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  1. universalfrost

    Three old liquid yeasts being revived

    Well I’m kicking myself because I forgot about these three packs of yeast, wyeast 3711 French Saison 27mar18, omega -004 west coast ale 07apr19, and omega -091 hornindal kveik 28apr19. They sat in the back of my fridge forgotten until just recently.... well I made up some starters and ready...
  2. universalfrost

    No hops from last year

    Afternoon, last year I had absolutely no hops on any of my plants including my older centennial and cascade plants. I’ve also got three willamette plants that are only a tear old and nothing was expected from them... a couple of times in the summer they got a little dry but were growing like...
  3. universalfrost

    Cascade centennial and willamete

    the cascade is 3 yrs old and was transplanted last year along with the now 2 yr old centennial and the Willemettes were planted last year. Cascade on top Willamette next three Centennial bottom pic
  4. universalfrost

    Magic Hat Barroom Hero Pub Ale recipe wanted

    morning all. As the title implies I’m looking for an all grain recipie for this tasty brew I’m thinking this has an ample supply of biscuit malt and some marris otter or similar to go along with two row of similar As far as hops I don’t have a clue but would venture a guess of fuggles or...
  5. universalfrost

    Shipping liquid yeast to CMR questions

    So I'm headed to Europe this late fall or early winter. It's down to germany or Italy depending on which command gets me orders first. I've been overseas several times in the past, but never thought about home brewing while over there before. I'm aware of some of the home brew shops online in...
  6. universalfrost

    Fusel alcohol flavor on initial pour but disappears

    Brewed a red-x malt smash with Cascade whole leaf and wyeast 1056 American ale. Hit my sg and fg and kept the temps within range in the fermenter ( fermentasaurus) and dumped the trub off and harvested the yeast after a couple of weeks so no worries about off flavors from trub or old yeast...
  7. universalfrost

    Control Panel PID information needed

    I'm building a new panel for HLT/RIMS/BK . This is a unique setup that I will be using eherms but also have the option of using a 120 or 240 volt rims tube.( I've got all three setups) Thinking about going with two pids and some sort of boil controller to get to boil then ramp back power to...
  8. universalfrost

    Red x smash . Brew day was interesting

    Had 12 pounds of red x that I accidentally ordered awhile ago.. Today I decided to use it with some Cascade whole leaf for a smash brew... Started on the propane setup, got strike water to temp and then it started raining from out of nowhere... Ok so I dusted off the mash and boil electric...
  9. universalfrost

    Which inkbird controller and why

    Looking for input on which inkbird pid you would use and why. Setup is for an electric hlt, and then another controller for a rims and another controller for an element in a boil kettle. Rims tube is 110v and the other two I can go 240 or 110
  10. universalfrost

    Historical Beer: Lichtenhainer Kettle Sour Lichtenhainer

    My take on a traditional version I've had multiple times when i lived in Germany, but i ditched the smoked malt(s). Title: Kettle Sour Lichtenhainer Author: Joe Brew Method: All Grain Style Name: Lichtenhainer Boil Time: 60 min Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (ending kettle volume) Boil Size: 6.5...
  11. universalfrost

    Awesome idea for Hops growing

    So i was in the process of building a set of lattice work trellises for my hops. they are all in the front yard and last year i used the traditional twine tied to the top of the roof, but it looked like garbage.. This year i wanted to actually make something look good since i live in a decent...
  12. universalfrost

    Cider tasting bland

    Tried the cider house yeast and six gallons of Sam's club apple juice. Didn't add any sugar to up the SG.. Let it ferment for a few weeks to hit FG... Came out at 5.4%. Tastes really bland...not dry, not sweet, just blah... It's in a keg in my kegerator and carbed... Toying with adding in...
  13. universalfrost

    Wtb weldless bulkheads , sight glass , valves and thermometer

    Looking to build up two kegs I just acquired and looking for the weldless bulkheads, valves, sight glass and thermometers. Also interested in camlocks and any pickup tubes or whirlpool adapters to finish these...one will be a hlt the other a boil kettle. Please quote price including shipping...
  14. universalfrost

    Wtb rims tube and element or herms coil

    Looking for a rims tube and element 120 or 240 . Would like tri clamp on the body and camlock or tri clamp on the ports. Also looking for a 1/2 stainless herms coil that is at least 30 feet of tube. I'm looking for a deal on these and if close to retail then I'll just get it new from brew...
  15. universalfrost

    Help me create a brew with supplies on hand

    Ok this is a call for you to get creative with what I have on hand for grains and hops. I'll leave you to choose a yeast or yeast type ( i.e pilsner, ale, stout, saison etc) All malts are 30+ pounds available and I can brew up to 15 gallon at a time..want 5 gallon or more recipes. Vienna...
  16. universalfrost

    Vienna Cascade SMASH

    So I got a ton of Vienna malt dirt cheap and I have a ton of whole leaf Cascade hops from last year that I need to use ( I know a guy who grows these to get a farming discount on part of his property and I literally have a crazy amount I need to use). I'm starting my brews with a smash to try...
  17. universalfrost

    Mosaic single hop apa need input

    Thought about doing a Mosaic single hop apa.. had a red rye single Apa this weekend from Sweetwater and wasn't impressed with the red rye..don't think it was a good match.. So your thoughts on my recipie I'm gonna try .. 6.6lbs of cbw golden light 1lb of 20l Carmel crushed Add 2oz of...
  18. universalfrost

    Pumpkin Ale already reached FG in only 8 days???

    I brewed a midwest pumpkin ale 5.5 gal with a few tweaks like twice as much brown sugar 1lb... and 45oz of pumpkin that I baked with extra spices etc...and added at flameout.. The beer was brewed on August 10th and a SG of 1.046 was recorded (high side of the advertised range per midwest...
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