Recent content by Panthro63

You're right - I should've boiled extra time after taking the pre-boil gravity, and before adding the hops. Will definitely keep this in mind next go-round.

Was wanting to boil longer as well, but my brew friend advised against it because the recipe used Chinook hops. The late sparge - there was still a little bit (like a third of a gallon) of water left in the mash tun after sparging. We drained that off and added to the boil, about 20 min in...

Yep, baffled. Here are more details: * 12.5 lbs crushed gains from NB * Mashed at 152 (4.2 gallons) for an hour in a kettle. Slowly dropped to like 148 near the end. * Fly Sparged 5.4 gallons at 170. * Only mis-step was not recirculating the first draws * Added just under a 1lb of DME to boil...

Thanks for the feedback (also realize I misspelled Fermenter in the title, duh) I had an experienced brewer with me that day, and he was baffled as well as to the gravity - we realized it pre-boil, so we added a little DME and late sparge to the boil to help raise things up. I'll definitely...

Hey guys, I know there are some other posts about this out there, but there's one thing I wanted some clarity about. I brewed an All-Grain Porter from NB, which will become a bourbon barrel porter in secondary. OG: 1.049 (low, I know...damnit, was aiming for 1.065) I did a yeast starter with...

Yep - reason being, I googled "Low pre-boil OG" and saw some posts saying to do the same thing :-) Waited 'til things cooled down a bit and it was more normal. Still just a tad low, though.

Hey there - YEP, all-grain - got myself a 10 gallon pot. Using the ol' 5 gal to help boil up the H20 thru the process. This will be my second all-grain brew, which is why I was curious and wanted to pose what kinda beer these grains would make - and if I should get some better hops/specific...

Great advice - thanks!

Here's how things turned out: 8.75 lbs of grain - red ale. Mash went well. 3.2 gallons of water. Mashed out with 1 gallon at 60 min for 10 min with water at 170. Began dispensing the water into kettle, dumping back the first few pours full of sediment. 4 gals of Sparge water was ready when...

About to take on my first all-grain brew today! Doing an Irish Red Ale AG Kit from Northern Brewer. Got my yeast starter ready, Mash Tun prepared, pots ready to boil. With all the snow on the ground and a faucet that can't hook up to a wort chiller, I'm going to use a large tub and fill...

After all of that, I'm simply going to follow your advice, sir. Thanks!

Thanks for the tips guys - any specific Yeast you think I should use for a recipe like this? That's the only missing component.

So a few weeks ago, my wife surprised me w/ some gear from Norther Brewer. On top of the gear, I think we accidentally received someone else's package full of grains - but it's been a little too long to try and return/fix the issue. Anyway - here's what I have: 7lbs. of German Pale Ale -...

Hey man - my first batch of Brown Ale from the Northern Brewer Essential kit just turned 8 days today! I had a similar issue with the boiling - but I pushed through and waited a good 30-45 minutes until our stove-top got a good boil going. Very annoying. Also curious to see how well the...

Curious question: Once you began making your own beer and you became pretty skilled and good at it, have you found yourself drinking more of your own stuff vs. buying beer from the store or bar?