Recent content by PotRoastMan

Yes it's a clone of The Yonger, the triple IPA. I was kind of thinking that too, just bottle it and it is what it is.

It's been a couple weeks and it's not moving. I think I need to transfer it off the hops and stuff or it's going to start to turn on me. Should I add yeast to the 2ndary to try to finish it up? I can try Lutra like suggested, maybe champagne yeast, or more us05? Something else? How many...

I was using the refractometer correction calculator when I came up with the 10%. I get it now, and I wasn't using that calculator correctly. Yeah I'm going to need a better yeast I think, this also has to bottle condition eventually... I typically stay away from the bigger beers but this one...

Thanks for your reply. I'll give it another week or two.. Which ABV calculator is the best to use?

Hello all, I've got an Plinian Progeny extract (northern brewer) in progress. Brewed on 9/25. Today is 10/15. Measured SG with Brix refractometer at 20, which calculated to 1.083. Instructions say it should be 1.090 so it's close. It is in the basement around 65 degrees, and I used two...

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I am planning for doing an extract version of The Plinian Progeny Triple IPA. it's a fairly big beer with OG 1.090 and an unbelievable amount of hops. I use dry yeast, US-05, and got two packs with this kit. I'm wondering best way to do the starter, should I dump both pack into it, or just use...

When should fruit puree get added to a lager? I am thinking that it should be after primary is finished, add fruit while it's in the fridge, allow secondary to occur.. then d-rest?

I have a batch which finished primary, and then I poured a big can of Oregon Blackberry Puree into the primary. I have been expecting to see some (vigorous?) secondary fermentation, but so far nothing has happened and it's been 3 days. It has all settled into layers on the bottom, yeast on the...

I was more looking for what other types of fruit would be good in a beer, other than raspberry? maybe another kind of berry, or cherry, or mango, watermellon, i dont know - something like that?

I thought it would be nice to try a fruity beer for fall (instead of the standard pumpkin ale), and I picked up a raspberry red ale extract kit. I then read some reviews of it and found complaints about the raspberry extract being overpowering, and giving it an unnatural or fake flavor. So I'm...

I built an insulation wrap for my pot as shown in that other thread, and it works very well! I used some very inexpensive foil-wrapped fiberglass 1/4" insulation that is normally attached to rafters in an attic. 25' roll was $8, and I only used about 5' of it to create the wrap and also a...

My first batch, using our electric stove largest burner on max. I have a 20qt pot and I started with about 2.5 gallons of water. It took over an hour to go from 155 degrees to boiling! I had the lid on, only slightly to the side so I could have the thermometer in there. I'm wondering if that...