Search results

I have 3 new US made old Ale kegs and 2 new AMCYL kegs I got from AIH on a good sale. There was about $20-25 each in cost between the OA and AMCYL, the OA being more expensive. I think they worth it for the better finish and appearance. The stainless is smoother and polished, the rubber top...

SWMBO requested that I make a “non German” beer for other people (her) for the summer-I have been on a Pils/Hefe kick as of late... And this recipe with the home made caramel would give her the chance to participate in its outcome. So I had her make a batch of the syrup, we shot for the 280f...

How did yours turn out? Are you drinking it yet? Mine is spectacular!

The only thing I’ll do differently next time I brew this sometime this summer (I keep it in regular rotation) is to do an open fermentation as I have seen and read that the brewery performs for this beer-it should only enhance my already amazing Weissbier!

I brewed my version of this on 4-12 and kegged it on 4-20. Since then to last weekend it’s been slowly maturing in the keg, kind of a secondary but at 38-39F in my kegerator. This week it’s really come into its own-the banana bread is really shining and it doesn’t taste ‘green’ any more-it’s...

You could also use Fermentis 34/70, it’s a German Lager yeast and should do well in this and suggested as an alternate by the OP-in fact it’s what I plan on using when I brew it warm this summer so I can have it ready for the fall.

5 gallons of Caramel Abbey Amber with Wy1056. Pitched Sunday and checked it after lunch, already down to 1.014 so ramp up for D-rest until Sunday then into a keg to bulk age cold for ~3 weeks or so.

The markings in mine stop at 6.5 gal with some unmarked space above. Without measuring a gallon’s worth of markings from below and transferring them up I would estimate 7.25 or more likely 7.5 right to the top of the lip of the fermenter. So right as sold, 7.5 gallons capacity but intended for...

Was this still hot? You’ll get something like 4% heat shrinkage between a boil and room temp. Also how much trub and wort did you leave in the kettle? I’ve never seen a kettle without any losses to trub, etc. Half a gallon is pretty reasonable actually for any system. just trying to...

Right from Anvil or from another vendor? Recently?

Some of the first production ones were off yes, not exactly sure how much. Since Anvil recognized it they corrected it apparently.

If you only have one pack I’d rehydrate it as per the instructions to give them that little bit of a boost. Completely your call though.

I read a lot on pitch rates as well, I gleaned (my interpretation of who was more correct) that under pitch was a method to mimic results but not the real way the Germans do it. Those I trust and believe say to pitch correctly, and that the esters and phenols come from managing the correct...

jlash-sorry to heat of your troubles with brew day. For my part I have not noticed any significant loss of efficiency in beers with a high majority of wheat (I use red German wheat)-actually my OG pre boil and at fermenting ended up .002 high of my BeerSmith recipe. The advice I was following...

I just pitched my yeast into my first take on this Hefe Weissbier this morning as well, can’t wait to see how it turns out! For Nate R, I did a version of Vitus last fall-it was very tasty and very close to Vitus in all aspects except a bit darker in color-the recipe is here in the recipe...

Later start today due to the nice weather and a long honey-do list, but SWMBO is happy and I’m brewing a Weissbier modeled after Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier.

Brewing 5 gal batch of Bavarian Pils now. My adaptation of the published recipe for the NHC 2018 champ-using a single decoction mash and almost ready to start boiling. Should be a good last lager for the cooler season.

I think it imparts an off flavor to hoses if they’re left to soak for extended periods. I’d wash, run thru Star San and remove to drip dry.

My keg of this finally kicked this evening, just in time for everyone to have a St Pats. taste of it, good to the last pour!

An I(rish red) Pale Ale for sure with that hop dose-good luck with it!