Recent content by skorasaurus

*tumbleweeds* a polite bump. Brewtarget says that my recipe is "slighty hoppy" - thinking about decreasing my hallertau to make it less hoppy. here's my current recipe: Batch Size 6.195 gal Boil Size 6.945 gal Boil Time 60.000 min Efficiency 70% OG 1.041 FG 1.011 ABV 3.9% Bitterness 31.4...

Bumping. Advice on boiling temperatures and how long would be appreciated. Also, do I use my liquid yeast for the starter or later ?!

After some time off, I'm back in this and went all out, for an all grain. I found a couple recipes as my basis for this - https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/hefeweizen-recipe-check-374298-print/ http://www.brewersfriend.com/2009/09/12/hugh-hefe-hefeweizen-ag-55-us-gal/ but since I'm not...

Cool, I transferred it over to a secondary [carboy] over the weekend [the 27th]. Right now, it's in the mid-upper 50s, and I'm trying to slowly cool it down, by a degree or 2, each day, following the directions. [using frozen water bottles]. There's no (this is my 1st time that I'm...

Just to give an update: I checked on it one last time before going out to the LHBS [to buy another packet of yeast] on Saturday night (6 days after pitching the yeast) , and it had started fermenting ! :mug: I had opened up the lid (in my plastic bucket) and saw the krausen floating amid the...

I followed the directions (since I'm a beginner, after all :D ) - http://www.fyurl.com/rr.php?c=2&site=www.homebrewtalk.com&url=http://www.brewersbestkits.com/pdf/1040%20Munich%20Helles.pdf did you pitch your yeast into hot wort? Nope. I pitched it after getting the wort down to 60*F...

On Sunday, the 8th, I brewed a 5 gal batch [this is my 2nd batch using a brewer's best kit] , using the Brewer's Best Munich Helles kit. www.brewersbestkits.com/pdf/1040%20Munich%20Helles.pdf I checked the fermentation for the first time this morning, and there was none ! There's few bubbles on...

There's Warehouse Beverage on Mayfield road (a couple miles west of 271) in South Euclid or Lyndhurst. Although their selection is bigger than Rozi's, it still isn't that great, it's mostly LMEs, liquid extracts, and some pre-fab kits, along with equipment, but the guys have been nice whenever...

:mug: Whoa, I've read 176 pages of the thread so far and still more to go ! several recommended to disregard the mr. beer directions when priming the bottles and instead add the entire amount of sugar (I used corn sugar, to (A cup of) boiling water and then let it continue to boil for...