Recent content by thomajt

Hey guys. I'm looking into building my first mash tun in the near future. I work for an environmental drilling company and we have 1" CPVC pipes that have numerous .1" slits cut into it. Only problem is that the slits are cut on what would be the top and the bottom of the manifold and the...

I doubt you can tell by just looking at the cone. Maybe in the leaf shape. Try smelling them. You could always send them off to a lab to have them test the alpha acids. But I doubt it would be worth it. Just read some other stuff on identifying unknown hops and people also suggest making a...

Hey guys. I decided to just go for it and bring 12 bottles down with me.... And they turned out great. Definitely could have used a few more days to get the preferred carbonation, but still had a great head and taste So, if anyone is in a time crunch, 4-5 days of carbonation, at least with...

Hey guys, just bottled my hefeweizen on 8/25 and wondering if you guys think it will be ok to drink over the Labor Day weekend. I keep searching for minimum carbonation times and everyone suggests 1-3 weeks, but also state that most of that time is to bottle condition. Since I'm going with a...

You could add more hops... But hops are way more expensive than water.. Trying doing some calculations with brewers friend IBU calculator to see how much the boil size changes your IBUs. Also, if you're wanting to see how the grains attribute to flavor, try doing some SMaSH (Single Malt...

Hey guys, My family makes a really great jalapeno pepper jelly and I was thinking of trying to make a pale ale with it. Main questions are: will the pectin jell back up once cooled? And how will the apple cider vinegar affect the taste? Has anyone ever tried this or heard about it? I am...

6" bag does sound pretty small, but for a 1 gal extract brew, you're looking at about 3-4 oz of grain to steep. Not sure if you're doing extract, but might as well for a 1 gallon batch. See if your grains will fit, then worry about getting a bigger one.

Most people say about a pound per gallon. A little more or a littles less, depending on how much flavor you want. I put a half gallon of porter wheat on 2 bananas in secondary for 4 days and it tasted great. Now I wish I would have done a much larger batch...

I am new to brewing and have only been doing 1 gal batches (4th one in 6 weeks on Saturday). My pot holds about 2-2.5 gal, and I just go ahead and fill to about 1.5 to 1.75 gal. From what I have been reading, you do not want to cover your pot during the boil. If you do, be sure to not cover it...

Hey guys. Brand new to this forum. I have been doing as much research as possible to keep myself from asking too many dumb and easy to find answers. I am planning on making a one gal batch of cider using R.W. Knudsen Cider & Spice (no sugar added). Few simple questions to get started. This...