Recent content by mls1970

The first one was a couple years old once cracked I pitched it, the one in picture was only used 2 or 3 times before I noticed cracking so now I'm pitching it as well. I don't really use them much any more but like to keep one on hand incase I need it to transfer. Thanks All! My suspicion seems...

Has anyone else had plastic brewing equipment/tools crack from overnight soaks in PBW? This has happened to me twice now and thinking it's from the long soaks in PBW after a brew session. Also seen this on a hyrdometer test jar. Thanks and Cheers!

Lately it's been dry yeast, but I use liquid with starters as well. I have had good results with both types. Future brews I'm going to use Dry yeast when I can and only liquid when I want a specific strain or when I'm making a big beer and want to make a large starter. Cheers!

SS Brewtech Brewbucket, used for two batches so far, nice upgrade from plastic. Could use more head space for big beers, have a RIS in now that needed a blow off tube first couple days.

I used these for weight when dry hopping beer with hop bags.

Like others have said I have used Glass decorative stone from any craft store, just clean and sanitize and your good to go.

SS Brewtech 7 Gallon Brew Bucket Brewmaster Edition.

Oh, never used those hops, cheers!

If by legacy hops you mean some of the other non standard NEIPA hop types then yes. Although minus the Rye I have made an excellent NEIPA using Columbus, Simcoe, Chinook, Amarillo and Citra hops. All hops were used in boil and in dry hopping. Cheers!

Thanks, I do like that calculator better. Cheers!

Hello, I have only made a few yeast starters and normally just pitch more yeast, but recently I have been trying to use starters. I use Mr malty yeast pitch rate calculator and on my bigger beers (over 1.075 OG) it usually tells me to use 2 pkgs of liquid yeast and a 1 liter starter, can't I...

Is anyone using the Growlerwerks growlers? Seem like a nice concept but kind of pricey. The 1 gallon size has my interest. Cheers!

Thanks, I was figuring something like that but all the ibu calculators I've used don't add any IBUs for flameout or zero boil hops. That's what's puzzling. I know that you will get some bitterness with post boil edditions it's just how much. I have an idea how much I want to use, I'll just start...

I do have the IBUs it's 105,the Columbus are added at the beginning of the 90 minute boil and the centennial are in the whirpool.

Trying to convert a recipes hop values to weight which are given in percentage. I would have thought it was straight forward but I'm confused. Any suggestions? Example: Columbus 60% , Centennial 40% Cheers and thanks!