Recent content by violins

Well, there you go! Guess it is time to go all grain!:mug:

So I made a chocolate raspberry stout a while back (turned out awesome BTW, won a 2nd place ribbon), but I can't figure out what the alcohol % is. I started at 1.070. 10 days later it was at 1.020. I added 75 ounces of canned raspberries and that brought it back up to 1.028. 4 weeks of slow and...

They just played this episode again. I about freaked out! Anybody know the couple?

We bought a house a while back that had a big flagpole right in the middle of the yard. My wife wanted to rip it out, but it's the perfect place to grow hops! I have 4 plants that I put in 4' from the pole with stringers running up top the top. I can lower those all at one time just like...

For the rye beer, it is very much like Terrapin Rye with a few differences noted below. What catagory would that fit into? Mine turned out a little darker with a little more hoppiness. I think it is too dark for a 6D. I'm guessing that 23 specialty is a catch-all for anything that is different...

I've got a couple of beers that I'm unsure what categories they would be in. One is a fairly mild red wit beer. The other is a darker, slightly stronger and hoppier rye beer similar to Tarrapin Rye. Ideas?

I thought I would post a followup in case anyone was interested. I gave it another 5 days and tested it. The FG didn't change at all, but the oily stuff went away. Kegged it and just had a pint. Even without the chicken, this is my best beer yet!

I think I'll just let the beer sit in the primary a little longer unless I hear something else. I'll wait on making any beer with cock in it, too.

I knew as soon as I dumped it in that I messed up. Gypsum was supposed to go in early and malto-dextrine late. You think that is the problem?

I really didn't want to post an "I think my beer is ruined" thread, but I have a problem. I've got a Rye IPA sitting in the primary after 17 days, and it has a strange oily mouthfeel that is pretty bad. I tested the sample after checking the gravity. It tastes good, but the aftertaste is...

Thanks for the tips!

I've got 3 gallon kegs. I guess I can add the sugar, and just try to not get too much air in when stirring, right?

I'm just getting into kegging and I got a couple of small kegs. I plan to fill one keg and then bottle the rest. What is the best way to do that? I normally add the bottling sugar into the bucket when I transfer, and then fill the bottles from that. I don't need (or want) to add sugar to the...

I'll try Irish Moss with the next batch. I'm excited to try some different hops. I only had 1 oz of Cascade so I used 1 oz of Willamette with it. Still finished very smooth. Thanks! :mug:

Just drank my first bottle of this. I'm very pleased. It doesn't have as much flavor as my other stuff, but this is just what I was going for; very quaffable, light, refreshing, etc. Will be easy to drink lots of this. The hops dropped right out. The color is light, but not too light, good head...