Recent content by polarbeer305

i'm doing 5 gallon batches and my burner is older but not in terrible shape. it came with a turkey frying kit i got four or five years ago. the propane tanks are exchangeable fifteen gallon type you get at Lowes. i think i just need a new burner.

just in the past few brews i really began to notice how much propane i go through. one 15lb tank for two brews. one was a ninety minute boil and the other sixty minutes. is this normal, cause i sure hope not? i just ran out of propane at 55minutes into the boil on my second batch! this seems...

Wow. Um... all of the above. I have always mostly covered my brewpot, leaving about an inch open for steam to escape. I also used a good amount of pils malt in both. Will this subside after time or should i just throw the brew away? Also, the recipe for both calls for a 60 minute boil. Should i...

I guess rotten cabbage/eggs/ocean and sweetness works too, but it's not appetizing. Usually with the IPA's I brew my whole kitchen reeks of hops. This is bizare. I guess sanitation must be the problem cause the only thing the two beers had in common was the fact that they were both made in my...

In the past I had a belgian triple that while fermenting smelled just like imitation crab meat and the finished product was a bit "off". Now i have an IPA that is even dryhopping and it smells like crab meat again. i can't seem to figure it out. Sanitation problems? Any thoughts?