Recent content by IrondaleBrewing

Excellent, thanks! I'm planning on fermenting at 60F and conditioning for four weeks so that's great to know. Apparently NovaLager can hit FG pretty quickly but I'll probably let it go for a full two weeks so as not to rush anything. I appreciate the additional info!

Thanks for sharing this -- I'm doing a Kolsch this weekend and was planning on using NovaLager so it's great to know you've had good results with it!

Thanks, I'll check that out!

Ah HA! Thank you. Original recipe is for SIX gallons, not 5. Oversight on my part and that explains it. I mean it's still a bit higher with the right batch size, but not 50% higher. :) Thanks for pointing out the batch size!

Mine's 15.2 but based on the next post in this thread I think I see where I'm going wrong ...

I was plugging the Dark Ale recipe (https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/homebrew-recipe/the-empire-strikes-back-dark-ale/) for Big Brew Day into Brewfather, and the IBUs are way off according to Brewfather -- recipe estimates about 75, Brewfather says about 120. The hop stand step in...

Thanks to everyone for all the great contributions to this thread! I got a lot of ideas and learned a ton from you all. I finally got around to taking a shot at addressing it by gutting my existing range hood and installing an inline fan. The completely open space inside the hood and the...

Great to know! Since my next batch will be the first time I'm using this method I'm probably overthinking it. :)

Thanks! Looks like the Cold Crash Guardian is out of stock but I'll keep my eye out.

Thanks so much to everyone for all the great info and suggestions! I learn a ton with every question I ask. :)

Thanks! I've considered the mylar balloon approach but from what I've read and watched getting the timing on that right is pretty tricky. Maybe that concern is overinflated (ha!). Or is that more of a concern if you're using a traditional airlock and stopped to begin with and have to swap it out...

Thanks for the suggestion! That looks slick.

In order to start doing simple closed transfers with a 3-gallon Fermonster with a spigot I just added a ball lock gas post to one of the sealed Fermonster lids. I'll use a quick disconnect and a blowoff tube during fermentation and I'm clear on how to do the transfer to the keg. What I'm...

I finally got my act together and came up with a fermentation chamber! I learned so much from reading all the posts about what others came up with for fermentation chambers, so I figured I'd share my end results to contribute to the collective knowledge (for better or worse). Thanks to all for...

This was a quick 1-gallon MoreBeer Citra Pale Ale kit I finally got around to brewing right before Christmas. Extract, 30-minute boil, and came out absolutely amazing. A bit of chill haze and it's only been in the keg a week, but low effort with fantastic results is definitely a big win with...