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HB Czech pilsner. Simon Saaz.

Weighed, Split the 255 lbs of assorted base Malts into neat 10 lb zip lock bags. All labeled, sorted (FIFO) and put into large storage bins. Next job - packaging up a 6 gallon batch of Czech pilsner and begin cold crash under pressure. Should be ready next week which is fine since I already...

HB Irish Red - young and spunky. Yum.

Carolina Malt offered chit malt. Almost got some but still have to go thru about 10+ lbs of carapils. I am going to try it on my next re-up from the local malt house.

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Sometimes I add some carapils for a foamier, longer lasting head. (12 oz for a 8 gal batch is typical). This is my go to "rally" beer for brewer's baseball games. When I pour a glass, we score runs. So... It is vital that I have a healthy batch as we approach October. The last batch was brewed...

I do mostly 10 gal now but used to do all 5 gallons until I found it easier to double up so I could have more of an excellent batch. Ha. You will still probably use 5 gal batch fermenter sizes (7 gal brew bucket for example.) I got myself a "Y" splitter to put between my kettle and the...

Baird's MO 56.6%. (3L) RED X 21.1%. (11L) Brown Ale 10.2%. (65L) Flaked Oats 7.1% Chocolate 3.5% (350L) Coffee. 1.3%. (150L) Hop addition 30 min centennial 20 min magnum Yeast US-05 ABV 6.0% SRM 24 IBU 27 Single step mash at 149.7°F for 60 minutes. 60 min boil...

Brewing now... Just mashed in an American Brown Ale, and evolution of 8 batches over the last year that became Live At The Apollo (James Brown Tribute). So tasty and my third iteration of the same recipe. Love it! About 5.8% ABV to 6% depending on how dry or sweet I want it to be. centennial and...

If you added some pickle juice, you'd get more vocal responses. Not that there is anything wrong with pickle juice. Ha

Here are some nice graphs/charts showing the US beer industry since 1874. Charts of the Day: Welcome to the ‘Golden Age of American Craft Beer’ | American Enterprise Institute - AEI https://share.google/S1uyZMiTKIexAEvza

Having been around a while... And seen several boom/bust periods in the commercial beer market... Beer is going to be fine. It is a cyclical industry that had grown way too fat, and is clearly in a downward phase. So, we repeat history and many smaller, less viable, or debt heavy business won't...

Just got back from a trip to the Carolina Malt House. It's about an hour drive but the malt is excellent, fresh and well priced. (About $1.20 a pound, no shipping freight cost too). Picked up 100 lb of pilsner, 100 of Carolina Gold (kinda like golden promise), 15 lb of light and dark Munich, and...

Somewhere close to the last gallon of a HB American Brown Ale. Live at the Apollo. Enjoying a tall glass. Already have the grains weighed out for the next batch of it. Delicious!

Busy... haven't updated in a while 1729.5 + 73 = 1802.5 6 blonde ale 11 English Brown ale 11 American Pale Ale 11 American Brown Ale 11 Irish Red Ale 11 Blonde Ale 6 German Pilsner 6 Czech pilsner 1802.5 total ...

@doug293cz - the analysis link above made me sit down, realizing I was overwhelmed by the breakdown of gases, pressures, etc. whoa. Very nice, and happy to be in awe. Wow. So ... A question for this thread... If I am fermenting with a 10 gallon torpedo corny with a modified lid (w 1 1/2"...

Busy beer Monday. Just finished calibrating the EasyDens. All dialed in now. Noticed I was getting lower OG readings compared to perceived sweetness. Normally... I taste it and guess the OG... And have gotten very good at the game. Which is why I knew I needed to calibrate it. All set now...

Over the weekend I got this Stainless steel bad boy - a 10 gallon torpedo megamouth with a 1 1/2" triclamp on the lid (hop bong, prv, CIP cleaning etc. thanks @Bobby_M at BrewHardware.com). Going to use it soon to brew a German Pilsner in the ferm chamber. It's tight, but it fits fine. It can...

Just did a pale ale with a wonderful dark golden caramel color. Calling it Copperhead

Yes ... 1/2 tablet of whirlfloc per 5 gallons. And whirlpool for 15 min, settle for 15 min. I do this late in the boil ... So I get some whirlpool action while my immersion chiller cools the wort. It is amazing how much hop particle debris gets packed on the Heat exchanger disk of my Brewzilla...