Recent content by tjm02c

Thanks for all the tips! I'm gunna go ahead and get something with more power so I've got some room to grow if I want

Yeah I'm gunna need something taller or make something to raise it for sure. I'm looking at something on Craigslist that's 55k BTUs, will that be enough heat or should I look for something 100k+?

I'm looking into a cooker for outside now. Gonefishing gave a link to one that has 200k BTUs, is that more than I need for boiling 10 gallons at most?

Lol that's that's probably true. It was definitely a learning experience. Gunna dial it back and make sure to plan a little better next time around

what is a "vast amount of oats"? 20%? 40%?

I ended up getting it to about 1.079. Ended up with 4 gallons at that gravity and just dumped the last gallon and half or so of the 1.055 wort because I had been boiling forever and was tired of it.

I got it up to about 190 on my original attempt before trying to cool it to pitching temp. Got it down to probably about 110 before splitting it up and boiling it down. I've got some strong bubbling action this morning, so at least the yeast was good! I don't know how the wort volume was so...

Yep, agreed. I was telling myself this was too much too quick, but ending up taking myself into it. Live and learn. Hopefully I can at least get a salvageable beer out of it.

Yep, was planning on moving it outside for next time. Probably should've checked that the kettle fit before brew day. Lesson learned.

I've stopped putting it directly on the burner and I'm bringing it all back to a boil and boiling it off. I've got fermentation space for all of it if I want to split it up, but I'd prefer to boil down a bunch and get one high gravity carboy. The hops are something I was worried about. I threw...

I mean if I go through all this trouble and then ferment and bottle it I'm gunna drink it all no matter how sad it is lol

Sorry this is really long. I attempted my first AG brew today and just about everything went wrong bc I didn't plan very well. I was trying to brew an imperial Stout and shooting for about 4.5 gallons with an OG in the 1.1 range. The new kettle I bought was too big to fit on my stove (microwave...

25% flaked barley? I was planning on putting some flaked oats in mine, but only about 5% of the bill. Is that a little low to have a good effect on the thickness?

Was planning on using 1-1.5 lbs of crystal and probably like 3-4oz of hops. That a pretty good balance?

They don't convert to fermentable sugars as well? What percent of the grist would it be? Something like 5% or so?