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I did one PM before these and used a grain bag to filter the runnings. That one came out perfect and was one of my favorites. That has to be my problem! I will vorlauf the crap out of my next batch and see what happens. I can't thank you guys enough for your responses!!:mug:

My edit didn't work. I guess I could try draining the runnings through a grain bag or cheese cloth? The feared HSA could come in to play but worth A shot I guess. And yes I like my coffe strong and black. I will keep that in mind. Thanks.

the grainy taste in the Pilsner could be yeast from the bottom of the keg. But the ESB has this puckering like harshness at the end. You don't notice it up front but it really sticks out after the first swallow. There is no off flavor like grass or butter or cardboard just that after shock I...

The Goblin and ESB were HBS crushed and ended up with about 55% efficiency and had to add a little DME to make up for it. But the pilsner was the factory setting on my Barlycrusher which ended up about 75% efficiency Pre-boil. I will definately have to get some feeler gauges and check the gap...

My last three beers have this harsh lingering bitter aftertaste. Very puckering. One is Orfy’s Hobgoblin another an ESB, and the latest is Northern Brewers Czech Pilsner all hopped to the low end of the style. All three 5gallon recipes had a 60 minute 153F mash and batch sparged with roughly...

I have been studying up on water and have found a few things that I need some clarification of. According to Beersmith and various other places Burton on Trent water profile is this: Calcium 275 Magnesium 40 Sodium 25 Sulfate 450 Chloride 35 Bicarbonate 260 Now according to...

I planted Cascade and Hallertau last year and both grew well untill the unusually wet season we had took care of them. Along with everything else in my garden. A friend of mine who planted the same in a good location actually harvested about an ounce of each in the first season. He is out in...

It happened to me on my first batch. Not only did I have it put together wrong, I did not close the valve 100%. It closed like 98% so just a drop at a time came out, but over two days time there was quite a bit on the floor. Better bottles web site has a breakdown of part order and some...

Just a suggestion, but how about creating a subforum in the recipes/ingredients instead of a new forum? Then it could be broken down to Recipes, Ingredients, Gardening,etc. Similar to :http://www.idofishing.com/forum/subpostlist.php/Cat/0/Board/ia Click on Mississippi River.

Count me in! My "Beer garden" is going to be much larger this year.:mug:

I am ordering thishttp://www.midwestsupplies.com/products/ProdByID.aspx?ProdID=7739 this week. I am also ordering some extra gaskets and keg lube. Are there any other items that I need that will make cleaning the kegs/beer line easier? Any brushes or special cleaners/ sanitizers? I use oxy...

I am just about to order the ingredients for Cheeses Carmel Cream Ale recipe. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=2435 I am going to try my hand at an AG version, but it seems to be one of the more popular recipes on this site. You might get some ideas from his recipe.

Download the trial version of BeerSmith. It acounts for late extract additions. It has a check box in the extract properties for adding in the last 15 minutes of the boil. Just set it up for your equipment and how you are going to brew. It's 20$ and takes all the gues work out. :mug:

Try using British chocolate instead of the regular chocolate. Here are the links to the descriptions. http://www.midwestsupplies.com/products/ProdByID.aspx?ProdID=6821 http://www.midwestsupplies.com/products/ProdByID.aspx?ProdID=3954

That never goes away! LOL I am still waiting to line up a plasma cutter to cut the top off my new keggle! Right now I use a 30 qt/ 65000btu burner for AG and it is Not big enough, but it works.

Agreed. This one should go over well with the BMC crowd and the ladies so it should go quick. Thanks for the replies all!!

I was wanting to avoid a tertiary but you are all right. The best aroma and flavor comes from the secondary. Looks like a second primary fermenter is in order. Oregon fruit purees do not come in strawberry, but I am curious about the vintners harvest wine bases. A little pricey but they say...

I am not the biggest fan of fruit beers or lagers for that matter, but I will have a Pilsner yeast cake coming up and my basement is 55 F. So ale’s are out and I feel like experimenting. Has any one tried it or will I piss off the beer gods for making such a concoction? It seems like a good...

A typical micro-brew locally is $4 a pint, you do the math. And if I figured time and money invested in my other hobbies like fishing, I would probably sit at home and watch Al Linder catch fish on TV while I eat a lb of Walleye I bought at the market for $5. A guys gotta have toys regardless...

Thanks to my new Barley Crusher and the careful reading of many posts on HBT, I successfully brewed a Pilsner over the weekend that ended up at 75% efficiency (per BeerSmith pre-boil gravity). I have brewed three previous AG’s that turned into PM’s due to efficiencies as low as 50%. I did as...