Recent content by sleewok

Agreed. My spice bomb last year was hit or miss depending on the person. I can taste how this be would appeal to a wider audience. I'll probably just bottle up some before I drop the bomb :).

Just picked up a six of this for $8.99. Honestly I'm not impressed. Cinnamon and ginger are nice, but it really feels lacking in the spice. I'm planning to add clove and/or allspice and nutmeg in secondary now.

I just brewed an 11 gallon batch today. 2oz of ginger cubed and 2.5oz of cinnamon sticks (8 sticks). I also added 1/2tsp of nutmeg with 10 min left in the boil. It was very fragrant during the boil. I hope i didn't overdo the cinnamon. Based on what I read i should be okay! I'll post back my...

I always transfer to keg after about a month and let it sit in that. It makes it easy to take samples so I can decide when it is "ready".

I'll keep the bourbon that it has been soaking in, toast them, and then add them back to the bourbon for a couple days. Worst case I can always add bourbon straight to the keg to kick up the flavor if I need to... Would it be a bad idea to add the toasted chips back to the bourbon that had...

I've searched and haven't been able to find anything specific on this question (maybe I just missed it). I have some JD oak barrel chips that I'm currently soaking in bourbon. I'm planning to toast them after they soak for about a week. Typically I order my oak chips toasted, and then...

This last comment is slightly misleading. I know this is an old post, but I wanted to comment for future readers. They type of yeast can have a large impact on the fermentation temps. I have a belgian wit fermenting with an OG of 1.06. The ambient temperature is being held between 62 and 64...

I think those referring to the <$100 setups are referring to something like this: http://frugalconicalfermenter.blogspot.com/ The key is to search for "Cone Inductor Tank"

I think those referring to the <$100 setups are referring to something like this: http://frugalconicalfermenter.blogspot.com/ The key is to search for "Cone Inductor Tank"

I used them as-is. The nibs that I ordered were dried/milled.

I recently brewed a milk stout (http://www.brewtoad.com/recipes/big-honkin-chocolate-milk-stout-all-grain). I did a 10 gallon batch with 2lbs lactose (. I split the batch into 5 gallons with just milk stout, and the other 5 I added chocolate nibs. I haven't worked with the powder, but here is my...

That makes sense to me. I would think that if you chill the cider, and then add the preserved juice it would work out. The combination should keep any remaining yeast from gobbling up sugar. I may try it with my current batch. Can anyone confirm?

I just wanted to follow up on this recipe. This is by far one of my favorite IPAs. The flavor is extraordinary. Very balanced, not too bitter overall. It has a unique taste that really stands out (I'm struggling to explain). The only difference is that I dry hop for 1 week. Thanks for...

I brewed this bad boy a week ago, however, I messed up the boil time and only did a 75 minute boil (dropping in the initial hops right away). What kind of impact will this have on the final product? This is the first brew I've done with >60min boil. On a side note, I did take a sample last...

Heh, no worries (double thanks brewmcq). I do appreciate the link. I'm familiar with the setup you are talking about. The more I think about it .... I'm leaning towards a box now. I just didn't want to use the JB Weld (In case I ever want to remove the box). I'll probably do a box with the high...