Recent content by lostinthe_trees

Disclaimer: I've only bottled a five batches, so the following statements are not based on experience, but on science! CO2 bubbles out when the solution is saturated, but some remains dissolved (as CO2 and carbonic acid). The solubility of a gas in liquid generally decreases with increasing...

What are these strips testing for (part 2 of video)?

So, before I go making AHS look bad, I have to confess that I did not finish reading the instructions before posting. :drunk: The hops are for dry hopping. Two things: Without really knowing much about selecting hops and never having brewed an IPA, this seems like too few hops to me...

So, this is my first post, though I've been lurking for awhile, soaking it in and learning a lot! This is my fifth batch (all mini-mash, AHS) - it is my first IPA. I just started my boil and added the bittering hops (1oz. Summit). The kit came with 1 oz. summit, 1 oz. Columbus, and 1 oz...