Recent content by mxwrench

I had the exact same thing happen tonight... Did it end up carbing up for you?

Sounds good, thanks for the replys

Just wondering if anyone has added spiced rum at bottling and if so how did you account for the sugars in the rum, dont need any bottle bombs. Thanks

Damn, that sounds like a good plan... Have fun and enjoy the brew.

I used the seasonal yeast 3726 Farmhouse for a saison. Their website doesnt say anything about brett or anything but should I be worried about my plastics with this stuff? I have never made a saison so not quite sure if it can infect other stuff like wild strains would. Thanks, Greg

Yooper, you do not worry about the incoming 02 when using foil? Just curious?

what did you guys use for a base style when entering cat 23. American IPA brewed with roasted/black malt etc??

Oh, Cherry coconut, sounds delightful, might have to try that, thanks

I am entering a coconut porter into a competition soon and cant quite figure out where to enter it. Spectialty??, Fruit???, Spice/Vegetable??? has anyone entered one before?

Looks good but I would prob not go with too much chocolate, I have made quite a few dunkleweizens and they have been some of my best beers, I actually dont use any chocolate at all, not to say this recipe wont turn out the way you like though.. Give it a try. I am generally an all grain brewer...

Ok, thanks for the advice guys.. can't wait to try this.

I am using pellet hops for the first time in my secondary for dry hopping, how many days can I expect until they settle to the bottom?

CidahMastah, I have been having the same problem with my all grain Hefe's, there is just something "off" with the flavor. I dont have the problem with any of my other all grain batches or when using Extract for my hefe's but just havent quite hit the nail on the head with this one. I also am...

Thanks guys, I will pitch a little lower and see what happens...

I have not had anyone else that judges or has any great knowledge in beer diagnosis but am going to take a few to my next local brewers meeting. It is possible that it is actually something else but I can't figure out what that may be, it will be interesting to see what others say, I will post...