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  1. bellhp

    Fig Stout ... thoughts as to the fig addition .

    I saw a post on "what are you drinking now'' months ago and a fella was drinking a homebrewed "Fig Stout" I have been thinking about it for a bit and it just sounds right . So I'm gonna make some . I have the stout recipe and the figs , I am looking for input on use of the figs . I have...
  2. bellhp

    Well $h!t ...

    ... Just broke my hydrometer . What should I replace it with , Another hydrometer or a refractometer ? I have been brewing small batches lately which point to refractometer but I've always been happy with my hydrometers till I break 'em . If you have an opinion I'd like to hear it , and if...
  3. bellhp

    Planted hops today

    That's it . I bought a rhyzome and planted it today... sounds like it's pretty damn easy to grow them but i'll holler if I'm mistaken and need help. :p
  4. bellhp

    brewers friend , inputting malt profiles

    figured I'd input the specific grains/ etc. I have on hand into brewers friend and correct some variables so that my recipes would be more accurate . first hiccup I've encountered is entering PPG for this grain . OK so I don't find PPG , but I see " Extract as is typical" is this the same thing...
  5. bellhp

    Persimmon wine , to back sweeten or no.

    Hi guys , Made some persimmon wine and it's 3 months in ... been racked once . still got some lees but it's done fermenting and very clear . Very dry , not bad if you like dry wine . My question is this ... I've never backsweetened wine before and judging by the discussions on here I was...
  6. bellhp

    I'm not worrying and I'm having a homebrew...

    ... OK , I'm worrying a little bit , brewing my first all - grain ... It's a one gallon SMaSH , Maris otter and E. Kent Goldings . I brainfarted when I mashed in and had my strike water at 170 insted of 160 :oops: . i realized it when I checked my temp as I was stirring in the last of my grain ...
  7. bellhp

    Hello, getting back in the saddle ... and bucked off:)

    Hi , names Rich ... I started brewing in 1991 (extract) I Read Papazians "Complete joy of homebrewing" dove right in and never made a bad beer , just some I liked better than others . Just started homebrewing again after 20 odd years and my first batch out of the gate(Irish red) was garbage ...
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