1-Gallon Brewers UNITE!

[BGBC]

BGBC - have you tried baking soda in water?

I saw your post just before I left work today, and ran it by the Chef at the restaurant in the park. He suggested a good, hot soapy wash, follow by a 12hr soak with hot water and baking soda.

Tell Chef thanks for the tip. Overnight baking soda soak seems to have done the trick.

 

[BigRock947]

DUDES (and dudettes)

god, it's good to be home

Yes Dads...welcome home and back...

 

[reuliss]

Has anyone fermented a one gallon batch in a milk container?

 

[bleme]

It will probably work, but it is still wrong! ;-)

 

[rawkstar320]

Has anyone fermented a one gallon batch in a milk container?

It would work, but its tough to clean them, plus they will trend to get weaker over time. In a pinch, I'm sure it is fine.

 

[Ostomo517]

Has anyone fermented a one gallon batch in a milk container?

I would be worried if you could really get all those textured crevaces really clean and sanitized. Plus only certain plastic blends should be used to avoid off flavors correct? ie. Better Bottle

 

[MedBrewer]

Any one have a simple recipe for an all grain 1gal,American pale ale,I'm thinking of making one as my second batch ever. Or, maybe a SMASH brew close to a pale ale.
Thanks!

 

[dadshomebrewing]

Has anyone fermented a one gallon batch in a milk container?

i did my first one gallon mead in one, but switched to a glass carboy after a couple weeks.

 

[dadshomebrewing]

Any one have a simple recipe for an all grain 1gal,American pale ale,I'm thinking of making one as my second batch ever. Or, maybe a SMASH brew close to a pale ale.
Thanks!

suggest you go with something like this (don't have the numbers handy), it's pretty much my "go to" when in doubt

two row (or light dme)
40l or 60l caramel

Nugget as a bittering hop for 60 minute

Willamette as a flavoring/aroma hop (15 minutes and 2 minutes)

American yeast (or california yeast if you like wylabs).

it's a really simply mash, you can do as a BIAB or the hard way.

the flavor is nice

if you want to do single hops, try cascade.

if you want to do SMaSH, two row and cascade.

 

[hoppyhoppyhippo]

So I'm officially gearing up towards my one gallon brewing. I've got my shopping cart laid out this is what I'm going to buy at my LHBS.

Hardware

1 - 1 gallon glass jug
1 - #6 Drilled rubber stopper (they say it works with my jug and I should be able to slip tubing into it)
1 - Mini Autosiphon
1 - Mulsin Grain bag (says holds 3-5 pounds I'm gonna test it)

Does that sound good for hardware? Will I need different tubing and a different bottling wand? I would imagine not but I have no experience, I planned on checking at the location if they fit. Figure that the tubing will only be a buck or 2 more so I wouldn't guess any more)

On to the Software, I didn't ask them if I can buy less than pound quantities since I tablulated this online, if I can't it's no biggie as I'm sure I'll use these grains again. But this is my recipe.

2 pounds 8 ounces 2 row
6.4 oz caramel 40
1.6 oz Carapils
60 minute .25 oz Simcoe
30 minute .25 oz Amarillo

Dry hop with .25 oz of each as well. I'm kicking around the idea of adding a pinch of each so probably like a 10th of an ounce at flameout

I'm going to (assuming it's still in stock) make a starter for the yeast I'm using as I'm sure it's old. It's a local yeast made at a lab in princeton by a company called East Coast Yeast. I figure I can use their Burton yeast or Wy Yeasts. I plan on washing it after I'm done and freezing it to make another starter later as I'm sure I'll make more than one IPA.

Any comments on the hardware or software as far as things you'd change or recommend I buy. I already have a standard beer kit.

 

[cheesecake]

Get a package of paint strainer bags instead of the muslin bag. Its a finer mesh material

 

[hoppyhoppyhippo]

Get a package of paint strainer bags instead of the muslin bag. Its a finer mesh material

Thanks for the tip, I assume I can get those at Lowes or Home Depot?

Also would that 1 gallon size of them be big enough?

 

[jwalk4]

It's a shame that you have to make a starter for only 1 gallon. 1 Gallon carboys don't leave a lot of room for a starter.

