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[eadavis80]

What BrooklynBrewing kits would you suggest the most? I've already done the Everyday IPA and Oatmeal Stout kits and want a new one.

 

[banks741938]

Is a 3 gallon kettle to big for reg 1 gallon kits and other kits such as Brooklyn and mr beer 2 gallon refill kits

 

[eadavis80]

I certainly don't think so. I do my 1-gallon kits in my 5-gallon kettle. HOwever, I do my BrooklynBrewing kits as a BIAB technique, so I"m starting with 2.25 gallons of water.People use 10 gallon pots for 5 gallon batches, so I don't see any issue here.

 

[Calichusetts]

Is a 3 gallon kettle to big for reg 1 gallon kits and other kits such as Brooklyn and mr beer 2 gallon refill kits

Its actually perfect. When I started exploring big beers (12% and up) and longer boils I found it to be amazing. Still works well for smaller sizes and boils as well.

 

[jimdkc]

I found some great small-batch fermenters recently. I found these at Old Time Pottery in Independence, MO:

The smaller one is 2.6 Gallons (10L) and was $12.99

The larger one is 3.2 Gallons (12L) and was $14.99

I bought a couple of each.

I did a Google search on "Alpine Cuisine" and it took me to a website for Aramco Imports. Aramco Imports is also on a label the bottom of these. No mention of these jars on that website. I think Old Time Pottery gets a lot of their products from inventory buy-outs and such, so availability of these might be limited. Worth a look if you have an Old Time Pottery nearby.

These look quite a bit like these larger fermenters sold by Beverage Factory. Same red plastic screw lid and bail handle, same plastic pour-spout insert under the lid.

Jim

 

[ChocolateMaltyBalls]

Nice find, how are you attaching an airlock?

 

[Oberon67]

Use the right hole saw, and you can cut a hole in the lid for a No. 10 stopper.

 

[ecobb]

About to try my first 1 gallon SMESH(kind of... I wanted the little abv boost/ dryer finish from the cane sugar)

1lb light pilsner
4oz cane sugar
1oz cascade
S-05

Hop schedule
60 min- 7g
10 min- 7g
Flameout-14g

 

[1977Brewer]

I made a 5 gallon batch of almost the same recipe today.

 

[jimdkc]

Nice find, how are you attaching an airlock?

Use the right hole saw, and you can cut a hole in the lid for a No. 10 stopper.

Probably drill the lids and use a rubber grommet that the airlock stem fits tightly into.

 

[samartbrad]

Has anyone ever used this setup for a 1 gallon fermentation jar?
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006ZRBGSC/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-1-Gallon-...737?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c3e721741

 

[Kirkwooder]

I've done a few 1 gallon "test" batches and really like the simplicity of the smaller brew. I find it too small for most of my brewing needs though and have stuck with either 2.5 or 5 gallon batches for the most part lately.

However, I have been wanting to brew a barley wine but don't really want to commit to 5 gallons of a beer I'm not going to drink on a regular basis. I have never brewed a barley wine, or any big beer really, and was hoping to get some help with a 1 gallon recipe and process from this thread. I would like to end up with a big, 10%+ beer that is well balanced with a hearty malt background and enough hop character to balance it all out.

I grow my own Willamette, Fuggle, Centennial, and Cascade hops and would like to use them as much as possible, even to the point of giving the finished beer the classic citrus flavor from the Centennial and Cascades.

I'd like to do all grain, but would do some DME if needed.

Has anyone done something like this? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[ohiobeer29]

Brewed up a gallon of the below can't wait to see how it turns out

2 Row Grain
Munich Malt
Carafoam
Caramel
Crystal Malt
Melanoiden Malt
Columbus
Magnum
Amarillo
Nelson Sauvin

 

[Opiate42]

Has anyone ever used this setup for a 1 gallon fermentation jar?
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006ZRBGSC/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-1-Gallon-...737?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c3e721741

Nope but they make me want to start making kimchi soon. :rockin:

I've done a few 1 gallon "test" batches and really like the simplicity of the smaller brew. I find it too small for most of my brewing needs though and have stuck with either 2.5 or 5 gallon batches for the most part lately.

