Long story short. I forgot to use my hop spider and my plate chiller clogged after about 4 gallons made it to the carboy. I dumped the remaining hot wort in to the carboy raising the temp and not allowing me to pitch the yeast until later that night. I did not see any bubbles. I did see foam on...
Does anyone have any good summer time hops suggestions with this recipe? I really enjoy it the way it is, but was thinking about trying somethinf different for the summer.
I put a 5 gallon keg of this out at family gathering. I was surprised to see how many none craft brew drinkers (most were miller and coors drinkers) loved it. They killed the keg in no time at all. It was the first time that I felt like "real brewer" watching people enjoy and talk about the...
I was between the duda and the Blichmann. I know I lot of people with the Blichmann and read a lot of positive review. The final factor was the resale value on ebay. People are nuts paying almost full price for used Therminators. I was impressed with the duda disiel mircon filter bags that I...
I am thinking about buying the cereal killer it is 99 and I have a 10 certificate. My LHBS has a special on 50lbs bags of base malt. All signs are pointing to buying a grain mill. Is it worth the expense and time to store and crush. My lhbs is only a mile from my house. Opinions are welcome.
I have been looking at buying the Blichmann Therminator since the fall. I brew 5-10 batches and my small immersion chiller was not cutting it. I bought the Therminator from Adventures in Homebrewing last night, they had the same 199 price but their shipping was only 10 and they gave me a $10 in...
My old propane burner needs to be replaced. I have a 15 gallon pot and brew 5 and 10 all grain batches. I have used a friends Bayou and liked it. Will I get more out of the blichmann to make it worth the extra $50-60? Any advice would be great...
I am making a 10 gallon double batch of Northern Brewer's Brickwarmers ale with a 1.062 OG. I would like to double my starter with 2 packs of wyeast london ale and double DME and water and place on a stir plate and brew on Sat. Any help would be great.
I am in the process if brewing a cream ale and I just realized that my digital thermometer is broken. It is reading about 25 degrees lower. I did not realize it until 40 minutes into mashing. I heated up some water and I am at about 135 now. I was at 125. Any advice would be great.