Search results

2. The temperature of the water doesn't matter a lot, it will just take a little longer to reach the boil but you will have recovered some extra sugars from the grains by doing it. 3. Adding the water to the wort simply dilutes your wort. Putting it in without heating give you the same problem...

Since this was an extract kit, the kit should give you the expected OG. It will be very close to that. The yeast only produce CO2 for the first 2-3 days. After that the bubbles are from excess CO2 coming out of suspension in the beer as it will be supersaturated. When you say reading of 26 on...

Try taking a zinc supplement. Sometimes that restores the sense of taste and smell.

Boiling the grains is fine provided the pH is lower than 6.0. It takes the combination of high pH and high temperature to extract a significant amount of tannins. That combination usually only occurs when over-sparging as a normal mash will be below 5.7pH. If that were not the case those who...

Some of us do brew to a higher gravity due to pot size constraints and then dilute to get the intended OG. Yesterday I forgot to dilute. I was expecting an OG of about 1.050 but now have about 1.075. I suspect I will notice when drinking that beer.

I tried a hop bag and let it float. Don't do that! Mine gave me an infected beer.

Your tilt may have some accumulated krausen that is making it float a little higher so it reports a high final gravity. it is time to pull a sample for the hydrometer.

1. You don't want sterilization, you want pasteurization. 2. You probably don't want to cook the pineapple but you can pasteurize at lower temperature than boiling. If you have a way to heat the juice and an accurate thermometer, heat to 160F and hold it for at least 10 seconds before cooling.

I think this article best describes how the yeast work and the schedule that can work for you. http://www.brewgeeks.com/the-life-cycle-of-yeast.html

If you need a second opinion on that stout, you can call me.

I don't think a hop strainer ball would clog your racking arm. https://www.morebeer.com/products/stainless-hop-bomb.html?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA-62tBhDSARIsAO7twbYgKr-wCDFkbTKPEerytZx493zhjY1ZsNY41l5mSuhLq5X2RtPKMcYaArbTEALw_wcB The one I bought worked good but with only an ounce of hops...

The size of pot you need depends on 3 things. 1. How much mash efficiency/brewhouse efficiency you manage. If your efficiency is low you need more grain which takes up more space and retains more water. Using a sparge increases your efficiency but adds water. 2. Boil off. How hard and how...

The temperature is only important during conversion of starch to sugar. How long does that take with your setup? Hint: It is probably shorter than you think.

One of two things might happen. First is that the makeup of the wort will control the amount of sugars that the yeast can digest and you end up with the same amount of alcohol. Second is that the new yeast will eat sugars that would otherwise be indigestible to the original yeast and you get...

Here's a couple thing to think about: 1. How fine is your grain milled? How long does it take for full conversion of the starch to sugar? 2. What kind of body are you expecting the finished beer to have? When I started BIAB mashes I was under the impression that I needed to control the mash...

What is the temperature of the "beer" on the stir plate? Your previous starters may have had warmer temperatures which causes faster growth but this is now winter in the northern hemisphere and often the indoor temperatures drop.

If your starter smells and tastes of vinegar you have an acetobacter infection. If you use all or any part of the starter with an acetobacter infection, it will affect the rest of the batch and you will have many bottle of malt vinegar. Best thing to do is dump it and thoroughly clean the...

I think my Corona style mill was about $20 and now I see them on Amazon for $17. The OP is planning to BIAB. Corona mills are well suited to that as it doesn't matter if the hulls are shredded or if the particles are smaller. Smaller is better as faster and more complete conversion is...

Your mash water will need some minerals that distilled won't have. However, I am not the person to ask as I am blessed with tasty tap water and just use that. There is a thread just on adjusting the minerals in your brew water. You should glance at it to start with...

I usually do a 30 minute boil with 2 row.