Recent content by bwidner

Not to necro a thread, however taking in multiple suggestions, I think I have almost dialed it in. Stopped putting anything in until 20 minutes or less of boil, did a 3oz hopstand, and also used half RO water with some gypsum(along with the normal dry hopping). First beer for this batch I had...

brewed last night BiAB, found out that my 7 gal kettle wasnt big enough for a 5 gal batch, so I had to leave 1 gal of water out of the mash recommended on my calculator. I expected a slightly lower OG due to this, hit 1.071 which was also prob partly to not having a colander strong enough to...

Is this also true for dryhopping?

If adding whirlpool/doing a hopstand, is it best to leave the hops in the kettle while I chill it or pulling them for the chilling?

How long do you leave those hops in?

Chill time had been in the 30-40 minute range due to a wort chiller just being a recent purchase(have only used it for two batches neither of which are ready yet). Water is Chicago tap water Age I am not sure, have never really paid attention to that, although I will for sure. I try to buy...

Im not sure, I will have to keep an eye out for dates on packaging.

Until my last two batches it was an ice bath, I just bought a chiller and neither of those are ready yet so that very well may be the case.

Hi everyone and thanks ahead for any advice or replies, as most a Mr beer kit got me into the hobby, I quickly moved to extract brewing and after a few batches onto BIAB. I have made a few ipas at this point and have gone really heavy with late hop additions and dry hopping, however two weeks...

Awesome read, so I think as far as hop flavor I need to stick more in that 25-7 minute range. As far as not acheiving aroma, though based off that read I would think that I would be getting large amounts of aroma...although that actually leads me to wonder if the vessel is maybe leaking it out...

Hi everyone and thanks ahead for any advice or replies. I have made a few ipas at this point and have gone really heavy with late hop additions and dry hopping, however two weeks after bottline when I crack one open there is very little hop aroma or taste and I feel like I am missing something...

I can usually score fresh Zombie Dust, would be interested in trading for Elevated. Pm to discuss if interested.

He used 12 oz as did I in the first go around. The 8 oz was what he will be doing next time, and also the range I am thinking. That is why I suggested going with 3-4 oz, so you still get the sweetness but will be a lower concentration than the brews he and I both made prior. The original...

I would think you want a bit more lactose, 2oz seems like it wont be much to sweeten it to obtain the same taste, whenever I make it again I am going to use less maybe 8-10 oz in a 5 gal batch, I would reccommend 3 or 4 oz for the 2.25 gal

I can get Zombie dust, yum yum, alpha king, gumball head all readily available and fresh. Also 22 of Dreadnaught, Space station middle finger, and permanent funeral are all pretty availble for me to get for trade.