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  1. Craigmn

    Ethyl acetate

    When I opened a better bottle of a golden sour with guava in it I thought I smelled some nail polish remover smells, I went ahead and punched down the fruit and then took a wine thief sample and put it into a glass then took a sample of a brown sour I made. I came back and smelled and tasted...
  2. Craigmn

    Leaky faucet

    I know this is a thread that gets posted often but I haven't found the answer in any threads yet I have a perlick faucet, not sure on the model, but it drips pretty heavily unless pushed back on the handle. I have the pressure up, I have tried reassembling it and setting it right, but it seems...
  3. Craigmn

    Splitting a starter.

    On my stir plate I can only keep about a 2l starter spinning without the bar kicking, I'm brewing a 10 gal batch of a medium gravity saison and was thinking of splitting off some yeast and doing another starter. Would just sanitizing a mason jar be good enough to hold for a week or do I need...
  4. Craigmn

    Blending a saison

    I want to brew the hibiscus saison recipe that is on these here forums but I was thinking about brewing an extra gallon or so and souring it then blending it back in to taste. I have a few questions as to how to pull it off as I have never done anything like that: What's the best way to quick...
  5. Craigmn

    Adding smoke after the boil

    Is there any way to add smokiness to an IPA after fermentation? I am brewing a smoked orange IPA and I don't want to overdo the smoke and didn't know if I could add some later if I undershoot. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew
  6. Craigmn

    Ways to budget brewing

    I have seen similar threads to this based on "hey look at this Amazon deal I found", but I would like to start a thread where we outline more specific techniques/ways you save money brewing over time. Buying hops in bulk: label peelers, hopslist Buying grains in bulk Building your own...
  7. Craigmn

    Which first?

    I get a Father's Day upgrade to my home brewery and I am trying to decide if I should pick up an oxygen kit or a stir plate first. Ill get both eventually but which first?
  8. Craigmn

    Juice when priming?

    I made an ipa that I want intense orange flavor and aroma in and I want to add more. I've already dry hopped it and was wondering if adding fresh squeezed orange juice as some of the liquid when adding my priming sugar would work. I can't see why it would hurt but I want to ask ask people with...
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