Recent content by electrotype

I can't say if it tastes like the original, but what I can say is that is the first beer I brewed that is good! Yes, I'm new to homebrewing and I'm really happy now! :)

I just finished brewing this recipe. But my OG is nowhere near 1.077, I got 1.054. This is only my 4th brew, maybe my mash efficiency is still not very good. Everything else went pretty well though!

I'm bottling my batch tomorrow! 3 more weeks to wait... I should buy a keg!

Thanks for the update MrNickVT! I'm brewing it this sunday. What would you change to the original recipe?

Thanks BrewCrewKevin, I guess I'll buy a STC1000. Everybody seem to say it's easier and less risky!

Yes it is! But it also stops the golden part!

I bought a used Danby fridge to make a fermentation chamber. Currently, the warmer the fridge can be (when the wheel is set to "1") is approximately 57F. I'd like to be able to have a 65F temperature for my fermentations. How can I achieve this? I saw that some persons use an aquarium...

Hops and yeast (WLP013) have been ordered... I'm brewing this soon! I do not have access to Polyclar though. I'll use Irish Moss and Whirlfloc instead. Abner is one of the best beer I've ever had!

I now have all my hops! I'm probably brewing this sunday. I have one question though : at the store where I buy my yeast, they currently do not have the Dry English Ale (White Labs #WLP007). What should I use instead, in your opinion? - California Ale (WLP001) or - English Ale (WLP002...

But you don't want infection either right?

I have another question : I see a lot of people doing a starter in a flask with aluminium foil to cover it. But why doesn't it need an airlock? Isn't there CO2 produced?

irishrover32, we can't see your pic!

Thanks for the tips! My first two recipes were also IPA bombs and I realised that the hop absorbs a lot of liquid indeed! What I did to filter the hops is a trick I read here on HBT : I tied a filtering bag when I racked to my bottling bucket. It works pretty well! (I now bought a reusable...

Thanks thisisbeer.

As a newbie who's going to try this recipe, I have another question : When dextrose is specified in a recipe (here : "1lb Dextrose"), it's always sugar to add at flameout, is that correct? So if I use bottle conditioning, I have to add some extra sugar before bottling, right? Thanks in...