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He's trying to get you to do a sour mash and hold the grain at 90-105F for 2 days. That's a good idea too. It will develop some lactic acid characteristic of Berliner weiss. In any case, you should not be boiling your steeping grain. Grain should never get above 170F. Steep your grains at...

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Yes, steinsato it's viable. And I know alot of ppl here love really long primaries and apparently hate to rack, but imho it's easier to rack to secondary and put the new wort on the sediment of the original carboy.

1. a bigger koelsch 2. apa/ipa 3. pils-ale

I would increase the flaked oats to 1# and the 2row to 10.5#. Much more flaked will take it out of usual stout range in mouthfeel (which would be fine if that's what you wanted) and leave a higher finishing gravity. Oat malt is a base malt, so I'd replace most of it with 2row pale malt. It will...

Oat malt is a base malt - notice the word malt. It was mainly used for beer simply because it was prevalent on the British isles. Now it's a bit hard to find - Thomas Fawcett may be the only maltster making it. So... substituting flaked oats for malt is the same as subbing flaked barley for...

If you are turning by hand, then when it happens turn the handle backwards one revolution. That may help clear it (some grain may spill out the sides of the rollers, hopefully the stone will too). I have found that too small a gap will prevent the grain from feeding into the rollers. In that...

Once I rehydrate, wait, and stir, I just toss it in the wort without attemperation.

Maybe I'm mis-remembering but I think the packet I used last week said 4 oz. 11g * 10 = 110g => 110 ml / 29.57353 = 3.7 fl oz Keep the water below 110F, I think the Danstar packet recommends a max of 95. Chlorinated tap water is supposed to be okay, and hard water is actually a bit better than...

I've done something similar, and plan to again soon. Worked out well for me, regardless of whether other people say it's a "saison". Mash for higher attenuation (145F). Adding 5-10% rye is a good compliment to munich and the yeast. I like munich+rye with citrusy hops - Hallertau might be more...

You can snip off the top if it's hit the roof (or whatever). It will then grow sidearms and fill in the gaps, and/or put energy into sprouting new bines.

musick got it: the Kulminator in Antwerp. Well worth a visit (or two or...)

1. remove beer from shelf, note at room temp (60s F, certainly not below 50F) 2. pour beer into proper glass, stopping short to avoid sediment (this one may have gotten stirred up a bit, oops) 3. present 4. try all 3 together (with friends) HTH

1. see 3 2. no, it will be a bit less since there will be some unfermentables. Crystals will be about 35 pppg, sugar 45. http://howtobrew.com/section2/chapter12-4-1.html 3. Sounds like a good plan. After removing the grain, you may want to boil the wort to kill any latent bacteria, then add the...

+1 on clea[rn]ing the seal area (a few extra inches of bag can help make this easier) and bumping sealing knob to 2 or 3. Is this also my problem with the vacuum never finishing (sealing never starting)? Eventually I get bored and worried about burning out the motor and hit the "instant seal"...

You can sour the beer with a sour mash or with pure cultures in the fermenter. A sour mash is often used to obtain a specific level of sourness, then the wort is boiled to kill the bacteria and stop the souring process. This can add a nice tang or sour undercurrent to the beer. Souring in a...

Also, apply a thin layer of dish soap to the pot before use. If any soot does occur, it will clean off very easily. Be careful lifting the pot though, soap can make it slippery esp if it's a little wet.

Ahh... no, I have not seen that much variation. I typically run my spark plug guages up and down to be sure the set screw sticks, and seem to get good even gaps. You could disassemble the unit and run the rollers against a straightedge.

They will outgrow the planters possibly in the 2nd year. You will probably see runners pushing through gaps in the sides: trim the roots too. As to the original question, if you are growing all bines or more than 3, then more than one string will help spread out the leaves and reduce...

Measure at the actual observed min and max, not 180 deg position of the knob, i.e. measure several times through the adjustment range. You should be able to see the min and max pretty easily. My 1st gen BC knobs go from min to max in far less than 180 deg rotation. I know I've tried various...