Search results

DI water will give you a ball park reading using a 1:1 soil to DI water mixture. To get a dead on reading a 1:1 mixture of soil and a moderately strong calcium chloride solution must be used. The CaCl solution will displace more hydrogen ions from the cation exchange surfaces then the DI water...

I use a an electrode pH meter for my job to screen soil (another great use for your meter if you want a really green lawn) and we just store the electorde with distilled water which has no ill effects. If you have cheap and easy access to DI water go for it but I wouldn't say its essential. I...

Oops forgot to mention taste (I am horrible at describing flavor profiles). I got a lot of simcoe right off the bat, very distinct, also the first time have used simcoe. Here is a picture less the 24 hrs after being pitched. http://picasaweb.google.com/MKLOJAY/Homebrew#5556547872736856514

This yeastis pretty nuts. I usually don't need a blow off for American Ale yeast in the winter (fermented at 60-62 degrees with no aeration prior to pitching besides sloshing it around in the car boy) but I put on the blow off tube about 24 hrs after pitiching. This is the first time I also...

I just put some in a IPA (1.058). I will let you know how it turns out!

Attended the Atlantic City Beer Festival this weekend and at the Michelob stand they were giving away 1/2 oz packages of Hallertauer Mittelfrueh hops. Being it was the last day of the fest the guy at the stand told me I could take as many as I wanted, so I stuffed as many as I could in my bag...

Ok do you rack into a sanitized carboy then syphon to bottle or just syphon to bottle from primary/secondary?

I started brewing about a year ago and during my first two batchs I used my bottle brush to scrub a few spots inside of my bottling bucket. I have only had one bad batch (APA) but I believe that was due to lag time on the fermentation. I have done four other batches since then with much...

I am looking to switch to AG sometime in the near future. I am slowly building my rig for AG and am trying to decide on a burner. I don't have access to a garage so I will be brewing outside. As for brewing in the winter, I live in NJ where winter temps will be 30-40 deg on average. I am...

Whipped up a batch of northern brown ale on Sunday: 6 lbs Amber DME 1 Lb 40 Crsyal caramel specialty grain 1/4 lb chocolate grains specialty grain 1/2 lb cystal carapils 3-4 oz of light brown sugar 1 oz fuggles (bittering) .5 oz fuggles (finishing) Wyeast 1028 Took the OG just...