Recent content by GammaRay4130

If your volume measurements aren't accurate you may be using more water than needed causing your OG to be lower. Do you use any brewing software that calculates the amount of water needed per batch? There are some free ones you can use online like brewers friend that can get you going in the...

I use brewers friend and mainly just worry about getting my calcium over 50, my chloride and sulfite ratio where I want it and my mash ph. I don't have a ph meter so I can't say how accurate it is but I haven't been having any issues with my beers. I use tap water that I got a lab report on and...

As long as you pitched a decent amount of yeast I wouldn't worry about it. I know some people who just cover their carboy opening with aluminium foil for the first couple days to keep anything from falling in without any issues.

Entered, been wanting to try some of these yeasts for a while. Thanks!

Looks good, I need to do one of these soon.

I have pearlicks on my setup and haven't noticed any sticking yet. I will run PBW then hot water then sanitizer through the lines every 3-4 beers or if one of the lines has been empty for a while. Haven't noticed any issues with the beer doing it this way.

I know you can get pretty good efficiency doing BIAB. Are you doing full volume mashes? I think that's where you can run into issues with space and why a 20 gal kettle was suggested. If you do some kind of sparge I would think you'd be fine with a 15 gallon kettle.

I think its more of a volume issue for mashing if doing a full volume mash it would limit the amount of grains you could fit. You could still do 10 gallon batches but your og would be limited unless you add some extract to get to the desired og for higher gravity beers.

I was thinking 150-152 for mash temps. I can be the same way when it comes to hops which is why I was going for something more balanced. Also forgot yeast I have wlp 001, 029 and wyeast 1450 on hand. 001 seems like the obvious choice for a pale ale but now I'm thinking maybe go with 1450 and a...

Hey everyone, I'm working on a pale ale recipe just looking for any input. Trying to get some pine hence the chinook, but still want it balanced so I'm trying not to go overboard on hopping. Let me know what you think of the recipe and any input you have. 1.055 og 40.4 ibu 10# 2 row 1#...

I did 2 extract brews before I jumped into all grain. My first batch wasn't the greatest but the second had really improved. I had gotten my tax refund around this time so I ended up building a cooler mas tun and since I already had a 10 gallon kettle and burner it was all I really needed to...

I think the plan is to have the judging done by club members at one of the club events. Something like whoever wants to judge will taste the beers and rate them 1-5, one with the highest score wins so nothing super official. Once that's over if I have more left and I am happy with the beer I'll...

Here's my ingredients For grains: English 2 row flake barley roasted barley dark munich pale chocolate Hops: Galena US Goldings Misc: Hazelnut The rules are we have to use at least 1 base malt, 1 specialty malt, 1 adjunct and 2 hops. We have to use 7 of the 8 ingredients we...

It was fun, glad I didn't get screwed by the yeast selection, not sure how others fared since we were told to not divulge what yeast we ended up with. Should have some interesting beers towards the end of the year. :mug:

There wasn't a formal topic last night, he just talked about the fantasy draft competition some of the members are participating in. There was an 8 round draft for grain/hops/spices etc like in fantasy football where once an ingredient is selected no one else can use it. Then the last round was...