gotta disagree the majority of extract brew taste canned. Comes across all styles. PM's or extract & grains are a vast improvement if properly done and often indistinguishable from an AG brew
+1000 on getting a bigger kettle that will give you the room you need. I use 15 gallon in a HERMS a stir plate if you do not have one, a grain mill 10 gallon cooler for AG. AHH....... my friend the list never ends. Always some new to try build brew etc it is one of the things you have to...
I brew a lot of Belgiums. Personally I have found using honey to be a waste. The subtle flavor & aromas go up with the CO2. For boosting ABV plain ole sugar is fine. If you are adventurous you can make your own candi sugar. I often do. It is simply a simple syrup that you allow to...
I do the crushing myself. I use a barley crusher and an electric drill at just enough speed to keep it moving. If I go faster I had stuck sparges but that was when I was doing my mashing in a cooler. Does the rate at which the wort flows thr the grain bed effect the efficiency?
I use it and get great results with a PH of 5 it may not be worth it. Remember the ole time brewers did not have any of this stuff. Yet we try and clone those old timey beers!!!:rockin:
After getting kick off of MR Beer for not using their products and complaining that they would not replace the defective spigots and keg that I gave my nephews for Christmas. Rember a lot of people from there are here
Hi anyone have advice for someone just starting out with a HREMS rig? I have brew 6 batches so far. Like it. I am still having a problem getting my efficiency to be the same between batches.
How big of an effect does your crush have to do with it?
I am batch sparging because I only have...