Recent content by darkhollow

Same problem. I tend to agree that more grain you use less efficiency you'll get. Yesterday I brewed 5 gallons batch of russian imperial stout it calls for 9 and a half kilograms (20 lb 12 oz) of grain total. I've got 66% mash efficiency and 56% brewhouse efficiency. I noticed that wort was...

Thanks for the advices. I think I have 3 steps plan to save the batch. It is not big, it was experimental anyway, but it taste so good I want to keep it this way, but less sweet. I remember while ago, I had 10 gallons of mead stacked in the middle of the fermentation and I was puzzled because...

I've started one gallon batch of wild mead last year. I think I've moved it to under the air lock too early, and the fermentation was very slow. OG was 1.092, and after 6 months it is 1.050, which is about 6% ABV. I measured it a couple of months ago, and it was 1.052, so didn't move a lot, it...

Done mine one-armed bartender with mogol.tech scanner for pouring control.

I hope they easied the rules. There is Olde Bedford Brewing which I believe has the farm. Not sure if they brew in it or in the bar. So, did you give up the idea of opening a nano brewery in Bedford PA? I'm from Bedford as well and thinking to start the process of getting a license. Any...

Sorry for posting to such an old thread. I was shocked learning about private wells restriction. Especially in locations like Bedford PA where would you find municipal water supply!? Is it still applied? My farm is in Bedford PA, it has such nice water spring, and I'm thinking to get a license...