Recent content by Tommish

Yeah, fuggles for when I am feeling fuggly, which is anytime I want an English style, which is just about any time I want beer.

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Almost finished with the mash for my first AG pale ale. Not sure how the recipe will turn out because I suspect the LHBS mis-measured my grain bill. Oh well, it smells good-- I bet it will turn out yummy. :cool:

If you're adding any late, I would go with the Kent Goldings.

Gravity and grain weight were spot on, as were my infusion volumes. I did not precisely measure my volume collected but I did the calculation assuming 6 gallons collected-- my boil kettle is not yet graduated. I just redid the calculation based on a 5.5 gallon collection which may well be...

Last Sunday I finally had a chance to do a 2nd all-grain recipe and I was majorly surprised by the leap in efficiency I had! I did Jamil's Beamish-Style Dry Stout recipe from the September issue of Brew magazine and instead of 75% efficiency, which is what I got on my first attempt, I got...

When you racked to secondary, did you start the siphon with your mouth? If so, there could be lactic bacteria contamination. Generally though with that kind of infection you will see some kind of growth on the surface of the beer. The flavor will definitely change in 3 weeks. It might...

I have not used the White Labs Wit Yeast but I have used a couple of the other White Labs Belgians which recommended temps in the higher range. I did a wit with the WLP550 Belgian Ale Yeast with an optimum fermentation temperature of 68-78°F. Mine mostly stayed at 74° but I left the brew...

Because I don't have adequate temp control yet I have been focusing on Belgians styles for the higher temp yeast tolerance. Good thing I like Belgians :) 1 1/2 weeks ago I did my first AG. I was trying for a Blonde but I came up just shy of the OG I needed (not enough boil off). I went...

+1 to that.

What is your hop addition schedule/recipe?

7. Yeast #1: I think I'm in love! Yeast #2: Me too. Too bad we reproduce by budding. Yeast #1: Mmmmm, budding... Yeast #2: I know, right? :D I am actually using a Belgian blend (White Labs WLP 575) in my latest batch. I'll be curious to hear how yours turns out.

I wouldn't put a flask directly on an electric element but since you have a glass-top, I don't see any issues.

Even though that is not a lot of wort, keep in mind that you will likely double the number of yeast cells that are in the smack pack. Since many people use the pack without a starter, I suspect your results will be very satisfactory. If you are brewing a really big beer, you might want to...

I think that stuff on top might BE antibiotics...:drunk: