So I cracked open a few packets of the recently rebranded Lallemand (formerly Danstar) BRY-97 dry yeast today and the colour and smell was way off. Expiry isn't until January 2023 so that's not an issue.
Darker brown, and smelled toasty. Not the usual cream colour and smell I'm used to. Been...
Hey gang,
I'm trying to get licensed to sell my Hebrew at some cafes and restaurants in town and the gov has asked for a % breakdown of our beer ingredients in the final beer itself. An example I've seen breaks down like this:
Water 88%
Malt 8%
Hops 3%
Yeast 1%
But what I don't understand is...
Ok so time for some followup!
It is NOT Cararoma.
Picked some up a while back and it's grain colour is close but munching the malt the flavour is not like chewing espresso beans like my stuff. Whipped up my brew with it, colour is lighter and flavour is smooth but coffee is absent...
Hey folks!
I have a malt here, creamy brown colour and has a delicious espresso flavour to it. End result in the beer is a wonderful smooth flavour and mouth feel. Only have about 100g left and afraid to use it before I figure out what it really is.
Got it from a friend but they don't...
Hey Folks!
So I'm terrible at searching (and that maths thingy) and sure this has been answered somewhere already.
But have a question on mash tun size. We're looking to upgrade to 20-25 gallon batches using a stainless steel mash tun and currently have a 70qt coleman cooler as a mash tun...
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Yep, Yep, Nope.
Started off on 1 gallons and still do them to trial a recipe, 5 gallons of crap is a shame.
The x5 or \5 rule works fine for me, and I basically round down or up to the ounce when dealing with hops if scaling up the grams means 0.972 ounces...
Egad yah been there. I don't have a bucket with a spigot so use a siphon. Trust me, never wrap cheese cloth around the bottom of the siphon to act as a filter. It's a bad thing. :p
Ended up oxidizing a batch of a ginger IPA I made for a buddies wedding, about half the bottles went off before...
Hope so!! :D
The scene is small but growing. Still in it's infancy. There are some decent places like Plan B and Bandido in Quito, but it's not really caught on yet and everyone still pretty much just drinks Pilsner (which is shyte at best but still better than BMC)