However, I have been wanting to brew a barley wine but don't really want to commit to 5 gallons of a beer I'm not going to drink on a regular basis. I have never brewed a barley wine, or any big beer really, and was hoping to get some help with a 1 gallon recipe and process from this thread. I would like to end up with a big, 10%+ beer that is well balanced with a hearty malt background and enough hop character to balance it all out.

I grow my own Willamette, Fuggle, Centennial, and Cascade hops and would like to use them as much as possible, even to the point of giving the finished beer the classic citrus flavor from the Centennial and Cascades.

I'd like to do all grain, but would do some DME if needed.

Has anyone done something like this? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Not as such but made a mess of a malty hoppy mashup for my first recipe.

It's awesome you can grow your own hops btw! With a little apartment balcony usually covered in snow and two very destructively curious felines sadly won't accommodate my mini-grow-op desires.

Don't know the ABV but my first experimental recipe ever was going for something similar and it was a malty hoppy explosion of oddness. :/ I liked it but it wasn't for everyone and there's lots I would change now I know more:

3 quarts mash @ 154
4 quarts sparge
75 minute boil

LBS Malt/Adjunct
1.5 Maris Otter
0.25 Munich Dark
0.25 Crystal 45
0.125 Crystal 150
0.03125 Chocolate
0.25 CaraRye
0.1 Rye Flakes

Grams Additions Time
7 Columbus 75
7 Columbus 45
7 Columbus 30
7 Amarillo 15
7 Amarillo 5
7 Zythos 0

Yeast Nottingham rehydrated

This was totally over the top and I had no idea what I was doing. Just threw in everything that sounded yummy. Which was everything.

Maybe yank the Rye and add in some Carafoam, swap Columbus for Willamette and the Zythos/Amarillo for Cascade and Centennial.

Drop in some US-05 in place of Notty and see what happens?

Brewed up a gallon of the below can't wait to see how it turns out

2 Row Grain
Munich Malt
Carafoam
Caramel
Crystal Malt
Melanoiden Malt
Columbus
Magnum
Amarillo
Nelson Sauvin

Looks interesting definitely let us know the results! Looks like it will be nice and malty! The 2 row will let the hops really pop and the Munich (dark or light?) with the carafoam should add some nice body.

Never used Melanoiden before. Guessing that is to add some body as well?

Never used Nelson, any beers I've had with it here in Ontario I wasn't too keen on, but they were also from breweries I wasn't too keen on either

My partner is going to be down in South America for over a month, and in areas where the only beers you can find are basically pilsners (and pretty crappy ones to boot), so getting a big palate cleansing. I just brewed this up last night to have ready for her return, she asked for something "hoppy"

(don't have my recipe book for exact amounts in front of me atm)

500-ish grams Maris Otter
250-ish grams 2 Row
140-ish grams Carafoam
56 grams Cararye
56 grams Rye Flakes

3g Glacier @ 60
3g Glacier @ 50
6g Cascade @ 40
3g Glacier @ 30
6g Cascade @ 20
3g Glacier @ 15
6g Cascade @ 10
5g Citra @ 5

Using BRY-97 for the first time. This morning there was little to no activity, but have been reading that BRY can be a bit slow to start sometimes.

 

[TheCollector]

Hey can the 1 gallon brewers help me make my first all-grain batch?

I've got a buddy who is just now getting into brewing and as his first recipe kit he got a very high gravity IIPA ... So I told he he really needs to make a yeast starter for that high gravity. So my thought process is why not make a 1 gallon batch of beer instead. Bottle like 6-8 bottles and then use the slurry as our starter for his big beer..... Make sense?

