Recent content by resnerr

I have been brewing with the thought of making my wort close to 6-7.5 gallons and expecting the boil off to get me to 5 gallons. Some of the literature I read has talked about adding clean water to my fermenter to get it up to 5 gallons?!? Am I doing this all wrong? Sent from my iPhone using...

I am about to make a sweet potato ale for fall, my wife wants to incorporate pecans. What's the best way to do so and get the flavor? During the boil??? Any and all help would be appreciated! Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I made a homemade screen for my large cooler/mashtun and it worked pretty well but not great. Would laying down a layer of cheese cloth under help or would i lose critical sugars by doing so? Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Im looking to make some 1-2 gallon batches of some different beers. 5 gallons is just to much for a 1 man drinker.... is it as easy as downsizing by percentage? say I take a 5 gallon batch and reduce each ingredient by 40% to make a 2 gallon batch? Seems like it makes sense, but I...