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Seems pretty low, but maybe someone else with Grainfather experience can help. I hit 79% brewhouse at 1.110 OG. It was my first that big, so I'm not sure if it was a fluke or not. Mashed in a 10 gallon Igloo cooler at 156, and batch sparged. And congrats on the first big beer! I know it felt...

I'm in, really need one of these!

I'm planning my next brew, a honey cream ale. I want to play with honey and get a little of the flavor into the beer, but not overpower it. Here's what I have, suggestions? 4 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) 2 lbs Pale Malt (6 Row) US (2.0 SRM)...

The OP recommended no less than a month in primary, and 3 in secondary. Since I'm in no hurry, and figure I will drink less of it in the carboy, I will probably follow that advice. Tastes were amazing already, but I can tell it needs plenty of time to age and let that alcohol mellow and yeast...

I am so excited, I just have to update. I brewed a slightly modified version of this and it is amazing only 4 days into the primary. I wanted to see how the yeast was doing, so I grabbed a sample and it was wonderful. Started at 1.112, down to 1.024 now, but had a 2L starter to thin it out. It's...

Thanks, the math geek in me had to work it through, but wanted to check. It looks like she'll be a pretty good one, my first big beer. :mug:

Just did a little calculation: 5 gallons of 1.102 wort, plus 0.48 gallons of 1.040 wort (1.102*5+1.040*.48)/5.48 total gallons = 1.097 theoretical OG If my thinking is right, I can use this to calculate FG once I get there. Next time, I will decant so this isn't so tough.

So I made my first yeast starter this weekend with 1/2 lb DME in 1.8 liters of water. Pitched the whole flask into 5 gallons of RIS with an OG of 1.102. After pitching, my OG was 1.092, but I already had alcohol in the starter. So how does one go about calculating the ABV of the beer? The...

This weekend, my first big beer. And they say these big girls go crazy when you pitch a little yeast in them, hence the name. Recipe: Woman Goin' Crazy on Caroline Street Style: Imperial Stout Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Boil Size: 6.47 gal Post Boil Volume: 5.72...

This is nothing but a guess, but I suspect the barley grains were from those years, and it was malted by Rahr in 2015. I wouldn't think properly stored barley would degrade over a couple of years. I would think it would only be after it was malted that the clock starts ticking. I looked up...

And it's fun to watch the foam 'snake' coming out of the carboy as it is filled!

Take it Easy - Eagles R.I.P. Glenn

Got my keg ordered! You guys are great, thanks!

After I finished up a brown recently, I cooled the wort and went to take a sample with a thief to get an OG reading. I grabbed my spray bottle of sanitizer that was on the shelf by me in the garage, sprayed the thief well, and got my sample. I went ahead and transferred the wort to the bucket...

And if you wander off the road into the mountains a little bit, you can get some really good stuff!

Just look at the grocery store space for beer, It now has sections as large as the wine sections, and BMC is just a small spot in the cooler. I don't think we've peaked, but I do wonder about distilled spirits. We now have two distilleries in the area. It looks like everything is working...

Temps in the 20s and feet of snow coming down, so I am going to do a couple of one gallon smash's with some MO malt I have.

I get most of what I can from the LHBS. They also run a brewery next door (Apocalypse Ale Works), as well as host the local home-brew club. They are a lot of help and very knowledgeable. Larger purchases and equipment come more from the interwebs. I also try to visit other HBS's when I'm...

Got a 1 gallon MO/Northern Brewer SMaSH BIAB cooking now, going to do a couple more with Sorachi Ace and another tbd hop. Just playing around with grains and hops to learn more. Working on a recipe for an Imperial Stout for the Homebrew Club comp in November. hope to brew that one soon.

Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley (Sadly my quick search shows I am the 5th person to Rickroll everyone)