Recent content by Mike1947

This may go against everything you believe, but adding honey to the primary when fermentation is almost done will give the most honey character. It's the scrubbing effects of CO2 that will remove the honey character AND most of the hop character. Heating the honey at kettle off will not drive...

I would not add honey at this stage. A 1045 APA will be a nice beer. How were you planning on adding the honey? If you plan on just adding one pound, it may/will add potential infections that will not help you at all. I do not recommend ever boiling honey, but you should add that at the end...

Star San comes in a one gallon plastic jug. It will not have any impact on plastic buckets. Mike

tonymaud Stuck sparges are a fact of life for some styles. They are a pain, but not necessarily a problem in the final brew. However, there are a few issues that your description brings up in my mind. You can use a Corona Mill for grinding your grains -- has been used for decades and does...