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Chloride is 24-26 ppm And yeah, 25-30% more IBUs seems like a pretty big difference. I really thought that the difference was miniscule.

Hey guys, thanks again for the help. The hops schedule was .75oz target for 60 min; .5oz Williamette for 10 min; .5oz Kent Golding at end of boil. The recipe called for a 3 gal boil, not 2.5. Also, my sulfates are 30-32 ppm, which I understand is not too high. I haven't really messed with...

Unionrdr, I am in College Heights. The Pearson Farm - I believe that the recipe called for a 2.5 gallon boil, but could be wrong. As with the hops schedule, I will check the directions tonight.

Hey, thanks for the replies guys. In order: Yes, the recipe involved steeping grains. I believe the temperature stayed in the 150s though during this process. I could check the calibration of my thermometer. Maybe it is something that simple (which would mean my next batch is probably...

I don't have my notes with me, but will post the hop schedule when I get home this evening. I was right on (within a minute or so) of the schedule laid out in AHS' directions. I am pretty sure the flavor I am tasting is bitterness, not astringency. It is a little dry, a little puckering...

Hello all. I had my first real disappointment this week. Let me explain my process and then ask the question. On February 20, I brewed AHS' extract Fat Tire clone. I did a full boil (but did not adjust the hops). I chilled the wort with an immersion chiller to 70 degrees in approximately...

OK, so this afternoon, I brewed Midwest's partial mash Cascade pale ale. Everything went fine, until I chilled the wort down, and got ready to transfer to the fermenter. At that point, I realized I had neglected to add the last oz of pellet hops at flame out. Figuring never up, never in. I...

I am another pain in the ass lawyer. While I don't do it every day, I do do some copyright and trademark work. As others have said, consistent defense of a mark is required to keep the mark robust going forward. In other words, some buddy could be selling t shirts that the company thinks are...

Thanks for the help guys, I appreciate it. I think I am going to spend the extra $15 and get two pieces. If nothing else, it is more tinkering time which is really half the fun.

I am planning on putting a sight glass and thermometer on my 10 gallon stainless boil kettle, and am debating whether to use two separate pieces or one of Bobby M's or Bargain Fittings combo kits. The positives I see in separate holes is the ability to mount the thermometer higher on the kettle...

I have the basic model foodsaver (the smaller one). Have been using it for meats, etc for 18 months. Have used it three/four times for grains. Never had a problem and if it blew up tonight, I would buy another one tomorrow. One note, it is far cheaper to buy the rolls of foodsaver material...

Brown Ale - 5 Red Ale - 5 Oatmeal Stout - 5 California Common - 5 Fat Tire Clone - 5 8180.5+25=8205.5

All right, thanks guys. I will give it a good soak this weekend and see what comes of it. I know a new cooler is only a couple bucks, but part of the fun I am having with this hobby is jury rigging old stuff.

Hello. I have posted a couple questions already and received some valuable help. As I find that I am gravitating to this site more and more, I thought I would do the mannerly thing and introduce myself if for no other reason than to prove to my wife that I do not completely lack for the social...

Hello all, and thanks in advance for any assistance. I am planning to try my first all grain brew as soon as the weather cooperates up here on the North Coast. This will of course require the construction of a cooler mlt. I have an old Coleman 48 quart cooler in the basement, which I...

Thanks, I appreciate it.

Hello. I am very new to this hobby, and have only done two extract kits to date. The first batch, a basic brown ale, virtually disappeared at the Super Bowl last night, and I have an Oatmeal stout sitting in the fermenter now. Next in the pipe is an AHB Fat Tire clone. I have the ability...

Thanks guys. Alas, the glasses aren't enough. Then again, I am not sure if it is al that fired important whether I can see if the liquid level is on one of the lines or between it. At least, it doesn't seem important enough to go to the drug store and get a magnifying glass (yet):confused:

Hello to everyone in the forum. I am very new to brewing, and have learned a ton from reading the posts in this forum. I am having one problem though, that I am sure some of you of a certain age can relate to. Simply put, I can't read the dang hydrometer, even with my glasses on, when I am...