Recent content by mattmarion

Hey guys, Just tested my beer before I was about to put it into a keg and it's got a good bit of carbonation. It was in secondary for about two weeks, primary for a week before that, glass carboy with airlock. I dry hopped about a week ago. AIPA 1.064 OG 1.010 FG 66 F It's...

Crap, completely forgot to post the recipe. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/wiki/index.php/All-grain_brewing Hobgoblin from that little guide. That's a great little guide to have sitting open for quick reference, I must say. Likely it will all become second nature soon enough but for now. I...

My next batch will be awesome. Here's what I did wrong: Sparging: -I did batch sparging which is fine. What I didn't do was put enough back each round (had to do it in three rounds) to get it clear enough. When I poured it back in, I could possibly have done a better job of spreading it out...

Note: I realize the "emergency, low OG" has been asked before, hence why I have a wealth of info as to how to fix it. What I'm wondering is a hint as to whether the beer will still taste good or not. The recipe was a hobgoblin clone.

Hey guys, I just did up my first batch ever of homebrew and decided to do all grain because that's just how I do things. Everything went off great except that my OG was way too low at about 1.032 compared to the 1.056 it was supposed to be. Couple notes: -I've had it fermenting for 4...

This is great: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/wiki/index.php/All-grain_brewing Obviously there's Palmer: http://www.howtobrew.com/section3/index.html Mash Tun: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/wiki/index.php/Converting_a_cooler_to_a_mash_tun Note on the Mash Tun page: If you go with a 5...

Hey folks, Just signed up. I'll pay for a better membership later, my funds were a bit drained buying and building the equipment so far. I'm going to brew my first batch ever either tomorrow or the next day depending on weather...