Recent content by misflt

m00ps nailed it. As you can see above, I did a Hefe and it was blah. Not much flavor, not much clove or banana. I drank it too soon, the test beer that is. Then I let it sit 4 weeks. It was big on the banana. I wanted clove. I wanted Franziskaner. So I read everything I could. I thought temp...

Welp, I have been eyeballing this recipe for awhile. I had ordered a new setup, upgraded to a 10 gallon system. Just finished brewing it just now. To start, I have to say. Guys, if you are in the market for a new brew kettle, Spike Brewing Pots are awesome!!! No weldless bulkheads! They weld...

very informative guys and thanks again for the replies! Here is what has gone one since I was here last. I cracked open one beer to see how it was going, had 50 total, so the extra two I planned to open early to check carb. and to see how the flavors are developing. Not too happy. The...

Ericbw, I fermented at 68 ambient. The wort got as high as 72 second day in. I won't get caught up in the stainless/copper porn ;) yeah... right! Lol, seriously though, all I really want is the equipment I need to properly brew beer as efficiently as possible while using a HERMS system. This...

First off, Thank you for the replies Guys!! The Mrs. has me on a budget. I only get to blow so much on equipment and of course I want a Herms setup, you know, one of those fancy stainless brew carts, with 3 burners, all the nice bells and whistles, Blichman HLT, Brew pot, Mash Tun, my own...

When you read the following, keep this in mind. My question is this. Why does my Wort have no banana or clove at all?? So, I have been a macro drinker my whole life until a year ago. Since then I have brewed simple ales, always extract and drank those or other craft beers. Who knew I wasted...

Hello all. I have been a lurker for awhile now and I never introduced myself. Proper etiquette dictates I do so as it is common practice on forums. So, Hello all from NC! I worked for Stroh's Brewing in Winston Salem, NC for a few decades. Spent time in the Brewing Dept. and Packaging...

Hey JKar. Upon seeing your post I looked around on the net for porterine and saw a few mentions. I can say this, the 55 gallon drum I pumped it out of didn't say it was porterine, it said Food Grade Corn/Malt Syrup Colorant. The old guys said it was called Porterine. From what I am reading, it...

Old thread, I know, but.... Since I worked at Stroh's on the Keg Line and in packaging on a filler, and in brewing I thought I would chime in and help out with your questions. We did indeed use Porterine. It is just a dark carmel coloring and from what I was told, it was specially made for the...