Search results

I use Brewers Friend for all my recipes and brew sessions. I would like to be able to chart the temperature of the fermentation on the site. I know there are a few products out there that will do this (ie. Tilt) but I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for utilizing a raspberry pi...

I used to have a nice 1 1/4 in blow off tube for my glass carboy but it has vanished. I am about to brew a Black IPA and the last time I made this recipe I did not use a blow off tube and should have (see pic below). I was chatting with a friend and they mentioned using a 3/8ID hose as a blow...

I have taken several years off and I’m just now getting back into breeding. I have talked to a few friends and we were discussing what they do different between now and a few years ago. The biggest change they say is due to improved quantity of the yeast they no longer use starters. I have a...

I started my starter about 24 hours ago thinking it would be ready for this afternoon.:drunk: oops. So now that i am half way through my :drunk:mash i looked over at my flask and the yeast are not settling out. With the LHBS closed on sunday what should I do? Right now all i can think to do...

Last year do to several reasons I took some time of brewing and using my keezer. Because you I was lazy I did not clean my lines properly before storage. When I kegged my first batch back I replaced the line since stuff had started to grow in the old ones. I broke everything down soaked in oxi...

When you cold crash how do you prevent liquid from the air lock from being sucked back int to the carboy? Are you worried about introducing O2 int the head space when the air condenses as it cools? Obviously people do this all the time with out an issue i was just curious tho since there is...

I just completed my first AG batch this weekend and it went well for the most part. I read several articles and books and talked to some friends in preparation. The part of the process that no one seamed to agree on was the sparging. My set up involves two 7 gal coolers for use as mash tun and...

I finally broke down and decided to go big and go all grain. The final piece is arriving vis UPS on Friday and I want to figure out my first all grain brew. I have wanted to make a Black IPA so I was thinking why not. The problem is I have no good recipe for a Black IPA. I have not been able to...

It has been a long year. Last June I bought a honey ale kit, but then life got in the way. Then a few months back I brewed it, but then once more life got in the way. I plan on racking to a keg this weekend. It will be interesting to see how it turns out. :cross:

How fine of a filter do you need in order to remove yeast from a batch? I have a double filter but don't know how fine of filter medium I should use.

About two months ago i started on my cider where it has sat since. Today i am planning on racking into a keg and back sweetening. My plan is to pour a can of apple concentrate in to the keg add 1 1/2 tsp potassium sorbate and a crushed campden tablet the rack the three gallons of cider on top...

Was going to make a stir plate from a PC fan and a 12v wall adapter, but then I was given a cooling fan that plugs strait into a wall outlet. Can I use a light dimmer to safely control the speed.

I love pumpkin! The problem I have with most pumpkin beer is that they use just enough pumpkin to sell it in the fall. For the original recipe that i used it called for 30oz of pumpkin and I am now up to about 100oz for my pumpkin ale. Now the real question has anyone tried or drank a pumpkin...

So two years ago I decided to make some apple cider. I used store bought apple juice a little brown sugar and yeast. During a move I lost a notebook so do not remember which yeast I used. The cider ended up being better than I had expected but not anything worth remaking. There definitely seemed...

I have never used a starter before but am planning on using one for the first time on my next brew. My question is can you make a starter too big? Everything I have read claims that started are the way to go because 1) you know the yeast is viable 2) you have more yeast at the start of...

So I have been lazy this summer and did not pay attention to how much beer was left in my kegs and like the title says they are empty. Does anyone have any suggestions on extract recipes that are ready on the fast side. I'm don't want crap beer but something that won't take long. The last...

A while back I tried to cold crash for the first time. I wanted to minimize the amount of air (oxygen) being pulled in as the temp dropped so I riged up a tube connected to my co2 tank and put the regulator at ~1 psi. After about twenty minutes I heard a pop as the bung popped out of the better...

About a year ago i made a batch of cider and kegged. When I started to drink it last winter it tasted decent, not great but drinkable. As time went on it got a little better with age and I continued to drink it slowly. Lately it has began to develop an off flavor. It is not so bad that I wont...

I was brewing a nice English brown ale this evening when I went to reach for something above the stove and knocked a Turkey wish bone into the wort. It was about half way through the boil when it happened. The wish bone was from last thanksgiving, so I guess we'll have to break it apart when I...

I have made several tap handles for various brews, In the past I have used long nots held in place with foam, and strait in to wood. For my current handle I can't use either of these options. The handle will be made out of using a plastic figurine that is slightly hollow. I say slightly because...