 

[hoppyhoppyhippo]

It's a shame that you have to make a starter for only 1 gallon. 1 Gallon carboys don't leave a lot of room for a starter.

I probably don't have to. I'm going to do it to be safe if I get the local yeast as I can't go to Mr. Malty and find out it's viability. I'll check if there's a date when I get to my LHBS, they seemingly have higher counts per bottle than Wyyeast but if it's been on the shelf for 2 or 3 months it's probably in need of a starter. I'm hoping it's only been there for one month or 2 tops since then it should have at least 50 billion viable yeast cells.

I may just get a white labe or dry, but I realyl want to play with the local yeast

 

[jwalk4]

Oh, yeah absolutely, use your local culture. I was mostly thinking (typing?) out loud.

Maybe consider a 3 gal carboy, or a 2 gal bucket, to save yourself the hassle of explosive krausen.

 

[hoppyhoppyhippo]

Oh, yeah absolutely, use your local culture. I was mostly thinking (typing?) out loud.

Maybe consider a 3 gal carboy, or a 2 gal bucket, to save yourself the hassle of explosive krausen.

I've kicked the idea around of going with a bigger container starting out, but I think I'll be ok. Plus I'm just doing the 1 gallons for 2 reasons first being that's about all I can fit on my stove top for AG and second is that I want to experiment with beers so if i only get 8 beers instead of 11 I'll live. The 1 gallon brews are mainly for fun and maybe down the road for competitions.

 

[dadshomebrewing]

So I'm officially gearing up towards my one gallon brewing. I've got my shopping cart laid out this is what I'm going to buy at my LHBS.

Hardware

1 - 1 gallon glass jug
1 - #6 Drilled rubber stopper (they say it works with my jug and I should be able to slip tubing into it)
1 - Mini Autosiphon
1 - Mulsin Grain bag (says holds 3-5 pounds I'm gonna test it)

Does that sound good for hardware? Will I need different tubing and a different bottling wand? I would imagine not but I have no experience, I planned on checking at the location if they fit. Figure that the tubing will only be a buck or 2 more so I wouldn't guess any more)

On to the Software, I didn't ask them if I can buy less than pound quantities since I tablulated this online, if I can't it's no biggie as I'm sure I'll use these grains again. But this is my recipe.

2 pounds 8 ounces 2 row
6.4 oz caramel 40
1.6 oz Carapils
60 minute .25 oz Simcoe
30 minute .25 oz Amarillo

Dry hop with .25 oz of each as well. I'm kicking around the idea of adding a pinch of each so probably like a 10th of an ounce at flameout

I'm going to (assuming it's still in stock) make a starter for the yeast I'm using as I'm sure it's old. It's a local yeast made at a lab in princeton by a company called East Coast Yeast. I figure I can use their Burton yeast or Wy Yeasts. I plan on washing it after I'm done and freezing it to make another starter later as I'm sure I'll make more than one IPA.

Any comments on the hardware or software as far as things you'd change or recommend I buy. I already have a standard beer kit.

Get more than one glass carboy.

 

[dadshomebrewing]

I probably don't have to. I'm going to do it to be safe if I get the local yeast as I can't go to Mr. Malty and find out it's viability. I'll check if there's a date when I get to my LHBS, they seemingly have higher counts per bottle than Wyyeast but if it's been on the shelf for 2 or 3 months it's probably in need of a starter. I'm hoping it's only been there for one month or 2 tops since then it should have at least 50 billion viable yeast cells.

I may just get a white labe or dry, but I realyl want to play with the local yeast

I have never used a starter for a one gallon batch.

I just use half a vial of yeast.

 

[hoppyhoppyhippo]

I actually talked to the guy who makes the yeast and he said that this or next weekend they'll be gettign fresh yeast out so I should be able to get nearly fully viable yeast. then I'd only need about a 3rd of the bottle since they get 150-350 Billion cells per bottle. I may snag some extra ingredients if that's the case to get 2 batches rolling.

 

[dadshomebrewing]

Go for half a vial of yeast. That way if you miss by a little you are still good.

When I tried to do a third of a vial, I screwed it up and under pitched.

