Recent content by wixziu

I agree with using W34/70. Back in February I brewed a 10 gallon batch of Pilsner and was planning to ferment in my basement which drops to ~50F/10C in the winter months of US Northeast. I had split the batch between W34/70 and WLP800 (Czech Pilsner). Well...we had a couple of warm winter...

Well I just got the water report back and from my limited knowledge of water chemistry it seems like I have two issues: sulfates and bicarbonates. The sulfates are on the low end, so I'm wondering if this could explain the perceived bitterness issues I've noticed? Maybe aromatics as well...

I am actually waiting for the results of a water test I sent in. I am fairly certain my water is on the hard side, with a lot of mineral content. Despite mashing on the low side at about 148-149 degress, my clone attempt still seemed like a heavier body than the original. Also, I've had...

Great! Thanks for posting, I'll give this recipe a try next. Just have to finish off the full keg...:). Do you think there is a benefit to using Centennial for the bittering hops vs. anything else? I do notice that you dropped the 40L and Munich a bit from what I used (5%) so I will try that...

To give you an update on my earlier post, I have not quite hit the mark on this one. The recipe still turned out great, but not as close to a clone as I would have hoped. Lunch sample was bottled early Sept. and both samples were consumed cold (~40), next time I will warm them up first...

Congrats! I had great customer service the last time I called in to Keg Connection. I was asking about a Tap Rite Hex Nipple and your webmaster took my call and had the part added to your website within the hour. Then he called back to make sure I could find the part number. Definitely my...

I just saw an article in the December 2016 issue of Brew Your Own (pg. 12, Charles Oldfather) for a DIY dry hop hook for kegs. You take 10 inches of SS safety wire wrap it around the PRV protrusion on the inside of the keg lid and wind it up really tight w/ some pliers. I'm going to try it the...

I'm glad to hear that your fermentation kicked off! I started brewing this year and I can tell you a few things that I've learned to get that fermentation going quickly. 1 - Oxygenate your wort well. I found that O2 from hardware store and a diffusion stone made a world of difference. I...

Looking over the responses, this is obviously very subjective. If I'm going to rate a brewery this way I feel like I have to visit in person and sample a few. I figure if the beer tastes bad at the source, then there isn't really a good excuse. There are just WAY too many variables in...

I guess I should have clarified, the amount of activity from the starter should have clued me in that a blow off was needed on the fermenter. I tried to use an airlock. I didn't read the entire thread until after the mess happened :). Is the point of capturing the krausen from blow off for...

Thanks very much for this recipe! I just took a gravity sample from the batch I had brewed a couple of weeks ago and it's at 1.012 and already tasting excellent. My OG came in slightly under what I was shooting for at 1.082. I couldn't quite get the 0.75 gallon reduction to boil down to a...

I still have a few bottles of Lunch leftover from my vacation to Maine last month and I really wanted to make an attempt at cloning while I still have some relatively fresh comparison. I used "hopsandhops" recipe and the other suggestions in this thread for a 6.5 gallon batch and just moved the...

Thank you for the recipe! Although this is my first 10 gallon batch, it seems like a beer I won't mind having a lot of. Going to split half for a party and half for the keezer! I just finished a three week primary and opted to transfer straight to keg and cold crash. After brewing I...

I went to Glacier last year and was planning to do a brewery tour in Missoula, but didn't end up having time. Maybe you'll have better luck! Here was my original plan: 1) Big Sky Brewing (5417 Trumpeter Way, 11 AM - 5 PM, tours 3 PM) 2) Draught Works (915 Toole Ave, 12 - 9 PM) - 7 min...

I just installed Raspberry Pints this week on my first generation Pi. I was looking for a way to track keg volumes sans the flow meters (although that would be a fun project), and I stumbled on this reddit post by "jjkeegan86"...