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  1. HopinJim

    Chest Freezer Ferm Chamber

    Ok, so here's my question. I currently have a small ferm chamber that I use a brew belt and ice bottles for heating/cooling with an STC-1000 based temp controller. As I live in an area where the summers get hot, and I am fermenting in my garage (only choice), I occasionally have a problem with...
  2. HopinJim

    Mashing in...Water or grain first?

    Ok, so I've been brewing all grain for about a year and a half, but I was browsing thru Palmer's book the other day and came across the statement that one should add the strike water to the grain vice adding the grain to the strike water. I've always done the latter. Anybody doing this? Is there...
  3. HopinJim

    Winsor done already?

    So I brewed up a Chocolate Milk Stout Sunday, and I rehydrated and pitched Winsor, my 1st time using it. Well, it took off in about 4 hours, just happily bubbling away. Pitched at about 70F, ran it down to about 64-65F, and it was still going just fine yesterday (Monday). Today, I get home and...
  4. HopinJim

    HopinJim's Lug Nut Brown Ale

    BeerSmith 2 Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com Recipe: Jim's Lug Nut Brown Ale V2.0 Brewer: Jim Gaskins Asst Brewer: Style: American Brown Ale TYPE: All Grain Taste: (40.0) This is the best batch of brown ale yet. Can't think of a thing to do to this recipe to improve it at this...
  5. HopinJim

    Chocolate Milk Stout - Not very sweet!?

    Ok, so I had tried a couple of milk stouts a few months ago, and really liked them. Decided to try one, and picked up this recipe from NB: Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Boil Size: 6.96 gal Post Boil Volume: 5.46 gal Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal Bottling Volume: 4.75...
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