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Posted on 3/27/15 at 9:23 pm to s14suspense
Do you put all your salts in the mash or do you split them up?
Posted on 3/28/15 at 8:13 am to LoneStarTiger
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This makes me realize I know nothing about water chemistry in regards to brewing.
ditto.
Ipa brew day today.
Posted on 3/28/15 at 8:36 am to LSUGrad00
All in the mash. We don't have a ph meter or anything so it's all really just a guess anyway. Keeping it pretty simple so far.
Posted on 3/28/15 at 1:24 pm to s14suspense
Brewing up my galaxy pale ale today
Posted on 3/29/15 at 9:28 am to BugAC
I brewed close to 18 gallons yesterday of an imperial porter. Kicked our asses. I don't know if I have had a rougher brew session in a long time. Got it done though. Clean up happens today unfortunately
This post was edited on 3/29/15 at 9:30 am
Posted on 3/29/15 at 4:02 pm to Fratastic423
Trying my first "homebrew" thanks to Mr. Beer... nothing special.... taste like a Budweiser to me but the GF likes it
Posted on 3/30/15 at 9:00 am to tduecen
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Trying my first "homebrew" thanks to Mr. Beer.
Congrats on a successful first brew.
Posted on 3/30/15 at 9:05 am to LSUGrad00
Brewed 5+ gallons of mead yesterday after softball. It's chilling now, will likely transfer and pitch this evening or tomorrow.
I need to get my plate chiller hooked up so I can start brewing/chilling/pitching all on the same day. The current method has worked great recently, but it definitely ups the infection risk some.
I need to get my plate chiller hooked up so I can start brewing/chilling/pitching all on the same day. The current method has worked great recently, but it definitely ups the infection risk some.
Posted on 3/30/15 at 10:19 am to LSUBoo
the only thing I accomplished was making a starter so I can brew tonight or tomorrow.
I will probably hold off ordering my next batch of stuff until next week. In the meantime I have to up my game on pestering rds for some of his brett to use in this sour.
I will probably hold off ordering my next batch of stuff until next week. In the meantime I have to up my game on pestering rds for some of his brett to use in this sour.
Posted on 3/30/15 at 12:37 pm to LoneStarTiger
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I will probably hold off ordering my next batch of stuff until next week. In the meantime I have to up my game on pestering rds for some of his brett to use in this sour.
Hoping to bottle tonight or tomorrow, then boxes are going out to Bottomland, B and you (for real! )
Should be about 6 new brews plus the collaboration Zap and I did.
Posted on 3/30/15 at 1:50 pm to LSUBoo
Boo why'd you heat up the mead? Can't you just add warm water to honey and mix it up?
Posted on 3/30/15 at 2:08 pm to s14suspense
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Boo why'd you heat up the mead? Can't you just add warm water to honey and mix it up?
I've always boiled for a short time to make sure I'm killing off anything and everything. You probably could get away with not boiling if you wanted to.
Posted on 3/30/15 at 5:37 pm to rds dc
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if I'm going to go the homebrew double ipa route then I want to make the most of it. I guess I should put my chemistry degree to work at some point
2 tsp of gypsum last 15 min. of boil. The hops really shine vs. adding nothing to our water. The Epsom salt intrigues me. I add Epsom in my tomato holes when I plant so why not to my beer.
Posted on 3/30/15 at 6:39 pm to LSUBoo
Interesting. Do you add sugars or the honey has enough?
Posted on 3/30/15 at 7:16 pm to LSUBoo
I really need to make a mead. I have tons of honey in jars gathering dust.
Will trade honey for beer
Will trade honey for beer
Posted on 3/31/15 at 7:24 am to Chatagnier
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Interesting. Do you add sugars or the honey has enough?
For mead I just add honey, 3 pounds per gallon. This one has 5 pounds each of clover, wildflower, and buckwheat. The previous batches I've done were all clover.
When I make cider I add brown sugar to the apple juice though.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 5:33 pm to LSUGrad00
So now that I have a Mr. Beer brew under my belt, what is my next step?
Posted on 3/31/15 at 6:15 pm to tduecen
Read How to Brew by Palmer and grab an extract kit from your local homebrew store.
That's what I'd do.
That's what I'd do.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 6:23 pm to HungryFisherman
Someone else told me about that, I need to head to Barnes and Noble and look for it/skim through it
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