Search results

That's a good thing. It is indeed called lacing, and many homebrewers try very hard to make this happen. Usually a little cara-pils or even just a reasonable amount of crystal malt in a recipe will give you this. It's also common in beers where the grains are milled very finely. It's also a good...

So did the last bottle carbonate any more? I've been thinking about using this method on about 60 bottles this weekend. Have you done this again since you last posted?

Jarred up some kraut today. Then grilled some brats and made bacon & sausage wrapped jalapenos stuffed with asadero cheese.

Sometimes an ale fermentation might kick off in a matter of a few hours, but not always. It's actually more common for it to take about 12-24 hours on an ale with a healthy pitching rate and proper fermentation temps. With that said, it's still not uncommon for it to take even longer than that...

Also, buy a hydrometer and start taking gravity readings before and after fermentation..

That's how I like my coffee too. French, espresso, and Italian roast are typically my favorites.

So a standard hot air popcorn popper will work for roasting beans?

D@mn! Now I gotta roast my own coffee! Thanks! haha..

By "aliveness" they are referring to the fact that it has live culture (like live yeast in bottle conditioned beer), and it is basically a great probiotic. Obviously, by cooking you lose that benefit. I can certainly understand why you would have to can it if you're limited on space, though. I'm...

I was actually thinking this beer would make a great base recipe for a stout(ish) type beer as well. It's super roasty and thick bodied.

This is what I'm going by. As quoted from this site;http://www.wildfermentation.com/making-sauerkraut-2/ " Some people preserve kraut by canning and heat-processing it. This can be done; but so much of the power of sauerkraut is its aliveness that I wonder: Why kill it?"

Does the boiling detract from the crispness at all? I really like crisp kraut. (say that 10 times fast!)

It takes a hell a lot of drinking (and usually has to be whiskey) to change my demeanor much. I'm a quiet drunk. Like the kind your momma warned you about...

Interesting that you got a pellicle. I haven't seen that yet. I'm 3 weeks in to my second batch. I added a little purple cabbage to make pink kraut this time. I don't have an airlock on mine. It's in a 2 gallon bucket with the lid placed on loosely. I didn't boil my first batch. I took it right...

The ones I planted when I started this thread all died. I had problems with location and also problems with grubs. Last Spring I tried again, and I had a lot more success. Granted I didn't get much yield, but the plants that thrived were very healthy. Cascade did the best out of 8 varieties that...

I live in the past a lot lately too.

They sure are realistic. I also wake up thinking I can actually do it for a minute or two. Then as I start to wake up I realize I can't, and I actually get a little disappointed. It's funny, because I don't remember a lot of my dreams. Often the ones I remember are fuzzy, but the flying ones...

You are definitely highly appreciated here Tx, and you're quite mysterious which is pretty cool!

I wondered if it was just my computer. Unfortunately the new address doesn't seem to work for me either.

Lots of respect for you Dan! I have a buddy that served on the Nimitz..