Recent content by samdjenn

I know they make plastic repair kits for kayaks, might be more money than you want to spend but could get you in the right track. It's basically some plastic stock and a heat applicator to melt and mold the plastic. Seems like you could use something similar on the bucket lids. Or, as a...

I'll drink SA when other options are limited. But, it annoys me to see them dominate the beer isle. At some point I would like to see more local brews instead of larger company. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Im a little confused on your OG statement. My recipe called for an OG of 1.060, but using a hydrometer and correcting for temps, I measured it at 1.072. Am I missing something when measuring OG? As for the stall, how would I be able to tell? I took measurements four days apart, and both were...

Extract with top off, 4 gallon boil. I used White Labs 380, OG was 1.072, final was 1.020, no starter (dumb of me). I've had it bottle conditioning now for 2 weeks. I think fermented a little too hot, the beer tastes like a banana bomb, which doesn't help with the sweetness. I really...

Alright sports fans, I under hopped my hefeweizen. I am thinking of making a hop tea and adding an amount to help balance an otherwise cloying beer. Any suggestions on how to accomplish this? Thinking out loud (so to speak) I could plug the recipe into a calculator and determine the IBU's...

Hmm. You wouldn't think that the pale malt and the wheat malt would be roughly the same color originally? Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Happy Washington's Birthday! I recently brewed a Bavarian Hefeweizen from extract, and don't understand why my color is so dark. The fermentables were: 4 lbs Alexander's Pale LME 3 lbs Munton's Wheat LME 1/2 lbs light crystal malt 10L I neglected to check the date of the LME, I do remember...

Came across this today, I recently found that you can salvage those temp probes by submerging them in hot oil (frying temps). What happens is water gets into the bi-metallic part of the probe and throws off the readings. Frying it in oil boils the water and it steams out. I don't know how to...

BYO had an extract recipe for a Pliny Clone.

Hi everyone, I am looking to brew the Brown and British Ale from "The Brewmaster's Bible" pg 115 and have a question on the stated OG. Fermentables are: 8 oz Gambrinus Honey Malt 4 oz Belgian Biscuit Malt 4 oz Belgian aromatic malt 8 oz Scottish 80L crystal malt 4 oz chocolate malt 6...