1-Gallon Brewers UNITE!

[cheesecake]

I'm brewing gents! I'm trying a double batch simultaneously .. I'm prepped well but I'll see just how well I can multitask... I'm sure I will have a story or two...lol

Man I need some smaller pots. I have 2- 1.5 gallon batches one in 5 gallon pot and 1 in a 10 gallon lol

Looks like fun. What are you brewing

 

[divrguy]

I think the smallest batch I can pull off in this setup is 1.25 gallons thats so I dont risk dry firing the element. Right now im running auto tune too get it set right. Then its getting a good scrubbing and I may be brewing a batch tomorrow to test it out

Dude that looks awesome!

 

[divrguy]

Looks like fun. What are you brewing

Have a Santiam SMASH and a Porter. Done with mash for both and just added first hops to both. So far so good. I switched my 10 gallon for my 7.5 but I will still have a big evap rate on this pot. Lots of surface area

 

[divrguy]

Have a Santiam SMASH and a Porter. Done with mash for both and just added first hops to both. So far so good. I switched my 10 gallon for my 7.5 but I will still have a big evap rate on this pot. Lots of surface area

I have an iPod and my phone doing my timers so I don't get confused. Stickies on the hops too

Man does my backyard smell great!! Lol

 

[dadshomebrewing]

I think the smallest batch I can pull off in this setup is 1.25 gallons thats so I dont risk dry firing the element. Right now im running auto tune too get it set right. Then its getting a good scrubbing and I may be brewing a batch tomorrow to test it out

holy crap, cheese... i'm impressed

 

[divrguy]

Just finished putting everything up and cleaning. Good day except my OG on the Santiam SMASH came out high because I evaporated about an extra quart. May have to go pick up another small cheap 4-5 gallon pot

 

[cheesecake]

Dude that looks awesome!

holy crap, cheese... i'm impressed

Thanks guys. Im not too happy with it. I cant get it to boil anything really my apartment is lacking voltage wise to get thew watts out of the element i need so im going to have to step up to a larger element and hope for the best.

 

[BorealBrewer]

I just bottled my first AG, one gallon hefewiezen.

It's a pretty special one, as all the grains were homegrown and home malted, and the hops are from my backyard, too.

Wouldn't have had the guts to try a small, AG batch if not for this thread. Thanks everyone!

 

[divrguy]

I just bottled my first AG, one gallon hefewiezen.

It's a pretty special one, as all the grains were homegrown and home malted, and the hops are from my backyard, too.

Wouldn't have had the guts to try a small, AG batch if not for this thread. Thanks everyone!

That's awesome! I wouldn't even know where to begin to malt my own grains. Good job!

 

[Leadgolem]

I mixed up 3 batches tonight. A 3 gallon batch of blueberry wine, the first accidental batch came out so well I thought I should make enough that I will actually let some age. A 1 gallon of cranberry wine. Plus a 1 gallon of whatever it is you get when you ferment real maple syrup.

I finally have a couple days off and it was time to scratch the brewing itch.

 

[JollyIsTheRoger]

I mixed up 3 batches tonight. A 3 gallon batch of blueberry wine, the first accidental batch came out so well I thought I should make enough that I will actually let some age. A 1 gallon of cranberry wine. Plus a 1 gallon of whatever it is you get when you ferment real maple syrup.

I finally have a couple days off and it was time to scratch the brewing itch.

How much did all the syrup cost you? I was taking about something similar the other at work but it seemed like it would be pretty expensive. Only doing a gallon gives you the option to do stuff like that so maybe I will try it eventually

 

[dadshomebrewing]

I just bottled my first AG, one gallon hefewiezen.

It's a pretty special one, as all the grains were homegrown and home malted, and the hops are from my backyard, too.

Wouldn't have had the guts to try a small, AG batch if not for this thread. Thanks everyone!

that, right there, is some hard core D.I.Y... growing your own grains and hops.

i'm impressed

 

[divrguy]

Wow, last nights batches are already bubbling away. Keeping that pipeline going!

 

[dadshomebrewing]

not a beer post

i can't believe i have to root for the packers

ick... i feel dirty

 

[bellmtbbq]

I brought some bottles of my IIPA over to my family yesterday.. 8.5% ABV, 175 IBUs, 2.5 oz hops. Only three and a half weeks old. I don't drink beer, as my signature says (I know, I know) but like home brewing so I wanted some craft beer (basically DFH and Sierra Nevada) drinkers to try it.

They said it was so fruity and floral.. "it's like fermented fruit".. :wacko: hahaha one of the funniest responses I've heard

 

[dadshomebrewing]

that fruity taste could also be the result of fermenting too warm... not just the result of all the hops

unless you taste it yourself, you will never know the difference

 

[biggdaddymatt]

Hi everyone. This is my first time replying to this thread but I've been following it for about a month and a half now. I just brewed my first 1 gallon batch and it was NB white house honey ale. It was also my first real batch other than 2 mrb batches. Just put it into the primary. Cant wait to try it.

