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  1. jamie3

    Slightly Smashed Apollo Pale Ale - Input?

    Looking for some input on this recipe. I haven't brewed with apollo yet and want to make a smash (well slightly smashed) for experimentation. I want a pale ale that has a bit more characteristics of an IPA. OG 1.056 FG 1.015 IBU ~ 46 efficiency 70% Safale US-05 11.75# 2-row 1#...
  2. jamie3

    re-circulating cooled wort into hot kettle?

    i built a CFC using 1/4" OD pipe and 30' length and a 5/8" hose. i was able to test it out and it brought the wort down to 25 F but extremely slow. took roughly 30 minutes to for 10 gallon batch. i dont want to be waiting around for a long time to transfer the wort into the buckets so i...
  3. jamie3

    What to do after yeast washing?

    I recently made a 10 gallon batch of blue moon clone using wyeast forbidden fruit and washed the yeast and it is currently being stored in mason jars. I want to make another 10 gallon batch this summer of the same beer and was wondering the following: Most videos show people making a...
  4. jamie3

    Wyeast + yeast starter?

    Whenever I use liquid yeast I always use the WYeast brand and smack the pack 24 hours prior to brewing/pitching. I've read on the manufacturers website that the purpose of activating the yeast 24 hours in advance it to ensure a healthy yeast. I'm wondering if it makes sense to additionally make...
  5. jamie3

    My entire basement smells like ...

    Just did a 10 gallon batch of ginger peach wheat and used wyeast 3068. Managed to hit an O.G. of 1.048 exactly. After two days of fermentation my entire basement smells of fermentation (slight egg smell), which is weird because I have a 1200 sq foot basement and my fermentation room is...
  6. jamie3

    Mash Tun Cooler Outdoors in the cold?

    I have a coleman extreme 72 qt cooler and want to start doing my mashes outside. Although spring is technically here the weather here in Canada hasn't reached the double digits yet (Celsius). The weather outside when I brew is between 2-6 degC. I'm a bit worried about heat loss. I was going...
  7. jamie3

    Honey Toasted Blonde suggestions?

    I want to make a nice summer beer that I can have on deck every day. Something that has a mild honey taste followed by a slight toasted finish. Here is what I am looking at. Your thoughts? Est Original Gravity: 1.044 SG Est Final Gravity: 1.011 SG Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.39 % Bitterness...
  8. jamie3

    Larger mash tuns with smaller brews?

    I recently purchased the coleman extreme 72 qt cooler for doing larger 10 gallon batches. I still want to do 5 gallon batches but am worried that I may experience more heat loss due to the size of the coleman cooler. Has anyone had much success in brewing with smaller batches in larger...
  9. jamie3

    Storing the brew rig outside in Canadian winter?

    I was able to get the brew rig nearly complete. The problem is that I don't have a garage or any room left in my shed to store this baby. My goal is to pain this with high temperature and weather resistant paint and store it out on my deck with a tarp covering it from the cold Canadian...
  10. jamie3

    What mats are you using for a wort drain hose?

    I am building a new mash tun and couldnt find any information on what people use as a wort drain hose from the ball valve into the kettle. I used to use a standard PVC hose that I purchased from m LBHS but after some reading found these were toxic at higher temperatures. People have...
  11. jamie3

    Pitching onto a 1 month old yeast cake?

    I have an IPA that I've left in the primary for about 6 weeks now. I want to pitch a brown ale on top of the yeast cake. I haven't seen any posts yet about pitching onto "old" yeast cakes. Will my risk of contamination increase, or should I be ok? cheers. Jamie
  12. jamie3

    Beer isn't fermenting?

    I know this has probably been asked numerous times but I have ran out of ideas. I have two Pale Ales both of which were partial mashes using DME. One of the recipies is my own using nottingham and the other is the SimCade Pale Ale using wyeast 1272 featured on this forum. I've had both of...
  13. jamie3

    Red ale recipe suggestions?

    I decided to formulate a red ale recipe as follows. I want something malty with slight characteristics of a brown ale. I am not really sure if fuggles would be a good hop choice. Just want to know what people's thoughts are on this? OG: 1.055 FG: 1.014 Wyeast 1272 IBU: 18.9 SRM: 13.9 5.50 lb...
  14. jamie3

    Pale ale really slow fermentation?

    Recently made two pale ales. #1 simcade pale ale - https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f66/simcade-pale-ale-67677/ (wyeast 1272) and also my own recipe #2 Itchy's Pale ale 4.40 lb Light Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 66.17 % 1.00 lb Dark Dry Extract (17.5 SRM) Dry Extract 15.04 % 0.50 lb...
  15. jamie3

    First attempt at an ESB? Your critique please :)

    Going to try making my own ESB. Want to know what you guys think of the recipe. Recipe Type: Extract Yeast: WYeast London ESB Yeast Starter: no Batch Size (Gallons): 5.0 Original Gravity: 1.058 Final Gravity: 1.017 IBU: 30.7 Boiling Time (Minutes): 60 Color: 11.8 Primary...
  16. jamie3

    My first IPA. Your thoughts?

    I am attempting to make my own recipe from some simple ingredients. Will be single hop IPA. Just want to get some people's thoughts on my recipe. Any suggestions is appreciated. thank you :) This is a small batch just in case i dont like the outcome. Type: All Grain Batch Size: 2.50 gal...
  17. jamie3

    Tips on reducing water consumption?

    My local water supply is increasing water rates by 30% in the next 6 months. I'm wondering if anyone has any good tips on reducing water consumption (ie: re-using/reducing water, etc)?
  18. jamie3

    4 gallon keg questions?

    I have a kegerator that can fit four 4-5 gallon kegs at a time. The problem I am having is that my LHBS only stocks 4 gallons kegs and all the standard recipes call for 5-5.5 gallon batches. I typically end up having to bottle the last 1-1.5 gallons which is a pain in the but because the...
  19. jamie3

    Did my first extract to AG conversion go bad?

    I converted an extract recipe to AG. The beer has been sitting for a few weeks now and the FG won't go below 1.014. Even though beersmith calculated it to go to 1.0 Yesterday I looked at the beer and a weird green film was formed on top. It almost looks like mold. Am I correct?
  20. jamie3

    Pitching Safale-05?

    My LHBS recently started carrying Safale-05 brand of yeast. I've started making a few kits that calls for Safale-05 and I have a few questions about the yeast. 1) Some recipes state to keep the primary below 20 C, however on the yeast packet it clearly states to ferment at 21-24 C. I've...
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