Recent content by vonfatz

I brewed this more or less as-is, with some hops substitutions. It was my very first all-grain attempt. I opened one yesterday after about ten days of conditioning. I doubled up on the apricot - ended up using 2x cans of 3# puree for a 23L batch. Adds a nice subtle tartness to balance out the...

Just want to follow up on this and say the pectic enzyme worked brilliantly (get it?). Research suggested adding about twice the recommended level if using after fermentation is done - so I used 2.5 teaspoons in total for 19 litres. I noticed a change by the end of the next day. By the four day...

Roger that, thank you!

Thanks, I was going to skip PE as I didn't think apricot had that much pectin in it. I will give it a try. If PE fails, is filtering the way I described it a viable option?

Hi, fairly long time brewer but only recently a poster :) Lots of great suggestions and tips on here. :mug: I recently upgraded from extract to all-grain by way of BIAB, and my first batch, an apricot pale ale, is in the carboy undergoing a tertiary fermentation right now. The process went like...

I am skeptical of adding chocolate anything to a brew in the boil or at any time during primary fermentation. The first time I attempted to add around a pound of cocoa powder to a 23 L batch of chocolate orange stout, I had zero fermentation activity and the batch ended up being dumped. Came to...

Hi all, First post here, and second all-grain brew. Just wanted to open with a quick thanks to BierMuncher and to all other posters for this very good discussion about what sounds like a very good beer :mug: I want to try to do this with my BIAB setup, and have two questions: First, some of...