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I've got one similar to that one that I got for Christmas. The side bottle opener is a cool feature.

I recently used 1lb of Carapils in my extract IPA. As I added it to my recipe builder it increased the expected OG by .003, which made sense. However my expected FG stayed the same as it was before I added it. On brew day my OG was spot on as expected, but sure enough my FG was .003 higher than...

Sounds like you might have some experimenting to do.

As far as how much I would say to look up some well known recipes that are similar to that one and see how much they call to dry hop with. I just did my first dry hop and I left it in for 7 days after primary fermentation was finished. Just bottled it so we'll see how it turns out.

+1. I put the end of the hose in some boiling water for a few seconds then slid it on. Went on like a glove.

Put your thermowell into a 1 gallon jug of water and set your controller a degree or two lower than what you want your beer to be. Then you wont have to worry about two stopper holes. Unless you're worried about SUPER accurate ferm temp of the beer.

I've never done a yeast wash but on my starter I put it into the fridge for a few hours to let the yeast settle to the bottom. When I took it out to decant (carefully) it stayed on the bottom pretty well when I poured off the liquid. I only poured off about 80% though. I suppose you could...

I would get the extract that I would be using in the brew and try it out on some store bought beer that is similar to the beer you'd be brewing. Add a drop to a half a beer and test it out, and ramp it up/down until you get the profile you want and extrapolate to amount you need in your batch...

I did a quick experiment with bourbon and oak chips the other day for a flavor test. I very slightly charred the oak chips then put them in a sauce pan and covered them in bourbon. I brought that to a boil for about 20 mins adding a little water as the bourbon boiled off. It seemed as though the...

I need this :D

Hello Everyone!! Just joined this forum but I've been brewing for almost 2 yrs now. I have found some great information and insight from experienced people on here and hope to be able to contribute from time to time. I love the DIY aspect of homebrewing and the fact that there are...

Welcome!!! I'm in Houston as well! Just got started brewing a couple years ago and brand new to this forum as well.