Recent content by JimRausch

Did a Kolsch this morning. First kolsch I've done since 2017. More than about time!

oops misread the question. A 5G cylinder should do 8-10.

20-30, although honestly it depends on a lot of different factors.

170.7 + 1G Strawberry/Rhubarb melomel =171.7

Them gosh-darn, good for nothing tick bearing Varmints. (I've picked 3 embedded deer ticks off myself in the past 2 days, plus two crawlers). Just saw a notice in the paper- They are going to start a Lyme vaccine trial in Maine the next couple months. Sign Me Up!

2503 + 5.5G Proxima Pangea aka Big Brew 2020 NEIPA + 5.5G Nova Scotia PA (spruce tip PA) = 2,514

Forgot I started a 1G Acerglyn 3/14. Just remembered because I racked it for the first time today. so, 143.2 + 1 = 144.2

1,040.5 + 5.5G Clarence Stout = 1,046

I do a 1 gallon peach mead from time-to-time, and found it takes about 8 lb of fresh peaches in the one gallon to make the peach flavor come out. I do peel them, freeze, thaw and smush then refreeze, and add them at the beginning.

752 +5G Maine Maple Slobber +5G Valentines Irish Red = 762

I'm surprised no one has replied. Botton line- You'll make mead. Will it be good? You'll have to let us know. :mug:

I pressed 2 batches of cider last year. Both included about 150 lbs of various apples and about 30 lbs of pears. Pears have some sorbitol (or is it xylitol?) which adds a little sweetness to the finished product. I let the buckets sit in my garage for a couple weeks to ripen and 'sweat', then...

Here's another thought. If you live in an area where it gets below freezing, then freeze it, collect the drippings and voila you have made applejack. I just did that yesterday with a 3 gallon batch of cider that I fermented out to 16% (added fajc to the fresh cider to up the OG). Collected 1...

34/70 generally finishes with a greater attenuation than stated for me as well. However, the malty flavor and mouth feel I'm looking for in my Vienna , Marzen, and Bock lagers are still there. I do prefer WY2208 or 2306 in general, but have no problems with using a couple packets of 34/70 if I'm...

You can always use the true 'shaken not stirred' Vitality starter method. Start it about 12 hours before you plan on pitching, and pitch the whole thing at peak of High krausen. Since reading about this method from Denny a few years back, and checking his research that backs it up, this is what...