Recent content by Mandrew

Yes... you should use one lb of corn sugar.

Thats what the bag said but its an adjunct that is rice sugar. The whole point of the rice sugar is to add fermentables without body. So if you could find a sugar that does the same thing then i would use it. Im hoping to make this again in a month. Please let me know how it turns out. If you...

Thank you all, pabloj13, how do I check the ph and adjust it... and when do I check it?

I have been brewing for a year now, half that time was extract and the second half has been BAIB. I have been hitting anywhere from 50% and 70% on efficiency range but never over 70%. I though it was my BAIB process but Ive done enough that Im questioning that. My next step is my water. I...

Ive been using this http://beerreviewdude.com/biab-calculator/comment-page-1/#comment-51282 to figure out how much water I need. Ive done 6 batches of BAIB, they all taste great I just wish I could get a little better efficiency... I like bang for my buck, but my last batch had 70% but thats...

OK not really but it went over very well among my friends and brew club members. Mash (Dry Irish Stout from NB plus a little) Fermentables/sugars 6 lbs English Maris Otter (60 min) 2 lbs Flaked Barley (60 min) 1 lbs English roasted Barley(60 min) 10 oz Choc Malt(60 min) 4 oz Black...

It turned out amazing, everyone I gave it to liked it... they may not have been impressed but they wouldn't turn it down. I put it into a competition and got 31... I think I would have gotten higher if I would have categorized it better. It had the perfect carbonation and very bright pom...

Last night my buddy and I picked up a Russian imperial stout extract kit from friar tucks (only local place to pick up ingredients and the like) and we went on our marry way to hang with another friend... he bailed, so we went home and brewed the kit instead. ( first extract brew session since...

Ok I'm sitting here with my buddy and we are talking about what we are craving ... myself I just want to try different brews to find the golden brew...but my buddy Wants a bready, chewy, and the consistency of Bailey's mixed with a stout, something to uqench the winters cold with delight.... I...

Hello, I was at brew club yesterday and I was talking to my buddy who is the brewmaster of the group and we figured out a deal where I ended up with a 55lbs bag of 2-row malt. I am new into all grain (only 3 batches) and Im trying to figure out the styles or types of beers I can even brew with...

I open a window and brew next to a set of 2 doors that swing out so I can adjust if I feel that its necessary ... but to be perfectly honest, I've only been brewing since April. So I have yet brewed in all seasons yet but last time I brewed ( which is actually this brew) it seemed to work well...

Sorry I missed your questions, Did you leave your kettle outside during mash? No, I brew in my garage, I have easy access to the outdoors which is very handy. It turned into a nice sauna while it boiled lol. Anyone have tips for cooling a full 5 gallons without a wort chiller? everyone...

Well the reason why I moved to secondary is because I'm dry hopping an ipa... so how long should I leave it in the fermenter? This ipa was on for 2 weeks. It was in a bucket so I couldn't see the trub.

Alright I transfered to secondary and I have some questions ... I did not use Irish moss or the like so I know it will be cloudy ... but my question is why do I have a gallons worth of goop? Its a mix of yeast cake and what ever sediment came out of the bag... is there a way to prevent this...

I agree with the Guy in the above post... I just bottled a Pom Wit 2 weeks ago... it turned out way better than I could expect. I used 8 poms, 4 during primary and then the juice from 4 that I mixed with 2.5 oz of table sugar for my primeing solution. The head gets a little bigger every bottle...