Recent content by Magnum25

Thanks jtk, figured as much.

Thinking of buying a newly emptied bourbon barrel from a local distillery. Is it feasible to put 10 or 15 gallons into a 25 gallon bourbon barrel or is that just looking for trouble?

First possible infection 10 weeks on yeast cake and lid blew early. Keg it and see?

I have a vial of WLP090 San Diego Super Yeast that was in my fridge for about a week then I planned to brew but it never happened. It has been at least 2 weeks that the yeast has been out. Am I ok making a starter? Will the yeast still be ok or should I toss it and just buy new yeast...

I brewed this tonight, biab and I came in low at 1.051 og. It smelled unbelievable before pitching. Might be a little less alcohol than the original, but I'm pumped. I'll update in 1 month! Thanks for the recipie! I haven't tried the original zombie dust, it's impossible to find in Ohio...

I've left all of my brews in the primary for 3 weeks and have always had great results with no secondary. It gives the yeast time to clean up any off flavors and it settles out and makes a very solid yeast cake for easy racking after 3 weeks. My beers have been super clear also.

Do you think I'd be ok using WLP001? I am about to do my first yeast washing and was hoping to use it to brew this awesome clone.

If I am doing beersmith correctly, it says the estimated pre-boil gravity would be 1.035. I'm new to beersmith. I just did my first two biab's and they both came in with higher og's than I was planning. I could be wrong, just my two cents.

The items are coming in the mail tomorrow, so it will be over 1 week since racking. I've decided to just dump the cake. There will be many more times to work on harvesting going forward and I don't want to waste a batch on infection.

Looking to try to harvest my first yeast. Waiting on my mason jars, they will be here tomorrow, I racked the beer 3 days ago, so it will be 4 days since racking the beer. I closed the lid an put it in the fridge for the primary. Is it ok to harvest tomorrow or should I just wait until my next...

I don't think the slow chill will affect your great beer at all. It's good to chill quickly for cold break and also to keep contamination out, but most likely your beer will be excellent! I recently bought a wort chiller and my wort chills to temp in 10 mins max. It saves brew day time and...

Simply outstanding if you like grapefruity solid Galaxy hops. Didn't know what to expect but it's easy and by far the best Brewers Best I've had. Nice IPA.

I just bought a full-sized fridge and freezer that is definately not new, what I believe is a 20lb co2 full, and complete kegerator set for $100. It is all in excellent used condition. The only thing I'll have to do is drill the hole for the keg spout! This will be my first operation in...

The J. Geils Band. The woofa goofa mamma toofa always makes the brew taste a little sweeter.

I've done 4 BB kits and they have all come out nice. I also recently did partial mash kits from AHS. The AHS kits were fun to make and one step closer to all grain, but I didn't need any additional equipment. I can't wait to see how the beer comes out. AHS delivered very timely, and the...