Recent content by rynb15

I have only one biab done and my efficiency was low also. It was because of a faulty thermometer. Mash temp was low and sparge temp was low 20 or so degrees. I squeezed the hell out if the bag. Im glad i did, i managed 66% efficiency

So I got set up for my first biab, read all about it for a couple weeks. (I have done a dozen or so extract kits and they come out good) Ordered a 3 gallon dead ringer kit from northern brewer. Have a new wort chiller,8 gallon pot, and my old 5 gallon extract pot for a dunk sparge. Tested my...

+5 chinook ipa 687

Awesome,thanks for the help guys. Cant wait to make it.

I will be brewing an ipa recipe here soon. Its northern brewers chinook ipa. http://www.northernbrewer.com/documentation/beerkits/ChinookIPA.pdf it comes with 3 oz of chinook hops. I have 2 oz of cascade hops laying around. I would like to add them in. I like hoppy session ipas, and was...

ya, i was kinda thinking that. But i scrubbed my bottles with a brush. Then rinse. then they get a dunk in a bucket of starsan.

I brewed up a brewers best cream ale. Fermented 3 weeks. After 3 weeks in the bottle i put a 12 pack in the fridge. It tasted pretty good. Put another 12 pack in the fridge, now around 6 weeks in bottles. So far all 3 beers i opened tasted sour. Real sour. had to pour them out. Any ideas? thanks

good to hear. that what i have in my primary now. It has been 1 week so i still have a ways to go. How long did you leave it in the primary, and bottle conditioned before you tried one?

looks good!

I just did an ale the other day ad well. Bubbled like crazy 1st and 2nd day, then stopped. This is how all of my batches have been.

lol, good to know.

5 gal of american pale ale 5 gal of irsh red ale 3281

those are really cool.

I would like to know as well.

have an Irish red ale boiling right now :)