Recent content by Patcreery

There is still yeast in suspension, but my gravity has termed @ 1.006

Definitely “buttered popcorn “, I pitched 2 hydrated sachets into a 1.049 wort

So, about my 25th or so batch overall, and my first lager, I started the Diacetyl rest at about 60% attenuation, and 3 days in , still buttered popcorn, should I be concerned? SMaSH grainbill, 100% German pils, saflager 34/70, fermented at 50-53f until DR @ 65-68f

I just broke into the world of legging, and my first batch is carbed up and ready to go, I have a feeling that it won’t last very long, as the samples that I’ve drawn off are delicious ( my west coast IPA recipe that I added wheat to to kind of make it “bicoastal “) so, I’m making a back up...

Update: I just tasted ( by tasted I mean drank..4) after two weeks in the bottle.... I did good! Color is just a tad dark, but I will address that on the next batch, nice citrus and pine aromas, and great balance, if a touch malty for my taste, overall, I'm very happy with this brew for my first...

Not only did I hit 1012 on the nose, but, wow, this is one tasty IPA ...the Amarillo and citra layered together nicely with pine and grapefruit, with tropical fruit in the background on the nose, on the palate, none of the bitter harshness that I got a week ago ( save a tiny tannic bite that I...

Buddy, or a classic SWMBO incident?

So I went ahead and hit it with the citra, pulled a sample with my thief, checked the gravity and tasted, that was on Saturday, the sg showed 1014, I'm hoping for 1012 and to bottle on Friday [emoji120], the flavor was kind of harsh, but I am at about 73 IBU according to beersmith, and at room...

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone had used the brewjacket temp control system, and if so, [emoji106],[emoji107]? Worth the money?

I only used 1lb dme, the rest was lme, so I should have had more total extract for the full boil? Also, I lay down a blanket of co2 when I open up to dry hop, is this useful, or am I wasting time and effort?

Like I said, I'm jumping the gun with my second question, I'll revisit after I've actually tasted what is in the tank.. But I am taking the advice about not racking. From what I've read, Amarillo takes about 7 days for the hop oils to integrate, while citra only takes 3-4 days, so my new plan...

I did a late extract addition, only dme at beginning of boil, and all lme at 15 min left

I set all of that up, I'm still a noob, extract only, and this is my first foray into specially grains, even...beersmith came up with 1053, I hit 1052

I was concerned about the "grassy" flavor from leaving the first charge on for 2 weeks, and my abv and color were out of range in beersmith American IPA, but on reflection, I should probably wait until I try the finished product before trying to find ways to change it

Hi all, I'm new to the forum and to brewing. I've got my first non-kit batch in primary now ( my 4th batch overall), and me being the overachiever that I am, took some liberties with a few tweaks to make it my own. One of the tweaks was: the recipe called for dry-hopping with Amarillo for 7 days...