Recent content by Bilbo1usa

Yay! Thank youuuuu! Hopzoil - Citrone Hopzoil - Cascade Hopzoil - El Dorado Hopzoil - Centennial hopzoil - Three C’s

Hello, My name is Bill and I would love to have one of these very fine looking brewing devices. Thank you very nice. :D

Yes Pleeeeez!

One extra note on the glass carboys; just dropping a full one will cause it to explode. A quick search on this site or google will reveal the potentially gruesome results. I dropped a glass one on my first brew day many moons ago and sliced my leg open to the bone with a flying chunk of glass...

Irish moss or Whirlfloc are added to the boil, and you can't go wrong with them. As I understand it, they help separate the proteins post-boil. Gelatin is a must in my brewery, I think it makes a huge difference in clarity. I add it during my cold crash, but you can add it after. I'll chill the...

I no-sparge, large cooler with a SS braided hose. Following the methods of The Brulosopher and Don Osborne: It takes a bit more grain (approx 1.2x), for which I made a spreadsheet calculator based on math from Palmer's How To Brew; I just dump in whatever recipe I'm using and my desired mash...

Great app, I've been using it for a couple years. I took a break from brewing and re-opened the app recently only to find all of my recipes gone! Any idea what might have happened? Might an update have erased them all. Any backup folder/directory where they're stored? Thanks!

Yahoo! Let's win an InkBird!! :ban:

Yep, you're good to go. I usually do 4-6 weeks in primary for most ales, longer for certain types like porter, stout, etc.. An IPA won't go bad if left in there that long, they're just usually pulled of the yeast after 10-21 days.

Yes. How much? A fairly good sized pinch (1/2tsp sounds about right) for a 2l starter on a stirplate gets my wlp001 blowing foam out the top by end of day 2. Although it technically is science, it doesn't need to be scientific. Just tap some nutrient in there. The yeasts will love you.

41 trips around the sun for me. Usually have 3-5 12oz glasses per day. No hard stuff at all. Every couple of weeks I take a day or two off. Cheers!

Here's a couple of interesting reads on the short hopping topic. Incidentally, after reading these articles and others, I have moved to the 5 days max (usually 3), with agitation every couple days, with very satisfying results. A scholarly read, see specifically section 2.3.3...

Yep! Plus, I'm a huge supporter of the law enforcement agencies; if they show, the beer's on me!

This looks like a good beer. I Brew something very close for my house pale and its really good.

I'm wondering if the 'giftitng' part includes my neighbors puling on my taps all weekend long?! If so I'm toast too!