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Ok, so, I was thinking of doing something slightly different for my next stout. I'm thinking Dolce de leche stout. A form of a milk Stout Dolche de leche Made by combining sugar and milk to create a Carmel spread through the maillard reaction. However, I don't want to use milk because...

Ok, I'm done with movie references now, I promise... But, my water does suck. Right now, my water is great! But, i'm moving. My GF has a well and a water softener (yes, I know to NOT use the post water softener water) and the water STILL tastes terrible. No, I haven't had the water...

Not sure if this exists elsewhere. Forum's can get so cluttered. So, I figured I would post this. If others want to follow they can Here is my Ward Labs water analysis for 2015 Location : Aurora, Illinois pH 8.7 Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 407 Electrical Conductivity...

ok...so i brewed a pretty smokey imperial porter, which i'm wanting to add some vanilla favor to....so, here is my question some people say to soak the beans in spirits (bouron, vodka, rum) 2 weeks prior, some say to just add directly to the secondary, some say to boil. so, what should I...

Brewed an Oatmeal Stout about 10 days ago. its coming along nicely...really nicely. Toasted the flaked oats for 25 minutes at 350 in the oven...nice oatmeal cookie flavoring, very similar to Velvet Merlin by Firestone Walker (kind of the inspiration for this beer) Boil Size: 13.27 gal Post...

Selling my Brewers Hardware RIMS tube. Converting to eHERMS Temp probe included as a tri-clamp probe. Element included as well Asking $130

I brewed 10 gallons of barleywine @1.113. I created 2 2L starters of wyeast London ale III and pumped O2 for about 30 seconds at pitch. ... I've read I should pump O2 again within 12 hours after pitch.... Which I didn't do. It's been 48 hours... Has too much time elapsed to pump more O2 or...

I've corked a few Belgians now with some mixed results. I'm aiming for about 3.2 volumes so I know I have a ton of CO2 under the cork. But they still seem extremely hard to remove compared to commercial corks...here are what I notice 1. The reference corks seem much denser then commercial...

Brewed up a decent gravity baltic porter...1.085 i used bohemian lager yeast wyeast...created a 2L starter....crashed, pitched into a 1500ml starter...crashed, pitched into ANOTHER 1500ml starter I pitched a really healthy, active starter into 10.5 gallons of wort....it went along great...

All Grain brewer...been doing it for a few years. So I'm not new to this...full electic system...recirc...etc...so I have my process down. I'm making a Belgian Wit...50% of the grain bill is flaked wheat. So, i'm curious....i've used flaked grains in the past, but small amounts. Do I...

Alright, so i'm brewing a Black IIPA in a few weeks. I have everything down, got the recipe, i'm ready to go! Single Hop Citra BIIPA Type: All Grain Date: 12/24/2011 Batch Size (fermenter): 11.00 gal Brewer: Jason Sharp Boil Size: 13.86 gal Asst Brewer: Boil Time: 90 min Equipment...

I use a recirculating mash system...and have just recently started adjusting my water chemistry and water additions to try and get even better results from my setup. Well, it seems that now my mash gets REAL foamy! I use a long mash schedule and it seems that after about an 1:15 minute the...

I'm thinking of brewing an Imperial Pilsner this winter. Give it a good lager time in the garage However, the problem lies in the water! With that much pilsner malt and no dark malt to lower the pH i'm curious about water additions I'm using EZ Water Calculator 3.0.1 My profile is...

I'm doing 50/50 Pale malt to rye...some malted, some flaked and some chocolate. I've never done a rye before...is this too much? Cheers! Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Batch Size (fermenter): 10.50 gal Boil Size: 12.72 gal Bottling Volume: 10.35 gal Estimated...

So, I'm building my first keggle and I'm curious about the pickup tube for the bulkhead. I have 2 ideas. 1) have the pickup tube bend back around and pick up from the side of the keg so that I don't get a lot of trub in my fermentor 2) install a false bottom/ pickup tube that pulls from the...

I brewed a golden strong, 1.084 SG, pitched @ 70 and the yeast went crazy! It was in a room where the ambient temp was 73 and it ramped up real high and was real active. Its been a few days and has since slowed down. Anyways, I always oxyginate before pitching with an oxygen stone. I blew...

I'm starting this because i'm curious about a few things. I've setup a RIMS system that works really well for me, i know my efficiency, how the setup works, and i can do temp rests really well....but I asked a question about a mash temp for a Belgian the other day (resting my Golden Strong Ale...

I've seen many different options on mash schedules. I'm not trying to clone anything, but i am hoping to hit the typical 1.006 or 1.008 for FG Here's my grain bill 11 lbs Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 73.3 % 1 lbs Wheat Malt, Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 2 6.7 % 2.00 oz Saaz [4.00 %] -...

Up for sale My 14.5 gallon Blichmann Fermenator. No leg extensions No castors Not tri-clamp This is the basic model, 2 SS ball valves, still in great shape. I purchased from a from a friend in his "blow out sale" of brew gear with a bunch of other stuff, with the intention of...

I was really liking the idea of doing electric boiling. I already have an all electric RIMS system, but just use propane to boil. HOWEVER, i'm going to be upgrading from 5, to 10 gallons. My question Is 1 120v, 2000w element enough to boil? I'll only be going from 160 to boil temps, so I...