Hey guys, I am super excited to tell you that I finally converted my igloo in to my mash tun. I am going to start my first all grain batch monday. I have a question about the mash, I am not to familiar with "sparging". I know the concept of it, just not to sure how to do it correctly. I know the...
Before it was cooled? Well the wort chiller is running inside the kettle as it is cooling so technically it is exposed while it is chilling before I pitch the yeast. But I have never had a problem before. I think when I transferred to secondary it might not have been done fermenting which is...
I kegged my vanilla bean porter today, and when I was transferring it from my carboy the porter was a bit light and smelled like chemicals. It has a dark green color. Could this have been an infection? It was in primary for a week and secondary for a week. I sanitized everything like I usually...
I am going to brew a vanilla bean porter tomorrow, the recipe says to steep 2 vanilla beams in 170 degree water for twenty minutes. It does not say how much water, and do I add the entire contents? Or just the vanilla beans themselves after they steep? Any help would be appreciated.
I have an IPA in primary for another week, then dryhop. I was wondering how to keg it when its done. Do you just rack it into the keg and pump co2? And how long does it have to carbonate before you drink it?
Hi Guys, this is my first post. I am very excited, and this is my second batch. I am doing a West Coast Dry hopped IPA, and the instructions say wait one week then transfer to secondary to dry hop for 10 days. That seems a bit short for primary. Does that sound right?