Recent content by Micmac001

I also have a WSM 22.5. And have brewed and smoked simultaneously many times. I've found that with the larger WSM a ATC really helps with the set and forget. I usually put the meat on before going to bed then start brewing in the morning. I also made a heat shield with some Reflex insulation, a...

Thanks all, I would have the grain in my cooler mash tun and would have enough in the kettle to recirculated back into the tun from the kettle. So it would be like a constant vourloft. I'm wary of the scorched wort though. I guess my question is other than the chance of scourching is there a...

Wondering if it's sound to start mash at a nominal temp of say 100 degrees with entire amount of mash water rather than infusing. Recirculating from the tun into the kettle on the induction stove heating the wort. Would the time it takes the wort to heat up be like a linear step mash? Would...

In it to win it

Thanks for the reply. I'll let it mellow for another year

So I ended up playing with this mead a bit. I purée'd some rasberries and put them in a mesh sack and left them in the mead for several weeks. Removed the bag and left the mead alone for almost 2 months. Now have a rasberry undertone but more concerning is a pipe tobacco off flavor. I'm sure...

Yeah apologies all. I went back to my notes and indeed it was 15 lbs of honey

Thanks everyone for the replies. Now I'm confused too. My notes said 5lbs. Maybe I wrote it wrong. I would definitely not call it light a refreshing. More of a cordial level of alcohol so that makes me think I probably used more than 5lbs. I think I'll probably play around with some different...

Greetings, Avid homebrewer here. My son wanted to make mead last New Years day to try and start a new family tradition. I'll admit I didn't spend a tremendous amount of time researching mead making as it was a spur of the moment thing. For the 5 gal batch we used 5lbs of honey from Costco...