Recent content by Surveyor06

Is this guys serious?

It sounds like he was figuring out the strike water temperature, figuring you were mashing.

I think pellets is the way i'm going.

So this weekend I'm going to brew an ESB. My recipe is as follows (Partial Mash): 6.0 lbs Maris Otter LME 4.0 lbs Warminster Maris Otter 1.0 lbs Simpsons Medium Crystal 2 oz EGK @60 min 1 oz EKG @0 min 1 oz EKG dry hop My LHBS has pellet and whole flower EKG. I've never used whole...

I agree. From the research I've done, 60-65 is the best range for us-05. The internet is filled with all kinds of information and hey, it's your beer, you can do whatever you like. But id bet that the flavors your seeing are from pitching at 72.

Sounds like good advice here. Better to be at the low end of the recommended fermentation temperature during the entire duration of primary.

I think that's true, but he said he said he had good fermentation going after 12 hours, so fermentation had started before that 12 hours. Off flavors from higher temps develop at the beginning of primary fermentation, by the time its over any off flavors you may have developed are present...

If you pitched at 72 degrees then maybe its possible that a bulk of your fermentation happened at a higher than optimal temperature. I know you said you use a chest freezer to control temp, but I would think that it might take a while to bring 10 gals of 72 degree liquid down to 64 degrees. I...

I havnt been on the board very long, but I have noticed this question pop up pretty often. It seems with all the information out there stating rehydrating yeast is a good thing there are still folks that will argue the point. I've only made 4 batches and have rehydrated all four times. I read...

Thats pretty awesome. I see a project in the near future...

Just an update on this beer. This stout came out great. My wife took the first sip and the look on her face said it all. She was very impressed. The color was very dark, almost black. If held to the light there are some ruby colors there. I've seen a lot of threads about people worried there...

Yeah I thought the grain bag felt tight. I stired it the best I could with a spoon every 15 mins. Beer might be more of a Brown Ale than a stout. Still taste good. I'm think of making a 5-gallon MLT to practice with before I eventually go all grain.

For my second ever brew I decided to do a Oatmeal Stout Partial Mash. The recipe was. 5-Gallon Batch 6.6 lbs LME 1.5 lbs Six-Row Malt 1.5 Lbs Rolled Oats 0.5 lbs roasted barley 0.5 lbs Choc. Malt 1.0 lbs Crystal 60 I mashed the grains in a kettle with 2.5 gallons of water @ 155 for...

Hi everyone. I've been reading the posts here for a few months. Just started brewing a few months ago, and used this forum to quell some beginner worries. I've got two brews under my belt one extract recipe, a pale ale, that came out well, and an oatmeal stout that was a partial mash, that is...