Recent content by SimonSaysBrew

Ahh well at least he's still out there. Scott was fairly prolific for a while. I guess all good things come to an end.

Augustiner is the fest bier that the Munich locals drink. Their Lagerbier Helle is the best. IMHO.

Does anyone know what happened to the Bertus Brewery? Scott went off to Europe this spring and the blog posts stopped. No posts since like May. His blog had some really good information for making clean beers. Wondering what happened. I hope everything is ok.

I presume you are "topping up" to replace lost volume due to boil off? Shouldn't hurt anything as long as you can still hit your target gravity. The extra volume will help with hop utilization a small amount.

Yes. Add Citra AND Cascade both! Here's a pic. Please excuse the medal. Not bragging , it's the only picture I have and it was for my co brewer……

Oktoberfest or Helles? Helles is what is served in the tents in Munich. During Oktoberfest, brewers pump up the ABV a bit. Aromatic will work fine in an Export or American Oktoberfest though. Gives it a big malty nose and kick. I typically make one keg for Oktoberfest that uses a bunch of...

Hi guys. I brewed this recipe back in late February 2014 and entered it in the Great AZ Homebrew Competition, category 14c. Double IPA. The competition was in late March. As always with IPAs and even more so with DIPAs freshness is a big component of the quality of the beer. So this beer peaked...

Wiring the STC-1000 has been covered quite a bit on various forums so I’ll leave that to those respective threads. You will need a thermowell for the STC temperature probe. I bought mine online for about $20. Drill a hole in the lid of your conical using a step bit large enough to accommodate a...

Hi guys, I struggled with the fermentation temperature control issue for quite some time. A while back I was able to obtain a 7.5 gal conical on ebay but my keezer was too short to handle it. What to do? I didn't want to buy another freezer or refrigerator so I decided to do what the big boys...