Recent content by Taco29wps

I guess the post boil level was a bit over. I guess that could be it, and come to think of it, I don't seem to get the boil off predicted in the software. I used mash PH stabilizer but maybe not enough. Don't have the equipment to check to see if the conversion was complete, just going by...

Got a question for the big guys... I recently upgraded to 10 gallon batches and I seem to be continuously missing my FG. What I have been doing is taking a 5 gallon batch recipe and just doubling it. Any problem with that, or should I be making adjustments for a larger batch?? I recently...

Thanks for the replies everyone! I always appreciate the support and advice that this community provides. What I did was keg the "sanitized" beer and bottled the other. I am going to basically be my own tester for it-mostly because i'm curious:drunk:. It is a bit, not much, but a bit...

Hey y'all, So I had 2 5 gallon buckets of a brown that I made in my fermentation chamber. Had blow off tubes in the buckets because I was out of air locks. Anyway, cold crashed them and one of the buckets sucked the starsan solution into the bucket. About a quart worth (diluted to the 5...

So here's a story for the new guys when it comes to "air lock bubbles". I've been brewing about 4 years and I made a beer, pitched yeast and WTF??...nothing. No bubbles at all. Well, I know your not supposed to use that as an indicator so I pulled the lid back and looked inside the bucket...

I drink my beer on bottling day, transfer day, kegging day...Well, any time I get into it, I try it. Here's what I do. I try to keep a similar style on hand for carbonation. If your doing an IPA, you can use a PA or an IPA. About 1/3 of a bottle will give it a decent carb...more for...

Kern River Citra Double IPA clone from CYBI (beer smith recipe). Second go round, turns out friggin' awesome! Will keep this in the rotation as long as citra is available. Taco

Crap, that might be it. Where did you find that? Perhaps thats it. Thanks. Ill try to find the pic you posted and read about it. Taco

My thoughts exactly about the ruination idea. Ruination has its own tap, and, it wasn't ruination in my opinion. Ive had ruination in the bottle but never on tap. Its a huge bitter bomb but this beer was more like the stone ipa...ie really hoopy and not as bitter. I know you wont believe...

Hey boss! Congrats on the AG plunge! Sounds like you got the ingredients there for a huge batch of pale ale or approx 5 small batches. What size batches are you set up for? The ingredients you have on hand would lend toward a pale ale type beer in my opinion. Try looking through the...

Hey Jason, My guess is it would be cold flat beer as you said. However, if you feel like being sciency, try your freezer/fridge method and see how it does. We all learn by experimentation, so go for it! Worst case scenario is "cold flat beer". If cold and flat, just mix it with a similar...

Ok, so iM a huge stone fan. I'm visiting San Angelo TX and went to a place called The Ale House and they had a beer on tap called "Stone Double IPA". I didn't know Stone did a beer with that name...(thats exactly how it was labeled on the tap, but it was NOT listed on the beer menu). Anyway, Im...

Thanks for the input! I guess that makes sense. I'll grab a longer braided hose and stick it in there. I tried doing a couple 10 gallon batches with a 10 gallon cooler and it's difficult to get the amount of water without a triple sparge. Sucked, so I got the 70 qt for $10 from a buddy...

I have seen some guys use a long braided line in their mash tun cooler conversions. Maybe it's just me, but I don't see the benefit...fluid can't travel through a braided line, right? I would assume that all of the fluid is just being filtered at the outlet valve and the other 3 feet of...

Thanks for the input. I'll just have to call and try to get info. I can't open a store without inventory. And, I can't open a store without knowing how much initial inventory will cost, or if they will even sell to me. Another hurdle, but I'll find away. Thanks again guys! Taco