Recent content by scCraft

Hey all. Been a member and Lurker for a while. Lots of valuable info on here! Anyways....if you are in the MD area, I won a homebrew contest for a Pale Ale category, traveled with Craft Brew Alliance- Widmer/Redhook to Redhook's innovation PEASE brewery in Portsmouth, NH and brewed my...

Ive tried a ton but its tough to beat a simple 21 rub. 2 parts course salt (i prefer sea salt but most folks would prob go Kosher) 1 part everything else you have. Fresh Course black Pepper (I over add) Cumin Paprika Cayenne Chili Powder Granulated Onion Granulated Garlic I personally like...

I too have a 10 gal rubbermade, though mine has the false bottom. I found inconsistent efficiency results in grain bills over 23lbs due to what I can only figure is lack of a good stir. It is right at the top and I think the gentle stirring at the end has caused doughballs, ect. Im thinking...

Glad to hear this worked out. I had the same issue a week ago. I just rolled with the lower OG and I guess I will just have to drink more of them at 5% than at 6.4% LOL. DME trick seems like a good solution.

Those higher mash temps should give it more body, yes. You are on the right track on those head adds. I personally like the CaraPils option due to some stuck sparge concerns from some of the flaked stuff.....I always add rice hulls if I am using something like flaked wheat just to be safe.

Long time lurker, first time poster! :tank: So I have quite a few beers under my belt, I *think* I know what I am doing....at least enough to be confused by missing my OG today on an AG IPA, bad. Looking for 1.063 and came out with 1.050. Couple questions. A. Am I over thinking it? Seems...