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as much or as little as you want. I used 1 lb in a 3 gallon batch to bring the SG up to 1.06 and it's gal dern tasty; when it comes down to it, you don't actually need any. The more you add the more alcohol their will be...

Ya, thats what i do too...wait, i mean i buy a $.90 pack of dry yeast and dump it in :D

Follow up to the beginning of this thread. I boiled enough water to bring the batch to 5.5 gal...I used dry lager yeast recommended by my LHBS for the first time. After 48 hours there was no activity so i snuck a peek and there was no krousen either...only several hunks of stuff floating like...

DSL - I've used 7 lbs of ice for every batch i've ever done and never encountered any problems.

good point, i'm boiling some tap water as we speak...thanks for all your input to all and we'll see whats created. btw, i was enjoying my homebrews too much while brewing to run to the 7/11. :cross:

Ever been to south bend IN? The toilets are connected to the tap water.

I'm doing a partial mash - trying for a steam lager. My problem is i usually do a 3 gal boil and add ice and 2 chilled gallons at the end to reduce the temp. to 75-80 and pitch. My dilema is one of my gallons of water shattered before i was able to add it to the wort (in the freezer, my wife...

Thanks bird...I'm going to test your knowledge a little more. Why is O2 addition while hot bad?

Have you ever experienced this first hand? Causing an off taste that is?

Understood but what about the temperature factor; I've read a few contradicting posts. I guess my reason for the question is i'm doing a batch tonight. When i transfer the wort from the boil it's still piping hot, then i add ice cold water to bring to 5.5gal in an effort to cool the wort...

What is the difference? When is it good and when is it bad? I started homebrewing after watching the Good Eats episode in Jan of 06 and have done est. 20 odd batches. Each time i pour the wort into the primary from the boil (i do only extract and the occasional partial mash only recently) i...

Obviously Cheesefood is currently enjoying his infamous caramel cream in excess. :D Is that one way of saying the answer is "a very very long time"? Has anyone done a thread with a total cost breakdown of switching to kegging?

I have not started kegging yet b/c of cost but also I thought brew didnt last too long under pressure on tap. How long will beer last kegged off the tap and on the tap? Also, if you drain half and take it off the tap, how long will it last? I've done 6 batces in three weeks and have...

I just bought 33 lbs of light malt extract for $40.00 at bells brewery thanks to a fellow HBT member, of which the name escapes me but i'll think of it and repost. My question is, i have no scale and i've thrown away all my old empty cans of malt, how many ounces by volume are in one can of 3.3...

it's a wheat, this whole batch has been trouble from the begining. I tried to get a little clever and my cockiness got the best of me. I split a wheat batch in half, botteling half (but not measuring inavertantly used less than half teh priming sugar resulting in lackluster carbination) the...

one of my batches smells like sulfer in the glass; I dont remember this smell during bottling. Will this mellow/go away? It was never in direct light during the whole process and the other half of the batch is ok (although lacks carbination!!) I can't get it right with this one. It tastes...

I have no carbination in a batch i bottled 8 days ago. This one is my est. 25th batch of which i split into two batches and i may not have split the priming sugar 50/50. I've never had a batch not carbinate by this point. My question is, if i just set it aside and come back to it in 3 months...

Barry Bonds got indited by a grand jury for drinking what he thought was flaxseed beer i think ;)

you dont change the caps? Just re-crimp and it seals? I'll try it tonight. BTW, you've got quite the selection of brews shelved!!

I was debating how long to mash, I had setteled on the grain for 30 min and the oats for 1 hour but then i couldnt fit all the grain in one bag and to put some with the oats. I had read that oats needed grain steeped w/ in order to do it's thing . I didn't know if that ment in the same pot or...