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For Christmas, my daughter bought me Northern Brewer's Bourbon Barrel Porter All-grain kit. I brewed it in January and and have been drinking on it since late-March. I used a bottle of Maker's Mark for the bourbon. It is, I believe, a robust porter. And it is my best beer yet. It's been a hit...

Does anyone add Honey to secondary? If so, how does that work out?

http://www.wyeastlab.com/hb_yeaststrain_detail.cfm?ID=150 The Wyeast website's German Ale Yeast page says that the temperature range for this yeast is 55-68°. It also says that "Fermentation at higher temperatures may produce mild fruitiness." If you're okay with the "mild fruitiness", then...

I had the same thought recently, but instead of doubling the amounts, I was going to try a 50% increase and see how that went. Have you tried your recipe yet? I'd be interested in hearing how yours turns out.

That's the experience I had when I pitched 2 packets of this yeast into a 5 gallon batch of Bourbon Barrel Porter 3 weeks ago. It actually blew the lid open on my bucket fermenter! OG was 1.074, and when I racked to secondary after 2 weeks, gravity came in at 1.007! The massive kraeusen had...

That's what I was hoping. I considered metal, but the cost is a bit much for my budget. I'd need to get someone to weld it for me, since I don't have much metal-working expertise. Woodworking I can do myself.

That's exactly why it is as high as it is. I like the cement board idea. I may steal that. :mug:

As soon as the budget (SWMBO) will allow, an additional burner will be purchased. Til then, I have to move it.

I hope not!!! :D I have seen pics of other wooden 3-tier stands posted here, and folks don't seem to have any issues with brewstand-ignitage. My past three brews I've been using a portable table to support my mash-tun with the boil kettle/burner sitting in roughly the same position it would be...

It only took an afternoon to build.

For my own brewing, I use an RV hose attached to a cold water faucet inside the house, and run it through a sediment filter. However, I have a friend who has been brewing many more years than I have who routinely uses his garden hose - even in the summer - and brews fabulous beers with no off...

Count me in.

Aye! So much to absorb! (no pun intended) I'll keep an eye on it through succeeding brews. So far I've only done two all-grain brews, and I didn't notice whether or not the first one was so far off - maybe a little bit over but I don't think THAT much. I'm happy it didn't negatively affect the...

I brewed a Bourbon Barrel Porter All-Grain kit from Northern Brewer yesterday, and had a strnge thing happen – at least I think it was strange. I plugged the recipe into Beersmith along with my equipment profile, which I’ve used before. BS told me I would need 8.57 gallons of water, total – and...

Cool. Thanks. That's just what I needed to hear! :mug:

Just curious...how much water did you use? I would think you'd only need just enough to loosen the slurry - but I've never done a starter with liquid yeast before, so this is kinda new to me.

I wondered about this very same thing. I made a starter with Wyeast 1728 Scottish Ale Yeast yesterday in an Erlenmeyer flask that is bubbling just fine, but having read on Palmer's website the following: - "One consideration when pitching a large starter is to pour off some of the starter...

Here are a couple of links to some good articles on the topic. Hope these help. ProBrewer.com: Troubleshooting Beer Draft Line Problems Crockett Brewing Keg System Balancing

Brau-partner in Heilbronn is one possibility. That's roughly an hour and a half from Kaiserslautern. Here's their web page that lists their hops supply: Brau-Partner You might want to call them first before driving that far, just to make sure they have what you want in stock.

I've got to check this place out(The Brew Shop, that is). I usually go to MyLHBS in Falls Church, as it's fairly close to where I work. It would be nice to have a backup location that's not too far from home.