Recent content by tateneil

I've got a 5 gallon sanke keg and I'm toying with the idea of converting it into an e-kettle for 1-2 gallon eBIAB batches. Has anyone used a small keg as a kettle before? Any issues I might run into with such a tall, narrow vessel?

I've had only two beers that were 15% or more: He'Brew Jewbelation Sweet Sixteen and a german beer I don't remember the name of, but it was a 20% boozy dessert. There are plenty of beers in the 12-14% range that I tend to seek; like three of my favourites: Aventinus Eisbock, Samichlaus and...

If you have an iPad/iPhone you should check out "Brewing Assistant". I find it much more accessible than BeerSmith for playing around with recipe ideas. While you lose the style guide, you do get a pretty good idea of the profile (IBU, SRM, ABV) once you've plugged everything in. And it comes...

Thanks for the reply. It's looking pretty good now, and I can catch some of the hefe aroma when I sniff at the airlock. I'll certainly be using a starter from now on like I do with dry yeast.

Hi, I just brewed my first hefeweizen yesterday using WLP300. It is also my first time using liquid yeast. I pitched at about 70F without activation - just followed the instructions on the vial. I guess I should have read the forums before starting this batch as this seems to be a common...