball...