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I concur. If sitting in front of a big pot is your idea of fun, then decoct. You will fast a great smoothness and added maltiness to your brew. I decoct when I have a great recipe and I know I am really going to take time on the entire process, as opposed to cranking out another blond or wheat...

Isn't stars an and copper a bad idea? I have heard that a half hour in starsan will eat a penny straight down to the zinc core. I have heard my lhbs dudes tell numerous people that they should never put their chiller in starsan Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Jesus. I did not even see the part about the drops. I can only say that I did it with root beer. 3 weeks later it was flat. 3 weeks after that I can only crack the cap and let the soda spew out, with force, into the cup. It's really messy. I do it in the sink. All I can say is god help you if...

In the meantime, if you are sitting on a freezer and not temp control, why not use blocks of ice or gallon jugs of ice in with the carboy inside the unplugged freezer. It's not going to be exact but it will let you brew something more than a saison Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Time. Time. If you went over on your mash that will have no effect on carb. All you need is live yeast and sugar in the bottles. With all grain, once you put it in the carboy, all the way through drinking, it is exactly the same as extract If you did the same process, then wait. Time cures...

Yooper, Good point, however, the sublimation properties of matter combined with how thin the plastic is should mean that the ice inside the plastic should keep it sufficiently cool so as to not overheat and leach, at least until the ice melts. I would worry about the collar and the threads, not...

Should not be an issue unless you did not sanitize. Make sure you take the label off and scrub the glue off You will want to change bottles from time to time a when you clean them, you will scratch them, and scratches can harbor bacteria. But I recommend making your own chiller. Depending on...

Time is the best way to deal with tartness in my opinion. You can use an artificial sweetener like xylitol to sweeten it because yeast can't eat it, but like I said. Time If it's anything like cider, it will be extremely dry and kind of taste like your base fruit right after fermentation is...

Thanks DENBrewer for the bottles! Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Maybe a combination of diacetyl and the hops are changing it from a buttery to a savory flavor? Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

DENbrewer You still have any bottles? I am in englewood so I can get to du pretty quick Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Wow. Over the singing= over the winter. Possible candidate for personal best 'damn you auto correct' there Yeast was alt yeast for the alt. And s05 for the rye Water was day old tap (please don't ask for ph. I don't know but I've used it on at least a dozen batches) for the rye and RO from...

Not sure why this posted twice. Sorry Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Hi all. I'm wondering if anyone can help me diagnose what's going on. The last couple batches I have made have had the same issue. Some of the bottles beers taste king of mediciney, or a little like rubbing alcohol. I would say it is definitely an off flavor and I think it's phenols based on...

Hi all. I'm wondering if anyone can help me diagnose what's going on. The last couple batches I have made have had the same issue. Some of the bottles beers taste king of mediciney, or a little like rubbing alcohol. I would say it is definitely an off flavor but it is not undrinkable. I have...

I just did a double decoction alt and had a similar issue. I thought I was going to be in the low teens to finish and I finished at 1015. I think the decoction may have had something to do with it. It was my first decoction. I know if I had done a single infusion and sparged as normal I would...

I say pitch it all but technically the little white line on top of the more gray grub is the viable yeast (that and the cloudy part of the liquid, but that will settle out). Remember that white line because when you are washing you will know when you get to the end of the good yeast as long as...

Did not know that there was a peach flavor due to cooler temp. But it explains a lot as I have noticed the same issue. I use a lot of 05 and was considering going to white labs 001. Maybe I will just make it a bit warmer

I use the calculator at http://www.brew365.com/mash_sparge_water_calculator.php to config my mash. I have only missed mash temp once and by only 2 degrees But yes. Heat the water and add the grain to the hot water. Just remember you need to overheat your water because your grain is cooler than...

Yes I did hold my temps. I added a little heat in each rest by the stove burner to maintain the temps. Which was what was so confusing since it was way off (10 degrees) And yes. They are fun