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  1. IndyBlueprints

    Pellicle Photo Collection

    As soon as I got this, I racked into a clean carboy, and added 1/4 tsp of Potassium Metabisulfite. Hopefully that will kill it off.
  2. IndyBlueprints

    Infection! Will my beer survive?

    It doesn't taste sour. Right now it doesn't taste bad.
  3. IndyBlueprints

    Infection! Will my beer survive?

    So I made an Imperial Stout. I took some oak, soaked it in bourbon for about 18 hours. Pretty sure i didnt soak it long enough to kill wild spores. A white forest, with some bubbles, grew on top in about 4 days. What is this, and did it ruin my beer? I did rack it off into another carboy, and...
  4. IndyBlueprints

    How to brew regularly without having a warehouse of beer on hand?

    You really need to get a handle on your QC. Obviously you know that. Do you live in a fairly well populated area? Do you have a Local Home Brew Store near you? If so, ask if there are any homebrew clubs locally. If so, JOIN ONE! Go to a meeting. Tell them the problem you're having. Ask...
  5. IndyBlueprints

    Gravity During Runoff

    I agree that 2 gallons of loss to trub is way too heavy. Do a search for Brewlosophy, and look for their experiment of adding all the trub into the fermenter. The result they came up with was one beer with no trub in the fermenter, and another beer with all the troop in the fermenter, there...
  6. IndyBlueprints

    Will this make a decent Black IPA?

    Yes we are. I've got a single tier, 3 vessel RIMS I'll be bringing. They are roping off the parking lot and we'll be doing a Group Brew. Then in April, we'll be serving the beers at the "Death & Taxes Brew Festival" with about 30 Indiana breweries. The beer of ours that gets the most votes...
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    Will this make a decent Black IPA?

    I’ve been invited to a “wort share/collab brew” with a local brewery. They are brewing a 20 barrel batch of their Belgian Triple, but right after mash, they are giving each of us (members of my homebrew club) 14 gallons of wort (for a 10 gallon batch). We will then be adding whatever we want...
  8. IndyBlueprints

    Pretty sure I under pitched...

    I gave it a full two weeks and it didn’t drop below 1.020. So I added a rehydrated dry pack of US005. After 5 more days, it’s remained at 1.020. So, I’m pretty sure all the fermentable sugars have been eaten up. Looks like I’m just going with a slightly sweeter IPA, and mash at a lower temp...
  9. IndyBlueprints

    Pretty sure I under pitched...

    Well, it’s 11 days in, and all 3 fermenters stalled at 1.020. I dry hopped each with different hops. The first with 2ounces of experimental 07276 @ 16.6% AA. The 2nd with 2 ounces of Lemondrop @ 5.2% AA. The 3rd with 1/2 ounce of Mosaic Cryo pellets @ 24.1% AA. The hoppiest one is the one with...
  10. IndyBlueprints

    Pretty sure I under pitched...

    Fermentation area ambient temperature is about 67ºF. I'll give it a few days.
  11. IndyBlueprints

    Pretty sure I under pitched...

    Made a 13-ish gallon batch of IPA. OG was 1.073. I made a 2 liter starter from a can of Imperial Barbarian yeast. Let it sit in fridge for 24 hours to drop out. Poured off about 2/3 of liquid, and split remaining between 3 fermenters of 4-ish gallons each. Wort was about 73F when pitched...
  12. IndyBlueprints

    Wiring Diagram Reality Check For PID

    Here's the final diagram
  13. IndyBlueprints

    Homebrew Talk Super Awesome Happy Funtime Giveaway

    @TxBrew Here's an awesome beer I had last night!
  14. IndyBlueprints

    Keeping 20 gallons RO Water in Open Container?

    I used to buy "Primo" bottled water, but have since bought an R.O. system from the local hardware store. It's stored under my kitchen sink, but I ran it to the pantry (about 15' away) so I can fill the Kurig without moving it. I now just fill the jugs and store them in the basement. It takes...
  15. IndyBlueprints

    So how long have you been brewing?

    I know, this is way longer than anybody wants to read, but here's my story: I started brewing when I was 29, back in 1994. This was about 2 years after my wife and I got married. We’ll be celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary this year, which has been 23 of the best years of my...
  16. IndyBlueprints

    ABV Adjustment, is my math right?

    I have a 5 gallon batch of mead that is 14.9% ABV, and I'd like to get it down around 10%. Am I thinking right here: 5 gallons is 640 ounces. If it's 14.9% ABV, then it is 95.36 ounces alcohol. If I add 1 gallon water to it, then the total is 768 ounces, with 95.36 Ounces alcohol, making...
  17. IndyBlueprints

    What if I used two yeasts?

    Yeah, for my "extra ingredients" dice, I rolled a five, so I'm good there.
  18. IndyBlueprints

    What if I used two yeasts?

    Here's the link to the ingredients we rolled. I got a pretty normal list of ingredients (Allen), others, not so much! Really, it's going to be quite a bit of fun tasting the different beers that people come up with...
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