Recent content by Sonofastu

I am by no means an authority. I’ve only brewed two batches thus far. During recirculating I ran my hose into the hop spider. I’m not sure why hahaha, but that’s what I’ve done. Both batches turned out better than expectations. The hop spider filters out quite a bit of sediment.

Wow! I can’t believe no one was interested in this thread. Currently enjoying a Sam Smith imperial stout and wondering how to approximate some of the magic. Next for my glass is a bells Kalamazoo. Thought the SS might have some more subtleties that I wouldn’t notices if I drank the Bells first...

Woohoo! Ball lock for me.

I could be wrong but I think hop tea is an extract

Also interested. Is it possible to use a magnet to pull the hops out of the wort? As in slide hop sack into wort, slide back out when you no longer want them in the wort. I’ve only brewed one beer so far so hold your tomatoes hahaha.

Yessir! Also, my fermentation chamber (stand up freezer on an inkbird) is in a space under my front porch. Stays at 50F in the winter and 60ish in the summer. It was a while after we moved in that I realized this weird basement closet was actually under my front porch! I have an IR heat lamp...

Thanks!! I think I’ll have a few more 😜

Howdy folks! Here we have a pic of my first brew ever, from my own kegerator! Obviously I’m super excited! Thanks for all the words of wisdom throughout this process. This was an all grain, 5gal Sierra Nevada stout clone kit. I missed my target OG so she’s a very drinkable session stout. I...

thanks! Good info. Yeast is S-04. Temp is set for 68F but seems to be always a few degrees less. It would appear that I’ll mostly be heating my Ferm-chamber. I have a standup freezer on an inkbird controller. It’s located in a concrete closet under my front porch…ambient temp is 50 in the...

Hello again folks! To recap, I’m currently fermenting my first batch. I missed my target 1.063 OG. Wound up at 1.05. This Friday will be two weeks in the fermenter. Today I pulled my first sample. Currently at 1.0253. It sure doesn’t look like much is going on in there. Also, I have a spunding...

Yes please!

Thanks!

This is exactly the feedback I’m looking for! Thank you so much. Enjoying a Narwhal as I type

I am also interested! I have my first brew in the fermenter right now. Tomorrow will be 7 days. It was the MoreBeer cali-stout clone which to me is basically “narwhal lite” hahaha. I will say as a complete noob who knows nothing…I checked on my fermenter minutes before I cracked a barrel aged...

Okay. What about target Final Gravity? Will this still be the same as the recipe or will it finish at a different number. I’m just trying to understand how the fermentation is effected. Is there a good resource anyone would recommend to get a better understanding of all the variables that go...