Recent content by mrodrigues9

I am using the Bru'n Water spreadsheet, and will use bottles of distilled water so it should pretty much have nothing in it and a starting PH around 7

I am starting with distilled water as I haven't done a water report, only reason I was thinking of using the baking soda was to increase the PH to 5.4 as I read somewhere that this is optimal. Is there anything else I can add to increase PH but not effect the other numbers I guess I could use...

Using Bru'n Water and adjusting my water for the first time ever shooting for 116ppm Calcium 75ppm Sulfate 150ppm Chloride My additions are as follow Gypsum 3.2g to mash and 1.2 to sparge Calcium Chloride 5.5g to mash and 2.1 to sparge Baking Soda .7g to mash only (this is only if needed to...

I believe I used the 2-row and carafoam recipe someone else had posted and have honed it a little bit over time added some flaked wheat, but my last 4 or 5 have been the same recipe I used S04/T58/WB06:92%/5%/3% if I remember correctly it was a little overpowering on the peppery spicy note to...

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Flavor I felt wasn't the same and I felt like the haze wasn't as good not that haze is a real factor to anything. The mixed batch was almost milky and was probably the best beer I've ever made

I've been away from this thread for a couple of months just decided to check back in after brewing 3 or 4 batches, one with 007 and two with Imperial Juice. All of which I felt didn't live up to the batch I did with the s-04, t58 and wb06 mix, probably going to give this mix a try again for my...

got this nugget from nates twitter

Edit: I checked beersmith looks like i only use 1 tbsp for 5 gallons (guess this is why we keep notes)

I use yeast nutrient in just about every batch I make, seems to speed up the time it takes for everything to get going and once it does the yeast blows through fermentation

I used the wb-06 forgot the ratios I used but definitely was too much T-58, grain was 2-row UK Carafoam Carahell Flaked Wheat

my last brew with the mix came out great, may have over pitched the T-58 as it had a little more pepper than I wanted still came out great though. Tempted to give 007 a try next but S-04 has been so good its going to be tough to stray from it

I believe it was mentioned earlier in the thread Nate had said on twitter that they don't spund (but have on the one curiosity beer)

what is the consensus on the main bittering hop they are using? everyone still think it is warrior? and those that have tried the CO2 hops what have you tried (anyone fine the warrior CO2 shot anywhere?) I used the shot from Yakima which is 60% Columbus and it seemed to work pretty well

Just curious what are you guys finishing at for a FG? my last two batches finished dry at around 1.006 how can I increase the FG but not lose the ABV more grain? higher mash temp? longer mash? not sure what to do as the s-04 seems to blast through fermentation before the second dry hops are even...