So I would love to replicate LAGUNITAS PALE ALE for this 1 gallon "starter beer" any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Lepetitnormand]

Hey there,

I have been reading some of this thread lately ( yeah not the 500+ pages of it) and went to the local homebrew store this morning and got my first taste of : yeah real brewer brew 5 gallons …. Oh well some of you were warning me through their post here fair enough.

I am know going to rethink my "supply chain" and will go form there. Hope to post soon about my first brew

 

[jakis]

Nope but they make me want to start making kimchi soon. :rockin:







Not as such but made a mess of a malty hoppy mashup for my first recipe.



It's awesome you can grow your own hops btw! With a little apartment balcony usually covered in snow and two very destructively curious felines sadly won't accommodate my mini-grow-op desires.



Don't know the ABV but my first experimental recipe ever was going for something similar and it was a malty hoppy explosion of oddness. :/ I liked it but it wasn't for everyone and there's lots I would change now I know more:



3 quarts mash @ 154

4 quarts sparge

75 minute boil



LBSMalt/Adjunct

1.5Maris Otter

0.25Munich Dark

0.25Crystal 45

0.125Crystal 150

0.03125Chocolate

0.25CaraRye

0.1Rye Flakes



GramsAdditionsTime

7Columbus75

7Columbus45

7Columbus30

7Amarillo15

7Amarillo5

7Zythos0



Yeast Nottinghamrehydrated



This was totally over the top and I had no idea what I was doing. Just threw in everything that sounded yummy. Which was everything.



Maybe yank the Rye and add in some Carafoam, swap Columbus for Willamette and the Zythos/Amarillo for Cascade and Centennial.



Drop in some US-05 in place of Notty and see what happens?







Looks interesting definitely let us know the results! Looks like it will be nice and malty! The 2 row will let the hops really pop and the Munich (dark or light?) with the carafoam should add some nice body.



Never used Melanoiden before. Guessing that is to add some body as well?



Never used Nelson, any beers I've had with it here in Ontario I wasn't too keen on, but they were also from breweries I wasn't too keen on either



My partner is going to be down in South America for over a month, and in areas where the only beers you can find are basically pilsners (and pretty crappy ones to boot), so getting a big palate cleansing. I just brewed this up last night to have ready for her return, she asked for something "hoppy"



(don't have my recipe book for exact amounts in front of me atm)



500-ish grams Maris Otter

250-ish grams 2 Row

140-ish grams Carafoam

56 grams Cararye

56 grams Rye Flakes



3g Glacier @ 60

3g Glacier @ 50

6g Cascade @ 40

3g Glacier @ 30

6g Cascade @ 20

3g Glacier @ 15

6g Cascade @ 10

5g Citra @ 5



Using BRY-97 for the first time. This morning there was little to no activity, but have been reading that BRY can be a bit slow to start sometimes.

Your from Toronto? Did you try the bellwoods Monogamy - Nelson Sauvin? It was absolutely delicious and probably my favorite monogamy yet.

Jake

 

[sportpak]

Hey there,

I have been reading some of this thread lately ( yeah not the 500+ pages of it) and went to the local homebrew store this morning and got my first taste of : yeah real brewer brew 5 gallons …. Oh well some of you were warning me through their post here fair enough.

I am know going to rethink my "supply chain" and will go form there. Hope to post soon about my first brew

Yeah, you'll get that. I learned to keep the questions about techniques and basic concepts generalized to beer making in any size batch. They don't need to know everything about your preferences. If your buying bulk grains for steeping, extract, hops, and yeast they better be nice and give general guidance.

Northern Brewer has a nice selection of 1 gallon kits available. I went through several of them getting started. I believe Midwest has 1 gallon AG kits/recipes too, when you get there.

basicbrewing.com is an awesome resource with audio and video podcasts. Steve and James are awesome guys that can teach you a lot of stuff.

 

[Oberon67]

Okay, I think I just figured out the name for this barleywine...

Two weeks into the primary fermentation, I have been glad to see that the trub is settling out. Now no more than, say, the bottom 40 PERCENT of the jug is full of grain and yeast sediment. Every now and then it will release a big bubble from the trub, which makes its way to the surface leaving a trail of pale particles along the way.

