Recent content by mddonelan

Awesome news! I think the kits will not be economical because of weight based shipments but going to look at them further for hops and other supplies.

Anyone ever buy anything from this site? How was the quality? Was everything fairly fresh? My local HBS stores do not sell pounds of a lot of the hops I use so I have been considering buy them from them for a while because buying by the ounce is just too pricey. Also I have brewed almost...

kristiismean .... 95% of the beers I brew are IPA or Pales and your process is exactly what I usually do but had never heard of adding them as water is heating up for flavor and that is why I was inquiring.

Olaf_Deathbringer doesn't adding hops as the wort is heating up just add bitterness and no additional flavor?

Maybe I did not read something correctly but your original post noted citra and the recipe shows various types including magnum. Did hops will provide different amounts of flavor/bittering. I have made the mistake before of just swapping one type for an other and expecting the same results...

RM-MN thank you for responding. Maybe I should of been clearer. My initial thought was to swap the Munich for Flaked Rye then mash it. I am going to take your advise from the previous post just curious how this would of affected the brew. *After reading a couple other posts, do you think the...

Recently brewed this. Just tasted it the other day after 7 days of fermentation before dry hopping. Seems to be a good base recipe so figured I would share. The base batch was: 1 lb munich malt (mashed at 170 for 15 min) 4 lb pilsen light dme at 60 3 lb pilsen light dme at 20 1 oz mosaic at 60...

My goal for 2017 is to brew 12 different batches of a similar beer but changing up 1 ingredient in each 5G batch. The base batch was: 7 lb pilsen light dme 1 lb munich malt (mashed at 170 for 15 min) 1 oz mosaic at 60 1 oz mosaic at 5 1 oz mosaic at flame out for 15 1 oz mosaic dry...

When pouring from the bottle I always use to make sure not to pour all the way to the bottom but now I am kegging so that is no longer an option. Now I just pour. Any recommendations on how to remove any soap residue that might be there? Also any recommendations on caustic cleaners that are on...

I have always washed my equipment with traditional dish soap as I would clean any of my cooking equipment, rinsed thoroughly, then sanitized with star san. Thanks for the help.

Star San, I am using Poland Springs Bottled water. I do attempt to pre-rinse and it does seem like I get everything out but always same results.

I posted this over the weekend got few replies so figured would try again.

The taste is acidic and chemically on the back end of the taste . I have always thought it was coming from the sanitizer I was using but have got the same taste from c brite and star san. This has happened whether I bottle or keg, and it have transfered, and conditioned to remove as much yeast...

Hey Everyone, Over and over I am getting this distinguished taste that I am trying to eliminate in my beer. I have not been able to narrowed it down. First, I thought it was a bitter taste from over hopping or to high temps. Then, I noticed the taste and a little discoloration (multi...

Back at the end of January I purchase a brewing kit from True Brew along with one of their Irish Stout Kits. I went through the all brew process and everything went very smooth until..... I opened my first bottle. After 5 weeks it has a very dry hoppy taste that is ridiculously strong. I do...