 

[dadshomebrewing]

very cool... i've had my eye on doing a honey porter... let us know how it does

also... don't forget to put your blow-off tube in your carboy

 

[biggdaddymatt]

I do have a few questions. Do you use starsan and how much do you use for a gallon of it. I know you use a 1/4 ounce for 1.25 gallons and how long will it last in a sealed jug?

 

[dadshomebrewing]

i use a half ounce for 2 gallons... i make up a batch at the beginning of brewday... whatever i don't use, i put in a jug, or spray bottle (or use in the jar of my blow-off tube)

i tend to use it up, for one thing or another, each week or so

 

[dadshomebrewing]

btw... it's good for other things besides brewing... we also use it for cleaning up dishes, and cleaning utensils after prepping chicken, etc.

 

[biggdaddymatt]

I never thought about that

 

[divrguy]

I do have a few questions. Do you use starsan and how much do you use for a gallon of it. I know you use a 1/4 ounce for 1.25 gallons and how long will it last in a sealed jug?

For a very long time. Like 6 months. Even if it gets cloudy it's still good.

 

[bellmtbbq]

that fruity taste could also be the result of fermenting too warm... not just the result of all the hops

unless you taste it yourself, you will never know the difference

Fermented with US-05 at 61 F... Doubt that's the problem. I used Summit, Cascade, and Southern Cross, which could really attribute that flavor
I don't think it was necessarily a bad thing, just a mix of hot alcohol and tons of hop flavor

 

[Leadgolem]

How much did all the syrup cost you? I was taking about something similar the other at work but it seemed like it would be pretty expensive. Only doing a gallon gives you the option to do stuff like that so maybe I will try it eventually

I got a 32 oz bottle of real maple syrup from Sam's Club. I can't find the receipt, but I remember thinking that is wasn't cheap...

That bottle plus about a 1/2 cup sugar and water is what the base is. OG 1.102. I wanted a full gallon, so I stretched the syrup a little with the sugar. Since the mix is nutrient poor I double dosed yeast nutrient and yeast energizer.

Yet another experimental batch. Another reason to love 1 gallon brewing.

 

[divrguy]

I brought some bottles of my IIPA over to my family yesterday.. 8.5% ABV, 175 IBUs, 2.5 oz hops. Only three and a half weeks old. I don't drink beer, as my signature says (I know, I know) but like home brewing so I wanted some craft beer (basically DFH and Sierra Nevada) drinkers to try it.

They said it was so fruity and floral.. "it's like fermented fruit".. :wacko: hahaha one of the funniest responses I've heard

Fermented with US-05 at 61 F... Doubt that's the problem. I used Summit, Cascade, and Southern Cross, which could really attribute that flavor
I don't think it was necessarily a bad thing, just a mix of hot alcohol and tons of hop flavor

Dads, I think you're on to something here. First, 2.5 oz of hops in a DIPA is nothing... seriously. That's not a lot of hops at all to be that fruity, especially those.. I have an all citra hop 5 gallon batch I run all the time and its got 1.5 oz magnum and 4 oz citra and it tastes like passion fruit melon etc but not HOT alcoholic like you mention above. That sounds like a high fermentation temp. Are you sure something didn't go higher during fermentation? Just sayin!

 

[Leadgolem]

I'm so stoked. I just ordered a 44 bottle wine rack, 24 750ml claret bottles, 72 12oz beer bottles, corks, a corker, and a handful of other random stuff.

I am sick of bottling good brew in plastic, or even glass screw top bottles.

 

[epizano]

Hello all,

I'm new to brewing and have been following your thread for a few days. I started with a 1 gallon Brooklyn brewery kit (bourbon Belgian dubbel). I learned a lot on my first try.. and the beer didn't turn out as I expected. It was very boozy and the taste was watered down. I had to add a lot of water to make up for what I lost during the boil.

I just brewed a coconut milk porter last week using a porter kit from my LHBS. I didn't have to add any water - I had way more than a gallon. Lets see if it turns out better than my first brew.

 

[cheesecake]

Hello all,

I'm new to brewing and have been following your thread for a few days. I started with a 1 gallon Brooklyn brewery kit (bourbon Belgian dubbel). I learned a lot on my first try.. and the beer didn't turn out as I expected. It was very boozy and the taste was watered down. I had to add a lot of water to make up for what I lost during the boil.

I just brewed a coconut milk porter last week using a porter kit from my LHBS. I didn't have to add any water - I had way more than a gallon. Lets see if it turns out better than my first brew.

Welcome welcome. The boozy is normally from young beer. And the watery could be from low mash temps.

 

[cheesecake]

Running the first batch through the new setup.........2.75 gallon SMaSH