Recent content by mrgreenbrew

So I just got a keg what I would like to convert into a boil kettle. My question is since the very bottom of the keg is convex it will not sit evenly on my burner stand. What should i do? Hammer the bottom? or Modify the burner the support the keg on the outer most part of the keg?

so after 2 weeks in the bottle I have tired so of my creation. Good: Color and smell are great. I can really pick up on the Dry Hopped Cascade. Good head retention. Bad: Little on the bitter side, I wish I would have used 2 ozs of Dry hops to counter the bitterness. *on a side note* I used...

Amarillo, Centennial, or Summit

So I have finally decided what I will be doing for my next beer. It will be a Fat Tire Clone 5lb of Munich 4.8 lb of 2 row 1 lb of Victory 8 oz of Biscuit 4.8 oz of Crystal 90L .8 oz Northern brewer @ 60min .6 oz Hallertauer @ 15 min .25 oz of Willamette @ 5 min Safale us05 :mug:

Do you mean 5oz of crystal?

Well Fermentation has come to a slow bubble. For the past week I have been fermenting at 68-70 degrees. I will be heading out to my HBSS for my 1oz of Cascade (i am also growing cascade too bad it not summer yet). I think I will rack off into a secondary on either Friday or Sunday depending...

I was thinking about re-using the yeast cake left in the bottom in my fermentor to brew another beer. I was thinking about doing the Sierra Neveda colne correctly this time or possible a Bells Oberon Clone. Do you see any problems with this?

In addition to my screw up what style of beer did I create is it still a Pale ale?

Thanks for your insight and ideas. So still being new to this this is what I will do. After 2 weeks I will rack over to a secondary and place 2oz of cascade in a nylon bag and place that in the secondary for another 2 weeks. Then bottle the beer and wait 2 weeks. Then we shall see...

This is my second batch and i decided to a Sierra Neveda colne. The receipe called for: 10lbs of 2 row .75 lb of Caramel 60 .75 oz of Chinook (45min) .75 oz of Perle (20min) 2 oz of Cascade (0 min) Safale us05 However when I got my wort to boil I accidently put my 2oz of Cascade...

Wow what a great tip. I went onto walmart's website last night and for under $50 I can get a 7.5 gal brew pot that comes with a burner that hooks up to a propane tank. That's a great value.

Thanks for the input lakewood! If I will mostly be brewing 5 gallon batches, what size brew kettle should i get?

I have been recently looking into brewing my own beer. From what I have been seeing I think that an all grain system would be of my greatest interest because it gives me a great range of what I am able to brew. So as of last weekend I bought a brewing kit from Craigslist. This kits...