Recent content by lappe001

Dear all, I have been doing a lot of thinking about building an electric brewery. I find the Blichmann tuns very expensive for me at the moment so found some cheaper at Amazon. I saw at the electricbrewery.com website that the Mash Tun is at the bottom somehow form inside reduced, the...

Ok well thanks for the tips. I will brew my first batch somewhen next week (Blonde Ale). Ill let it in the bottles for 3 weeks at 72-75 F!!

same for all types of beer? what is your room temp? I live in south texas where the room temp rounds the 30 C.... :/

Dear all, is there any guideline under what temperature conditions does the beer has to ferment depending on type? Cheers! F.

Dear all, could someone please tell me now long em I supposed to let the beer in the bottle after fermentation is done and under what conditions of temperature? I suppose this depends if lager or ale. Please help! Regards. F.

Yes I meant decoction. Isn't it the same if I increase the temp in the HLT and hold each temperature step for as long as indicated? I mean not using an external pot on the stove....

Dear all, could someone explain me how would you do a multi-step mash with the electric brewery? Per hand you have to take a part of the wort, heat it up and then but it back into the mash tun. With the electric brewery would you only increase the temperature 2 or 3 times as required? Please...

Dear all, I'm thinking on building my own electric brewery out of old coke kegs (stainless steel). Do you think these are recommendable? http://www.homebrewing.org/5-Gallon-Cornelius-Keg-Pin-Lock-Used-Coke_p_842.html I was looking for others maybe with a wider diameter but didn't find...