Search results

Hey guys, i want to brew an IPA using Nelson for the first time this weekend, so i have just created a simple recipe and i could use some feedback. I have attached a screenshot from Beersmith. My goal is to make an IPA which is not completely simple thus Munich and a little Centennial, but that...

Hi guys, So i have been experimenting with different fermentation temperatures and i have a question I use a swamp cooler and i ferment my ales around 15c, but that is the temperature i measure in the cooler's water, not the actual beer. I brew 2 gallon batches so my fermenter is 100%...

Hi guys, i have a problem i am not sure how to deal with. I have this beer fermenting for 11 days now https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=568046 My understanding is this is a very oxygen sensitive beer, and yesterday i just noticed that for some reason the fermenter cap cracked...

Hey guys, i am hoping you can help me figure something out. I have been brewing for more than 1 year and i have always had problems with bottling. Right now i can brew a damn good IPA when i keg it, its really good! But every single time i try to bottle the same recipe instead of kegging, it...

Hi guys, I have been trying to better understand my water, which i build from 100% distilled and there is one aspect i am worried about, the buffer. If you look at the screenshot the alkalinity is 13, and reading thru the example profiles i see this is very low comparing to others. I...

Hey guys, i am considering investing about $150 in a good Ph meter and i wanted to check how many of you have compared brun'water results with a good 0.01 resolution Ph meter. I am trying to figure out if the investment is worth it at all. If you enter the grain bill 100% correct in...

Hey guys, can you please help me figure out what may be the reason this batch turned out so badly? This is the recipe: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=42841 If you look at the picture you can see how weird it is, kind of translucent with a horrible color. For this beer i...

Hey guys, i am experimenting with different fermentation schedules and i would like to your your opinion about this. Until now i was following a friends's advice and doing the following for my IPAs: - 5 days at 17c (62.6f); - 2 days at 20c (68f) and dryhop at day 7; - 5 days at 20c while dry...

Hi guys, Yesterday i brewed a Zombie Dust clone and ended up with 600ml of wort at OG 1065 which i used to create a starter, i added 500ml of water to dilute it and get a 1L OG 1040 starter. My question is, since there are plenty of hops and trub in that wort even after diluting it, will...

Hey guys, i read a LOT about cold crashing but i am still not sure what to expect from it i tried cold crashing for 1 week and the beer turns crystal clear, i also tried cold crashing for only a couple days so the dryhops will settle and in this case the beer just cleared a bit. My...

Hi guys, i am experimenting a lot with some IPA recipes i like and the one thing i still fail to achieve is the smell and taste of caramel i notice in some of my favorite IPAs such as Sculpin, Racer 5 and Alesmith. I have already tried mashing at higher temps, last batches i tried 154.5f (68c)...

Guys, i am experimenting with my mash temps, i would like to know your impressions on how to get body out of the mash. What is the actual difference between mashing for 60 minutes at around 155 without a mash out, over mashing at 149 for 60 minutes and then mashing out for 10 minutes at 170...

Guys, what do you think of this IPA recipe? My goal is to have a very drinkable and aromatic IPA, it will be my first attempt of using Wheat, also first time with late addition hops for bittering. Its a 90 minute boil, but the first hop addition is only at the final 15 min :tank: Thanks for...

Hey guys, i need some help correcting the body of a Sculpin clone i am attempting. For the mash i have: 2row 83% Crystal l20 15% Carapils 2% And still my body is very light, i am missing the caramel color, smell and taste i find in Sculpin. i am mashing at 65c for 60 min with no mash out...

Hey guys, i need some help figuring out my fermentation schedule for my IPAs. We all know that the fermentation is over when you get 3 consecutive steady hydrometer readings, but for my brews it always happen around day 5 to 7 tops, i usually use California Yeast or San Diego superyeast...

Hey guys, I am trying to brew something similar to a great IPA i found in Quebec, its the LTM SS IPA. I have found no clones at all for this one, but the label states the following ingredients: Grains Pale (2 row i guess), Oat, Carawheat Hops Simcoe, Citra, Chinook, Centennial...

Hey guys, so i am experimenting with a recipe which is working well for me, its a Bells Two Hearted IPA, mainly a Maris Otter Centennial single hop, dry hopped with Centennial and Cascade. I love the taste but i am not too happy with the aroma, i want to change the hops i use in the dry hop...

Hey guys, i need some help please. I brewed this 2 gallon bach 4 days ago, and since i only have 1 gallon fermenters i split it in 2. Now, look at the difference between them! I am pretty sure i got my first infection :( What do you think? My ideia was to transfer both to my keg, but right...

Guys, i need some help to come up with an idea to brew a larger batch using my current setup. I currently only brew 1 gallon (4 liter) batches, but since i got my first Keg i need to stop wasting CO2 and fill that thing with more beer. In my current boil pot i can boil up to 3.1 gallons...

Hey guys, i am getting tired of bottling and i need some advice buying my first Kegging setup. Is this a good first kit? And is this a good deal for this kit? http://www.ontariobeerkegs.com/Cobra_Tap_Complete_Kit_with_Cornelius_Keg_p/kitcobra.htm I appreciate all the help i can get with this...