Recent content by billf2112

I had it originally at 70% and that was spot on the first time. After that of course I wasn't opening it as much (only for periodic stirs) so was hitting 85%. I didn't adjust on the Weizen but did on the others. Gonna brew a stout next week gonna adjust recipe to 90% and see what happens. I...

You need a bayou burner. Electric brewing stinks and takes forever. Wife gave me a burner for my 50th. Best wife ever. LHBS threw in a kit as a gift.

Yea, you can leave those with your head spinning without even drinking.

The last three brews I have made have all come in higher than the recipe expected. I have gone from brew in a bag to a 5 gallon mash tun. I am not talking slightly higher but way higher. One was to be a strong weizen (7.5) but it ended up at 10.3, just tasted like alcohol. I like a stronger...

What about using the store bought "whiskey chips"?

I like the show. The Philadelphia episode was cool because they came up to Pottstown (which is the town next door). Funny to see people you know in an episode, the guy driving the car with the Parade Queen took my daughter to the Prom.

Hello, I have a stout recipe that is well liked. Since my stout shelf is sadly empty it is time for a brewing. My wife and I recently went to a pub that had an amazing whiskey barrel stout on tap that she said tasted like mine but had an extra layer (I am turning my wife into a beer snob, she...

Against my better judgement I did a batch with pumpkin puree in the mash. Got a stuck mash. Turned into a brew day from hell. Gas ran out with 10 minutes left in the boil. Other things happened that were my fault also. One things, I got good pumpkin taste from the mash, happy with results.

Why doesn't somebody just make a pumpkin malt extract and make it easy on newer brewers?

Run the numbers through your brewing software I saw a big difference otherwise no. I drink less hoppy brews so I may just be hop sensitive My software usually says it doubles

That is why in middle earth the dwarves brewed the best beer, their women have beards

I picked up a 4 gallon stock pot for $10 at Boscovs it is great for boiling mash and sparge water leaving my brew pots free. Most department stores have these cheap pots.

Anyone have a good bratwurst beer recipe?

It's a war on homebrewers, quick break out the picket signs, call CNN, let Roseann Barr make a rude off the wall statement. It is just another chain restaurant who knows slightly more about beer than home brewing. Who cares? They serve packaged food and for the most part crap beer. It is like...

I always wonder why those who love happy beers feel that others need to learn to love them. I also love the aroma of hops, I like scented candles, but I do not want to eat one. I have been drinking beer for over 30 years and still like maltier brews. My first real beer was when I was...