Recent content by Krueger

hey all thanks for the posts, i guess it is true that i probably would waste the ammount of gas/electric trying to boil the hops without the wort. what i was after was a really predictable way to find the final IBU (international bittering units) that one brew might have. That way i could...

I am interested in the same thing. I have been AG for a few years now and am starting to try to "predict" what will occure when I brew. I have looked and looked for an answer to this question and still have not found the promised land. Someone please help! Happy Brewin

Does anyone know how to/a source from which i could devise a way to calculate my OG from the types/ammounts of grains that i am using? Happy Brewin

Hey all, I was thinking about the percent of hops that are utiliazble in the brewing process. I have heard that only 30% of all available alpha acids are utilizable in a boil. Given that that boil has a low gravity 1.040 OG and is boiled for at least sixty minuets. This of course drops when...

understood, my wife claims that she cannot stand the smell... my daughter seem to dig it thought. as the next generation falls. furthermore, morman the weather went really crappy the rest of the day wouldnt you say. SLC rules :D

wow, i thought that i obsessed about my stuff. i have found that: 1) the "no rinse" cleaners are great, but expensive 2) bleach works great, but you have to rinse, this means more time 3) most importantly, rinsing the friggan botles out after you pour your precious brew into a clean cold...