Recent content by selliott97

I have save this link into my favorites and after punching in the numbers I realized a lot of mistakes. But, after all, that's why I was doing this. I know what not to do next time and also what to do. It's boiling away and I have pitched my first hops and it is looking ok. Since I only have...

No I did not throw out the grains. I do not have any amylase or beano. I steeped the grains for quite some time, about 70 minutes. How much more sugars could I really get out of them?

Maybe that's why it tastes so watery cuz it's at about 5.5-6 gallons right now.

What type of extract would be best? Dry or liquid or does it matter?

This is true, mainly my experience level. I think the one thing I learned thus far is not to jump headfirst into a process I no little about. In other words, I didn't do my research like I thought I had. Since I don't have any extract on hand, all I have is corn sugar, would that be ok or...

I didn't calculate it. I used about 168 according to some browsing I had done about all grain brewing and noticed that 168 seemed to be a common temp. This is an experimental process, my first all grain brew so my expectations arent too high but I would like ABV to be around 6% or so.

1.042/1.011

OG was more like a FG at 1.020 or there abouts.

It tasted somewhat sweet but I had to really try to feel out the sweetness in it. It didn't taste bad at all but rather a little watery. Could I possibly add some corn sugars to bring up the sugar content?

target temp was 155 actual temp got to 164 so maybe a little more than 7 degrees. The mash had some pretty funky smells to it though. I'm assuming this is normal with all grain brewing until the hops are added?

Well, I overheated my mash by about 7 degrees while trying to get the temp back up after adding my grains. I tried adding some cold water but didn't want to add too much and it still took about 20 minutes to come down. Is this brew toasted or is there still some hope left? I am sure it will...

Cool, guess it's a coin toss then. Thanks for the tips. Will repost when it is finished and let you all know how it turns out.

I have done plenty of research and by no means do I think that makes me an expert, and I will admit that I do not have all the proper equipment, yet, so I wanted to see how it would turn out when done similar to extract brewing, just to see how it turns out. The main item I do not have is the...

I have the below recipe for a Nutty Brown Ale and I am a little confused about when to add my sugars and what sugar to add or if I should add any at all. From previous experience with a Belgian Abbey Ale, I added Belgian Candy Sugar at the start of the boil but this recipe doesn't list any...

From what I have read, the Fuggles are more used for bittering than the Willamette hops. Will the Willamettes give me a less bitter beer or do you say this because the Fuggles work better for flavor and aroma than the Willamette hops will?