Recent content by SnakeAnthony6375

It's lower than it would be if you used malt to achieve that same original gravity.

Yes. Essentially, the longer the hop sits in boiling liquid, the more bitterness you're going to extract from that hop. Yes. Plus, a lower gravity wort will get you greater utilization of your hops. You will need less hops to achieve your desired bitterness. These are flavor and aroma...

Make a sour! Get some bugs!

...this is what I was afraid of. I read about Brute on 9 and the Bridge View Tavern. But other than thought, not much. Bummer.

Hello all... Making a trip out to Tarrytown, NY soon. Looking for places to eat/drink. Going to stop in at Captain Lawrence Brewing a bit north and Peekskill Brewery a bit further north as well. Anyone have any other recommendations?? Cheers!

Good to hear it's coming along well. I'm going to take a stab at this soon. No rye, though. Does anyone know what strains of Brett are in this?

Any updates on this beer? I have some ECY Farmhouse Brett. Brewing in a couple weeks. Any more Brett character come through with time? I know Brett can take a while to develop...

I'll tell you that I just made a beer with 25.5% rye. Pale Ale. Way too much rye if you ask me. I'd knock it back to 20% or even 18%. That's just me, though.

I hear ya. But it's not that hard to figure out what your numbers will be. If you're brewing in a (relatively) controlled environment and you use the same equipment, you should be able nail it down pretty quickly.

You'll have to determine what you want your preboil volume to be based on what you boil-off. I have a high boil-off rate in my kettle. I start with 9g for a 60-minute boil and 9.75g for a 90-minute boil. After all is said and done (trub in kettle and fermenter, dry-hopping, etc..) I end up with...

For what it's worth, I would take it to your local gas supplier and see if they'll swap the tank out for you. Usually they do not refill your tank for you right there. They'll give you a tank that is already filled. It might be an easy replacement for them. I guess they might charge you a couple...

Yes - I agree that you probably need to replace at least a gasket within that valve, if not the entire valve.

Which valve is leaking?

Your crush is going to greatly affect your efficiency. Buying a mill was one of the best purchases I've made. My local homebrew shop's crush gave me ~65% efficiency. I'm now ~80% with my crush at home. You'll hit your numbers when you can plan accordingly. And that takes time. Everyone's setup...

I've been using Beer Alchemy for 2+ years and I love it. I can answer most questions you might have. There is an intro kinda thing under the "Help" menu on mine - "BeerAlchemy Help". I'm not running the iPad version though. It can help you get started... Feel free to drop me a line if you need...