Recent content by Cal_J

I am in Hampton Roads myself... I started brewing about 4 months ago and have progressed pretty well... I do not know about award winning brews, but I understand the science of it all and I have had no real complaints. Iamalways looking for cool folks to brew with...

Thinkeverything will split pretty evenly?

I am planning to brew it next month...

I thought about that... I guess I was wondering if I were to split the grain into the proportions for 2.5 and 5 gallions what my potential options were, based on the original combination of grain... I am also not sure that I mash that much grain in a 5 gallon cooler...

SOOOOOOO.... I took a trip to the LHBS today hoping to aquire ingredients for 5 gallons of Bee Cave Brewery Haus Ale and 2.5 Gallons of an Irish red. I neglected to completely read the grain order form and forgot to tell the fine gentleman crushing my grain that i needed the grains separated...

I second nitrousjunkie... I am using my GI Bill right now, and working full time. To be considered full time, you have to take a minimum of 12 credit hours a semester to draw full E-5 with dependents BAH. Having said that, you can use it towards online classes, but each semester you have to have...

So I guess I would do a 50/50 split on the 10 gallon batch?

I am wanting to do a 3-way parti-gyle, 5 gallons each . One thing has me kind of stumped... How do you calculate either manually or in beersmith for 3 beers? I know for 2, you make your efficiency 2/3, 1/3 split big vs small. Do you just take the small beer and re-split it using the same grain...

When I add fruit, I generally pulverize the fruit and add it to my hop bag, adding it and the juice into the secondary for about 5 days or so... It has worked for me...

1.) Determine what type of beer you like 2.) Go to your local Homebrew Shop (LHBS) and purchase a basic homebrew kit and an extract recipe of a style you like... 3.) Follow the instructions in the recipe to a T... 4.) and most importantly, HAVE FUN!!

You could totally make a blonde ale with the ingredients you have. These ingredients would give about a gallon to a gallon and a half of finished beer.... The only possible issue is it would need to be an an All-Grain, which isnot the end ofthe world, since at this volume you probably could do...

I was wondering if I could get an opinion on the grain bill for a Dark Starr Stout clone... This is based on the following description from the Starr Hill Website: Dry Irish Stout Starr Hill’s Dark Starr Stout has won more national and international awards than any other Dry Irish Stout in...

If given a choice of the 3 it is definitely Bud Light, although given my own choice either PBR or Trader Joe's Nametag Lager ... Which is fantastic at 2.99 a 6er

I would just replace the plug. It sounds like it was damaged and burned up. Doesn't seem like it is anything major, maybe $15 in repairs

+1 Although, Iwill drink some BMC if it is in the fridge. As a matter of fact, I have a little PBR from a recent beachtrip...:)