So my 'hop gravy' is slowly turning into a proper barleywine. Now I'm trying to figure out how long I should leave it in the fermenter. I'm thinking at least a month. Would longer be better? And when I do bottle, how long should I allow for it to carb up?

 

[TheCollector]

No help? C'mon fellas help me create a good bright citrusy American pale ale.

 

[ericbw]

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No help? C'mon fellas help me create a good bright citrusy American pale ale.

What's your experience so far? How much detail do you need in the recipe?

 

[TheCollector]

I've done plenty of extract+specialty grains 5 gallon batches and a few partial mash 5 gallon batches and 2 extract+specialty grains 1 gallon batches. (from northern brewer) I want this to be my first all-grain batch and it will be the starter for my friend's big IIPA . I really just need to know how much grain and what kinds of grain to hit around %6 abv using US-05 and how much hops per addition. I'd love something similar to Lagunitas PALE ALE. But I can't find anything on a clone sooo. I'd be happy as long as it's a good APA. Thanks. For the response btw!

 

[Calichusetts]

Two weeks into the primary fermentation, I have been glad to see that the trub is settling out. Now no more than, say, the bottom 40 PERCENT of the jug is full of grain and yeast sediment. Every now and then it will release a big bubble from the trub, which makes its way to the surface leaving a trail of pale particles along the way.

So my 'hop gravy' is slowly turning into a proper barleywine. Now I'm trying to figure out how long I should leave it in the fermenter. I'm thinking at least a month. Would longer be better? And when I do bottle, how long should I allow for it to carb up?

I left it for three weeks then dry hopped for a week. It's so amazing. One of my best. Going to do a 3.5 gallon version soon

You can leave for that long or age it up to a couple months. Up to you. You may need to reyeast at bottling if you leave it for a while and the yeast settles out

 

[Broham1]

Try this:
2lbs 2 row
2.5oz Munich
2.5oz Victory
1.5oz Wheat

Mash at 150 for 60

6g Horizon @60
3g Centennial @10
3g Cascade @10
3g Centennial @0
3g Cascade @0

1/3pkg US-05

It's a scaled down version from Brewing Classic Styles. Makes a solid APA.

 

[shaarm]

Sorry that I haven't read the entire thread. Quick question... Is there a place that has a bunch of 1 gallon recipes? I am looking to start to do some 1 gallon batches of quick 15 min boils or so of extract beers. I just don't have the time anymore to make full all grain 5 gallon batches. I guess what I am really interested in are some hop schedules for a short boil.


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[ericbw]

Try this:
2lbs 2 row
2.5oz Munich
2.5oz Victory
1.5oz Wheat

Mash at 150 for 60

6g Horizon @60
3g Centennial @10
3g Cascade @10
3g Centennial @0
3g Cascade @0

1/3pkg US-05

It's a scaled down version from Brewing Classic Styles. Makes a solid APA.

That sounds right. At that size, the hop additions are tiny.

 

[fuzzy2133]

Sorry that I haven't read the entire thread. Quick question... Is there a place that has a bunch of 1 gallon recipes? I am looking to start to do some 1 gallon batches of quick 15 min boils or so of extract beers. I just don't have the time anymore to make full all grain 5 gallon batches. I guess what I am really interested in are some hop schedules for a short boil.


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Hope this helps. Not all that scientific other than I tend to target 30ibu's and use the same finishing amounts.

15 min Citra

 

[shaarm]

Hope this helps. Not all that scientific other than I tend to target 30ibu's and use the same finishing amounts.



15 min Citra

Thanks. I guess it turned out ok? This is what I was looking for.


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[Lepetitnormand]

Hey guys,

I was wondering which size stopper would be needed for a whole food 1 gallon jug of apple cider ?

All the kit out there seems to be using a 6.5 so was just thinking it was must likely the same

Thanks

 

[banks741938]

A 6 is what I think most use on a 1 gallon jug