I'm brewing California Common Amber Amber clone. My sparge pal calculator told me to mash 3.1 gallons. I couldn't get the temp past 145 so I added quarts until I got to 150. However aver 20 minutes or so I noticed it was only in the high 140s. I added another gallon and finally got it in the...
I ordered 9.3 pounds of grain at my local homebrew store. When I weighed the grains today and measured at 10.3 pounds. I don't know which one is most accurate so I compromised at 9.5 pounds. In other words, I put 9.5 Into the Sparge Pal. The difference between 9.3 pounds and 10.3 pounds for my...
I did the 5 gallon batch and it turned out flavorless w a citrus aftertaste. Very disappointed. I had a smooth brewing process for the most part. The only problem was the mash temp was a little to high, but after putting about a quarter gallon on lukewarm water in I was able to stabilize it.what...
How can air get in when I have the top on the airlock? II don't see how the middle piece keeps the air from getting in. I understand how the airlock can be used for letting the co2 out without letting air in but I never got the need for the middle piece and liquid.
I bought a new airlock today poured some starsan in it and popped the middle piece on. It's been on dry for about 3 days. It's not bubbling should I be worried?
I understand how it shows if the beer is fermenting but serve any other purpose ? The reason I ask is I couldn't find my middle piece when I finished brewing. I just placed the airlock and lid on. I trust it will ferment.
I just found another thread where this happened. The poster claimed it smelled like a landfill and a couple others had to throw out their coolers bc they couldn't eradicate the smell. I just rinsed mine out w boiling water and now it smells fine.
I thought I cleaned my mash run last week but upon opening it today I learned my memory failed me. There was mold growing away. If I clean the mold out a hot water and soap will that be sufficient?
When brewing my stout I came across a number of issues.
1. My target mash temp was suppose to be 150 for an hour.
What happened is I couldn't get it passed 145 (despite using the strike water the sparge calc told me) so I started adding in hotter water a quart of a time but never got it...
I have to sparge 5 gallons of water. My friend let me borrow a 5 gallon steel pot that's in pretty rough condition. It has a metalic smell even after I cleaned it. Will this affect the water? My other option is to use a 3 gallon and two 1 gallon pots. I'd rather keep
I'm brewing 5 gallons of the deception cream stout. I'm brewing 11.25 lbs of grain for 60 minutes. My sparge Calc is telling me to mash w 3.5 gal at 163 deg and sparge 4.8 gal at 170.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f68/deception-cream-stout-141483/
It doesn't mention any preboil so I'm going to...
If it's below freezing would it be better to take the pot outside? If so can I take the lid off to swirl it some? I'm thinking if I rap a wet towel around it and place it out side it will drop the temp much quicker than an ice bath.