Recent content by Strange_Brew

By the way, yes, I am interested in taking my system to this level. Is it extreme? :)

All sounds good. Glad to see this restarted. Regarding the iPad: will there be any Android based device development? Cheers! and keep up the great work!

I remember! But going to have to go through it all again and I'll post whatever comments/suggestions I think:ban: could be helpful. Cheers and welcome back!

Wow! That sounds great. Again, keep us posted on the results with the barrel as well as the fruit. I am kegging a raspberry wheat this weekend. My attempt at the KT was .....not good. I missed my numbers and had other problems, so I will make another attempt in the near future.

Never mind. In reviewing I see that zest was used :o

Brewing this today. Is the fresh orange peel the peel or just the zest (like if you used a grater on the peel)?

Bought three pounds yesterday. Taste is ok (like oats, of course) but the texture is quite different. I'll play with it in some other recipes.

I am going ahead with this formula and see how it turns out with jrfehon's hop schedule. I'll be using a 1.5L started of the forbidden fruit. Going to LHBS for the oat malt. Might have to play with that in some recipes to see what it's like.

Thanks for the reply. Any input on the oat malt or what that brings to the beer? I have never used it in any recipes before.

I am planning on making a go of this on Monday. Is this the version that is looking most promising so far? Also, is there any sub for oat malt or do i need to try to track some down? And what does the oat malt vs another malt , or say, flaked oats add to the recipe? Cheers!

Glad i found this thread and that it is not from years ago. I was looking for a recipe and I plan to give this one a try. I will start with base recipe + your afterthoughts. Coupla questions: 1. What size was your starter? 2. Any notes on your water source? (I have to start from distilled so...

Great info. Thanks! Looks like my iron is very high indeed. Glad I have held off even taking a drink from the tap! I plan to pursue the softener/RO route. Thanks again!

Thanks very much for the reply. This is actually in a building we recently acquired and we are wanting to turn it in to a small brewhouse. There is currently no water softener or any other treatment on premise. So we are prepared to get one if needed. Do you think the softener/RO is the best...

Hi Folks, I am looking for some help in determining what kind of filtration I might need. For example would a whole house carbon filtration system be adequate or is a RO required? Also if anyone sees anything glaring in the numbers. I am looking to make most styles of ale except light lagers...

+1 on theelectricbrewery.com. Kal has put together an excellent how to based on 20 gallon vessels. Modifying his design for a 10 gallon system should be fairly simple. There are user forums on the site to help. I personally am building a 1bbl system based on Kal's design. Do keep in mind the...