My hefe has been in the swamp cooler for four days now, so I was going to take it out this morning to let it warm up (*65) for a few days... but I came down to this. It is my first time using a blowoff tube, as well as a new yeast.
Is this bad? It is about 2 inches into the tube now. Not sure if I should do something or if it is okay.
Why is it that whenever I add hops to a recipe on brewersfriend.com, the IBU's skyrocket to over 200 and makes it impossible to match any style?? I'm not adding a lot...
Do you guys that brew all-grain do the iodine test to see if conversion has been made? I'm about a week or so out from making the jump and am just curious if this is something that should be habit, or if you only do it until you get a feel for it or what.
Fun thread till it got serious. Have to admit the title "Ask me anything!" just couldn't be passed over.
If I learned anything, it's that Newsman likes damn near every post! Pushing 7000 in just over 3 years! Damn, I'll bet that's some sort of a record.
On a serious note, nah, never mind.
Wait, what was the question?
That's it.
Let's start a new question.
Do all CAD engineers go through Goth phases in college?
Follow up question:
Does becoming a goth happen gradually, or do you just wake up one day decide to go on a shopping spree at Hot Topic?
I see what's happening here... making me all explain and what not.
It was a phase for me because I met a goth girl. The phase ended when the girl was no more. Err.. when I found a normal girl, I mean.
Don't tell me how to live my life!
girl
That is the most reasonable explanation for going goth I have ever heard.
Guess I can't fault you now.
So what was your excuse for the mohawk?
Because mohawks are f***ing awesome.
Or at least that was my reasoning at the time.
Didn't last very long anyway. Girlfriend hated it. Made me shave it off. It was her or the mohawk.
Girlfriend is long gone. So in retrospect, I should have chosen the mohawk.
Well... no bombs, but just a ****load of suspended crapola. Haven't had this on my other two brews... anyone seen anything like it? Bottles were clean and sanitary and sucked up zero trub when racking to the bottling bucket.
(all of that white-ish stuff in the pic is just floating around in there)
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When converting extract recipes to all grain, do you mash the specialty grains, or do you steep as usual?
I would think you just mash in with them, but mashing is longer than the standard steep time/temp for most specialty grains in extract recipes.
I recently asked someone this same exact question and I'm pretty sure the answer was that it all goes in. No more separate stuff. As far as I was to understand, the steeping was just to avoid boiling those grains.
When converting extract recipes to all grain, do you mash the specialty grains, or do you steep as usual?
I would think you just mash in with them, but mashing is longer than the standard steep time/temp for most specialty grains in extract recipes.
You can. One exception might be roasted grains. There have been some experiments around adding them at different times: beginning of mash, end of mash or cold-steeped and added directly to boil. It depends on the beer style and whether you want a more bitter or more smooth roasty character.
I'll keep that in mind. So, carapils, caramel, crystal, etc. are good to just throw in the mash with the base grains?
Kegging question:
I have a single regulator at the moment, if I wanted to keep two beers at the same carb vol., could I run a T line off the single regulator and one line to each keg?
Would the pressure be the same as if I were carbing 1 keg or would I have to adjust that for 2? Trying to wrap my head around it, total noob here.
Yep, a simple T or Y will do just fine. One thing is that you may want to have a shut off valve after the T, just in case you have a leaky keg or something, or to prevent back flow between kegs, but you certainly don't need it and mine doesn't have it and it's fine.
Kegging question:
I have a single regulator at the moment, if I wanted to keep two beers at the same carb vol., could I run a T line off the single regulator and one line to each keg?
Would the pressure be the same as if I were carbing 1 keg or would I have to adjust that for 2? Trying to wrap my head around it, total noob here.
I use one of these guys (except mine has three splits):
I like the ability to flip a switch and shut off gas flow when a line is not being used or when I'm disconnecting/connecting/purging kegs. But as Yooper said, it's not at all mandatory. A T splitter is a much cheaper option if you're on a budget and will do the trick.
Force carbing is exactly the same with one keg as two on a splitter, no adjustment necessary.
Not looking to force carb, just set and forget.
Not looking to force carb, just set and forget.
Set-and-forget is force carbing, albeit the slow way. That is also how I do it, incidentally. "Force carbing" just means using a CO2 tank instead of priming sugar (natural carb/bottle conditioning).
I think you're thinking of quick carb methods such as crank-and-shake, burst carb, etc. Some people have good luck with those, but I'd never recommend it for a variety of reasons.
Are we in the worst part of the year for hop availability?
What are the "dry" seasons here in the US so I can stock up next time?
Looking a little scarce out there.
You need to find a 20' wall to grow your own on, then you can fill a freezer with hops so there is no room for ice cream. That's what I did
That's in the cards for 2016... I'm just going to do my salsa/sauce garden again this year.
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