Recent content by SkylerChaBro

I now work as a Virtualization Engeneer in the IT world, so you can move one tick off of not engineering, to a type of engineering.

Is it just me, or does this create an extremely high water/grain ratio? Beersmith is showing a ratio over 3qt/lb, which seems high. 2qt/lb is the highest I have worked with in the past. Maybe a setting is incorrect? Can anyone chime in?

ATXbrew just used an orbital strike on this post and wiped out the local populations. Sparge for an hour? In general I have always done it for about 20 minutes so maybe I'm missing something. I have also had some efficiency issues recently so I'll look into these tips.

My buddies and I are about to finally start this brew on Thursday the 28th. I think I'm going to follow the lead of a few others here and add some blue or blackberries to the recipe. If anyone has some input on how much of each berry to consider adding, let me know.

What am I saying?! Like it really needs to age anymore at this point. :o

Sorry DoctorWho! It has been a while, but yes I did crack a bottle. I can't say it turned out poorly, but there is an off flavor that can be found throughout the entire batch. I can't really put my finger on what it is, but it's not entirely bad by any means. The apfelwein is still drinkable and...

Bachelor of Business Administration majoring in Marketing, and what you could call a minor in web development. I also have a passion for computers and IS/IT. I'm talking to my advisers about moving to a CIS or MIS for graduate school.

It's been a while, but I'm subscribed. Your previous projects were fantastic.

This thread has blown the eff up since I last visited. I ended up going with a recipe influenced by this and the Thunderstruck version. Played with Beersmith for a good while and brewed up a fresh batch that is now at the end of life within the better bottle. I luckily had some McCormic's on...

Hum, I guess they may still be alive. Either way if it ferments over 70 he's going to have some very strong off flavors.

I acually like Hacker-Pschorr. It could have been poorly handled. I remember having a blue moon at my local pub and it was the most awkward tasting thing ever. Something had gone terrably wrong because I generally love blue moon. Hope you enjoyed your trip to the U.P. by the way. I love...

CAMO SILVER F'N ICE. By far the worst although, blats was pretty crappy. I guess I can thank some friends with a really cheap taste in beer. Or is it malt liquor?

50qt will be more than enough for a 10 gallon batch. Im currently looking at a 48qt just for the flexibility to go between 10g and 5g batches. That is a fantastic link btw.

A couple friends and I are getting ready to do a Christmas Porter, so in this case I think the larger cooler will be the better idea. The funny thing is, they are the same price. Thanks for the input everyone.

That's what I figured, I'm sold. Welcome to Michigan BTW! What part of the state are you visiting?