 

[hoppyhoppyhippo]

What I'll probably do is quickly formulate a second recipe, I'm debating if I want to do another IPA with different hops, or just the same hops. I'd only need to buy more grains at 1.45 a pound already crushed base malt. I have enough extra carapils and 40L in my recipe. I'm thinking maybe bottle some Sorachi Ace IPA.

 

[Leadgolem]

I make starters for larger batches sometimes. I just pitch dried yeast directly into the fermentor for the smaller ones though.

 

[divrguy]

It's a shame that you have to make a starter for only 1 gallon. 1 Gallon carboys don't leave a lot of room for a starter.

You don't. Half a vial or use dry.

 

[divrguy]

Do any of you guys use slurry? I do all the time. I have some left over vials from liquid yeast, when I do a batch, I harvest some slurry. If I don't feel like even using dry yeast, I pitch the slurry and it takes off fine. Especially on these small batches.

 

[Leadgolem]

Sometimes, but usually for and from larger batches. I don't usually bother going through the whole yeast washing thing. I just decant once after the yeast has settled.

 

[divrguy]

Sometimes, but usually for and from larger batches. I don't usually bother going through the whole yeast washing thing. I just decant once after the yeast has settled.

Oh, I don't wash... I harvest trub slurry.... And pitch it! It works great if I I have a batch going every 2 weeks.

 

[Leadgolem]

Oh, I don't wash... I harvest trub slurry.... And pitch it! It works great if I I have a batch going every 2 weeks.

I've thrown these in the fridge for a couple of months and they still work well. They do take an extra day or so to get started though.

 

[Mooglebass]

Total newbie with beer smith, and making my own recipes. So bear with me. A few weeks back a buddy and me went to a Flat 12 tasting. Before we went we were looking at all the brews they have and hoping what they would bring. Sadly they didn't bring the one we wanted to try the most, a Tangerine Porter, a black white beer as Flat 12 calls it. While we were tasting one of the brewers came by and we started talking to him about it, basically its a porter with wit ingredients added. So here is my try at this.

1 lbs 4.0 oz Light Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 3 71.4 %
4.0 oz Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 1 14.3 %
4.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 2 14.3 %
0.25 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 4 16.1 IBUs
0.15 oz Coriander Seed (Boil 5.0 mins)
0.15 oz Orange Peel, Bitter (Boil 5.0 mins)
Zest of 2 tangerines
1.0 pkg Belgian Wit Ale (White Labs #WLP400) [35.49 ml]

Now the fun happens. I guessed on alot of the measurements, and compared them to my other kits i have gotten. Then the hops, I figured since it was just a black wit it should have the hops from the wit and not the porter right? Should i use chocolate malt instead of the 120?
Thanks.

 

[JollyIsTheRoger]

Total newbie with beer smith, and making my own recipes. So bear with me. A few weeks back a buddy and me went to a Flat 12 tasting. Before we went we were looking at all the brews they have and hoping what they would bring. Sadly they didn't bring the one we wanted to try the most, a Tangerine Porter, a black white beer as Flat 12 calls it. While we were tasting one of the brewers came by and we started talking to him about it, basically its a porter with wit ingredients added. So here is my try at this.

1 lbs 4.0 oz Light Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 3 71.4 %
4.0 oz Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 1 14.3 %
4.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 2 14.3 %
0.25 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 4 16.1 IBUs
0.15 oz Coriander Seed (Boil 5.0 mins)
0.15 oz Orange Peel, Bitter (Boil 5.0 mins)
Zest of 2 tangerines
1.0 pkg Belgian Wit Ale (White Labs #WLP400) [35.49 ml]

Now the fun happens. I guessed on alot of the measurements, and compared them to my other kits i have gotten. Then the hops, I figured since it was just a black wit it should have the hops from the wit and not the porter right? Should i use chocolate malt instead of the 120?
Thanks.

Thats a ton of black patent, I think that will end up way too dark and way too roasty, but thats just me.

Side note: noticed you were from funcie. Been meaning to make a trip there since my sister lives there and head to the herot. Jealous if you go there. haha

 

[Mooglebass]

Ok i will scale back the black patent, say half that to for steeping?

Hoping to go there tomorrow actually, that is where the tasting was also. Only fun thing here really, and it is always worth a stop if you are in funcie