Recent content by Marnrfn

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AJF- You hit it right on the head. I generally drain the first running straight into the boil keg but this tme, for some reason, I ran it back into the HLT and topped it off with 5gal (8total) and heated it then fly sparged into the kettle. I'm usually pretty good about maintaining accurate...

My mash tun is a 48Qt cooler and after I put in the grains, I added the strike water. The water level was approximately 1/4" over the grain bed after stirring it in. I'm going to guess that my water amount was greater than 4 gal. Maybe my Hydrometer needs to be calibrated? or maybe my...

Just brewed a 10gal all grain IPA. Here is the bill: 24lb 2-row, 1lb Cara-pils (40l), 1lb Crystal (45l) Mashed 4gal H2O at 156 degrees (strike @ 168) - Gravity 1.056 Sparged total 8gal H2O (3gal wort + 5gal clean H2O / heated to 171 degrees) - Gravity 1.043 Added to boil- 1.5lb Corn Sugar...

I cold brewed 1lb of Peets coffee using a coffee toddy maker. Do not brew the coffee through a coffee maker. The coffee was noticeable but blended well with the 8oz of Cocoa Nibs that were added to the secondary.

Brewed a Robust Porter last week (10Gal). It is in a 14.5 Gal Stainless conical fermenter. My question is: Should I capture some or all of the yeast prior to adding the vanilla beans / Oak and Bourbon? I'm thinking i may want some of the yeast in there to work off some of the sugars from the...

Some friends of mine have graciously given me 2.5 lbs of Willamette hops from thier garden. Issue is, they had them picked and sitting in a box for a week before I could pick them up and bring them home to dry them. When I did pick them up, they were brown but still smelled great and I am in the...

Thanks for the suggestions and advice. I will just guesstimate using a Hops Chart. They haven't failed me yet! :ban:

This is an awesome brew. I made it and used 7lb of strawberries in the 2nd fermenter for 2weeks at 60F then moved to refer another week at 40F. Kegged it and added 1.5 oz of Extract. One of my new favorites for the summer.:D

I have 4 different strains of hops growing and would like to figure out the Alpha Acid content of each. Is there a "tester kit" available or do I need to send them to a lab? Also, will the AA change or stay the same - on the same plant, year vs. year? Thanks in advance!! :mug:

Check Craigslist. I have bought a few from there used ( 4 for $100 ) and also some from my LHBS with broken handles cheap.

Welcome- from South Seattle (Burien WA)

As long as the beer is already carbonated, it should hold it's fizz for the day. Good luck in the competition! :D

I am interested in brewing a Strawberry Blonde. Question is, When should I add the fruit? I am thinking of adding them at the second fermentation and Lagaring it so there will be no chance of the fruit getting moldy. (I have had that happen before). I am still searching for a recipe. I am set up...

Welcome from Burien! Let us know how your batch turned out. Cheers!! :mug: