Got one for ya... My wife and I were brewing a Belgian pale ale. Everything is going great until time to cool wort. We read where you can cool it faster by adding salt to the ice bath. We (she) got a little careless when pouring the salt around brew kettle and about 1/8tsp (just a...
Is there a stickie thread that lists some of the many abreviations or acronyms used in brewing? Sometimes I have a hard time following the conversations because I get lost on the abreviations! Lol!!
They were stored between 68-70deg for right at a week then put in fridge over night. I usually keep all my beer at room temp until i want a few then just put what i want in the fridge. The 2 hearted I had yesterday has been at room temp for about a month prior to a few hours in fridge before...
The last two beers (2 hearted and an IPA) have had so much head that it does not matter how slow i pour or how i tip the glass. it is a REALLY thick head that takes FOREVER to go down!! I know carbonation and head is good but I would consider it excessive. Have i used too much priming sugar...
Thanks for the responses. I feel a little better now using the brass. I did look for ss fittings but my local diy store was very limited. So... I'll finish this mash tun and look forward to my first all grain attempt in a couple weeks!! Thanks again for the responses!!
OK so I've got a year and a half and a couple hundred gallons of extract under my belt and I'm super stoked to try all grain!! Making my mash tun now. Already had a 10 gal cooler and SS supply line and a couple of brass fittings. I know brass is OK for water supply but read somewhere about...