Recent content by Thehopman

Hi there, Sorry if that's a dumb question, but I'm thinking of upgrading my system soon, and I'd like to go for a recirculation pump on my mash tun. I like direct heat, so far I got good results just using a regular boil kettle to mash, then would transfer into my next vessel through a bag for...

Hey everyone, I am actually brewing on a 5 gallons system, and ready to upgrade for bigger batches. I'm gonna get a 15 gallons kettle and mash tun (15.9 real capacity), but I'm not so sure on the fermenter size I should get, as I am actually brewing mostly hazy IPAs, but also plan on brewing...

I mashed at 68°celsius (154°F). That's actually good advice, I might do that to try at new year and see what happens. 1 sugar cube/12oz bottle?

The fermenter is at my friend (where I brewed) right now, and he says it tastes fine. But I figured that if the yeast isn't working/healthy anymore, simply adding priming sugar for bottling won't change anything, am I wrong?

I was aiming around 1042 or so (about 14%, and I'm at about 13), and yes I was kind of looking to go in that big RIS direction (BCBS/Toppling Goliath/...). The plan is to add coffee before bottling so that might balance the sweetness a little, but I guess adding a champagne or wine yeast is a...

Hello everyone, I'm a french dude living in Germany, who just recently got into homebrewing in need of creating. Very basic setting for the moment but I am thinking of upgrading to some better gear and slightly bigger (50 liters/14 gallons or so) soon for more control. I'm reading all the time...

Hi there, I just brewed my first big double mash imperial stout. My OG was 1150, and after 2 months I am actually at 1050, so about 64% attenuation and 13% ABV (I was short on the yeast to be honest, long story but I brew with a friend on his gear and it was a last minute thing, we ended up...