Recent content by r_star61

I bottled mine Jan 22. It'll sit in the bottle for a month then I'll try one. I let the nibs and scraped beans sit in the secondary for 7 days before bottling.

Welcome. This is a very active site. Lots of good conversations going on here.

100℉...that's spring time.

I've been looking for an active group in Arizona. I have found very little. Any brewers out in the Florence area?

I've done both, dumped it all in, also run through a strainer. Both work but I prefer the strainer. I also boil at 2.5 - 3 gallons.

Ok I rigged a simple blow off tube into a glass of water. Pretty vigorous fermentation.

Pretty sure I am experiencing blow off. The air lock is foaming out the top. Should I be worried, and should I fix this. If it needs fixing...how?

Sounds like your hooked already.

I know the feeling. Out in the middle of nowhere, 1/2 way between Phoenix and Tucson

I know the feeling. Out in the middle of nowhere, 1/2 way between Phoenix and Tucson

Yeastcalc.com looks like a winner. Might be trying that soon.

Fairly new to brewing and I want to start using my own yeast. I understand about making a starter but everything I see say make sure you pitch x amount of cells. How do you count yeast cells?

I am doing the same thing with a sweet stout. I will be adding the beans (2) and nibs to the secondary on Thursday. This will sit for 7 days then bottling. I have been getting lots of hints on how as well, and consistently hear that soaking is unnecessary because of the alcohol. Cut...

Living in Az I also have problems keeping the temp down. I take a wet towel and wrap around the carboy. This keeps my brew almost 10℉ below room temp. I usually see activity in the airlock in about 24 hours.

I do not have a wort chiller. I add my boil to store bought ice. I am on my sixth brew and have had no issues.