Recent content by yennerstour

i just recently did this and still ended up with a ton of hop sediment in my keg. the small hop particles ended up drifting out of the muslin bag in the carboy. kind of bumed to share the cloudiest home brew with friends, i still enjoy it and the aroma is growing daily with the sediment, but no...

Thanks guys, just looking for some reiteration of my slacking ways. If it means better beer, I shall give it a shot. Ive been pretty lazy about a few things and just wanted to see if it was dumb luck or that beer is incredibly resilient. Maybe its both. Anyway a good thermometer and a wort...

So I pitched wyeast to a stout seven months ago at like 140 degrees(maybe not quite, but super hot over 105), freaked out for four or five days and then krausen. beer came out delicious, had one yesterday still delicious. I recently did this again, strictly because of time restraints and...

First run at a keg, IPA

Thanks for the response, sweet learning! It'll still be beer (weak) though, right?

dumped in four gallons and emptied enough to fill my kettle and left the rest, so not quite all of it, and i was using the cooler method with the braided hose and such

So i tried my first ag yesterday and mashed 12 pounds of grain, 10 two row, 1 flaked barley, 1 caramell/crystal 90L. With 3.5 gallons of 160 degree h2o. had to add a little more boiling water to bring the temp to 151 and held for 60 minutes. This is probly where I went wrong, I kind of winged it...

I will give you a squawvalley lift ticket for one in lake tahoe, although the guy who claims to be sixty and brewing with old gear seems deserving.:mug:

okay, after reading some more threads, many neggative, cayenne's out, maple alt will be sufficient

Im gonna try my first all grain in the next couple of weeks, and would like to incorporate some maple syrup and cayenne powder, how much is too much spice, and should i add it at the end of the boil or in the primary, any tips would be greatly appreciated. ive brewed several extracts(maybe 6)...

Im gonna try my first all grain in the next couple of weeks, and would like to incorporate some maple syrup and cayenne powder, how much is too much spice, and should i add it at the end of the boil or in the primary, any tips would be greatly appreciated. ive brewed several extracts(maybe 6)...