Search results

Can I heat my mash and sparge water with a aluminum pot? I found I had a nice 24 qt aluminum pressure cooker that I may get some use out of if it is OK to use it.:ban:

I have read that some sanitize the brew pot lid after the boil and put on lid during the wort chill. I have a IC so the lid will not go on during the cool down. Is there concern of something flying into or infecting during this period? Is there a solution to minimize this?

Thanks everyone. I dug out my burner and had to cut sume of the middle of each side down so the big pot will set on it right. I Tried it out a little to ensure everthing is working on it. Running out of time tonight to do a full test. Tomorrow I will run it through and see how fast it starts to...

I have been getting some of my new equipment together tonight. I started marking measurement lines on old raking tube to find out where my 5 gal and 6.5 gal lines are in a new brew pot. I put my wort chiller and tested for leaks. I thought I would test my stove top to see how long it would...

Thanks for the information. I do have a Le Creuset Enameled Cast-Iron Round French Oven like the one here ( http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000NNAVOO/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 ) They are suppose to retain and distribute heat very well, will this be good for the mini mash?

I was reading up on the topic about mashing small amounts of grains in a coleman jug to improve the breakdown of the starchs to sugar. I plan to brew a Dunkelweizen with Wheat extract put have added 1.5 lb of dark Munich along with .5 lb Caramunich, .375 lb of Carafa I and .5 flaked Oat. I...

Great and thanks

No, it was out of the tab. I did bring the water down to 60F and it was 1.001 so really not much offset. I put .001 in the off set setting of my calulator and that brout the number to 1.001. I thought it would be a lot different at + 14F. But by putting the offset into the calulation that puts...

I am trying to make sure my new hydrometer is working correctly. I filled my cylinder up and measured the temperture which was 74 F. My hydrometer read 1.000 on the scale. :confused: Does this mean that my hydrometer is calibrated to 74F even though the hydrometer says 60F How do I...

I'm new to brewing and I have a couple of question about this recipe. How much does the pumpkin contribute to the color? When I plug the numbers into brewmaster the SRM Comes to 11.64. Will the pumpkin increase the color to this expected 13-14? Also does the pumpkin effect the OG? Would...

Thanks ghpeel, Do you think cutting the caramunich back to 8 oz would be enough? Should I increase the Dark Wheat to 1lb to bring the ABV back up after cutting the caramunich or would adding 8oz of munich be better? Thanks Again

I made some changes to the above receipe and now wonder if this would be better HOME BREW RECIPE: Title: Herr Buckner's Dunkelweizen Author: Harold Buckner Brew Method: Extract Style Name: Dunkelweizen Boil Time: 60 min Batch Size: 5 gallons Boil Size: 6.5 gallons Efficiency: 70%...

I am trying to come up with my own Dunkelweizen recipe and was hoping someone here can review it and see what their thoughts are. thanks HOME BREW RECIPE: Title: Herr Buckner's Dunkelweizen Author: Harold Buckner Brew Method: Extract Style Name: Dunkelweizen Boil Time: 60 min...

I am trying to come up with my own Dunkelweizen recipe and was hoping someone here can review it and see what their thoughts are. thanks HOME BREW RECIPE: Title: Herr Buckner's Dunkelweizen Author: Harold Buckner Brew Method: Extract Style Name: Dunkelweizen Boil Time: 60 min...

Thanks Flatspin!

Thanks! What is your thoughts on the grains? Do I steep or Boil?

I just thought of another question. In reference to the above recipe, for the grains they have 60 min listed beside them. 0.25 lbs 2.49 % Black (Patent) Malt 60 mins 1.025 0.25 lbs 2.49 % Chocolate Malt 60 mins 1.034 0.25 lbs 2.49 % Roasted Barley 60 mins 1.025 6.00 lbs 59.70 % Wheat...

Thanks DPB for your help. I've been reading about floculate and the fining agents to understand what role these play. Thanks for pointing it out and propable could drop it from the recipe.

I am planning to brew this dunkel as my first brew. I got this from the iBrewmaster app and was wanting to verify that the recipe seemd complete and thought on the ingredients? I had seen a couple of recipes in the app that was not complete so thought I would ask here your thoughts on this...

I'm a new brewer and have a question about this recipe. I've been reading the post and did not actually see the answer. 1) Could I use whole pumpkin cut up in cubes, roasted in oven with a little brown suger and placed in mesh bag? 2) should I just steep with the grains or boil the full 60...