Recent content by meirick

Thanks all for the solid advice. I'm scoping out where to buy a larger and better pot and planning for a full boil next time. I may do a change up of when I add my extract, but the full boil and new pot really should solve the burning problem. And I will probably modify my recipes a little. To...

Admittedly, the 10# of dme/lme recipes were more along the lines of Imperial IPAs. http://hopville.com/recipe/281864/imperial-ipa-recipes/five-ninjas-i2pa http://hopville.com/recipe/257042/imperial-ipa-recipes/2010---tupelo-torpedo-ipa...

The water volume has varied some because I keep modifying. One issue is that I've always been steeping grain for half an hour, then just adding to that. In theory, I could be mixing the dme in separate cold water, then add that to the steeped hotter water. But yeah, normally the water is at...

Like I said, I decided against full 5gal batches. I'm one person getting up and down a spiral staircase, I'm trying to limit the space I take up, etc etc. I know it would solve these problems, but right now I just want to solve the case of the small batch burning.

Thanks guys. My suspicions were correct. I think I need to decide if I'm going to try a full boil and cool it afterwards, which I was hoping to avoid, or try adding half the dme much later. I may get a better pot, but I don't think that will make a huge difference. And as for a shorter boil... I...

Thanks guys, but I still don't think just mixing the wort more or better is it. I thought it was the case after the first burnt wort, so this time I stirred like crazy and I slowly brought it to a boil, I took it off the flame several times, I really was stirring almost the entire time. I think...

Gas stove. I admit the pot is nothing special. I didn't list that as a possibility because I figured it could result in burnt wort on the bottom, but not the whole wort getting burnt. Could it make that much of a difference, just getting a better pot?

Last time it was 3# lme, 2# dme, 3oz hops. This time all 5# was dme, 3oz hops. Both times .5-1# specialty grain. Oh, and both are IPAs, so the hops should be appropriate.

Okay, first off, I've decided I want to do half batches (2.5gal), so don't bother trying to convince me otherwise. Maybe I will switch to full batches some day, but based on my living situation and the ease of use, I decided to use a Mr. Beer container for primary and two different carboys for...