Recent content by Tommy1858

Thanks for all the input it looks like im gonna have to add some extract or dextrose like you suggested and a 3-4 % session beer isnt all bad lol most of my brews are 4-5% now and i do a few lower session beers to keep the bottles full in the time im waiting for the others i hate to buy beer...

im doing all grain now but only 2.5 gallon batches with a 3 gallon boil it makes about 24 beers when im done.Its BIAB im doing and i can fit enough grain in the bag for a 5 gallon batch but cant collect the approximamate 6 gallons i would need to do a hour boil and my stove wouldnt bring it to a...

i have used small ammounts of lemon zest in my beers with good results but search the forums and most people say limes just get too bitter also i have found if you are going to drink the beers green use lots less lemon if its gonna age a couple of months use more

my stove top will only boil aboit 3 gallon brews my question is can i mash enough grain for a 5 gallon batch in that ammount of water and then just add top off water to bring it to 5 gallons after i boil?

Thanks guys im going to over pitch as im making 2 1/2 gallon batches on the stove top playing around with different things corn vs rice in recipes and have already came up with a very good daily drinker that my BMC friends enjoy too . A lemon beer in the fermenter now and a Sam Adams sort of...

Do i have to make a starter from washed yeast or can i just throw it into my next batch? The washed yeast will only be in the fridge for about a week before i brew again.

I dont have a cold enough place to do a Lager so can i do an Ale thats close?any recipes? Thoughts? I cant be the only person who likes Sam's .Im fermenting in a closet at about 68 degrees now.

Has anyone tried brewing the ones released from the white house yet?

i changed jobs and havent had time to brew like i was but i have enough leftovers to do a stovetop BIAB next week. I have 1.5 oz Williamette 4.9 alpha 1/2oz Crystal 2.8 alpha 1/2 oz Centennial 8.1 alpha 1.oz Chech Sazz 2.6 alpha 6.5 lbs pale malt 1 lb. CaraMunich 1 mash at 154 - 60...

i didnt wash it i just poured the new wort straight on the cake. the gravity sample tasted good too lol. it a very pale ale and also my first brew using Citra hops

I pitched a 3 gallon batch onto a yeast cake from a 5 gallon batch and in 5 days the fg was on target. also can i just throw another batch right on top of that yeast cake when i rack it off? How many times can i do this?

lol thanks for the input. alltho bottle bombs would be funny sent to the right friends who would never drink them anyway. More like garage bombs for them

the last beer i made was the cream of three crops from here and it says primary 14 days and keg.if there is still fermentable sugars there and i cold crash will it just not leave a sweeter beer?and be ok as long as i keep the temps low?

Ok i know my grain bill was way off. my LHBS carries Weyermann Grains. Maris Otter is just a malter right? so can i replace it with Weyerman Pale ale?also i have Weyerman CaraMunich 1 it has EBC 80-100 Lovibond of 38-48 and i will have to see what they have for the Viennaand i know they have...

im not positive the fermentation has finished? im kegging at 14 days on a couple of recipies and didnt take sg readings prior to cold crashing. so if there is fermentables left the yeast will start again?