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re: Home Brewing: The Brewing shall Commence Monday or Tuesday
Posted on 4/7/11 at 11:05 am to BugAC
Posted on 4/7/11 at 11:05 am to BugAC
Boiling Hops = put in for the extent of the boil gen 60min
Finishing Hops = put in in the last 15 min of boil or so
Dry Hopping = putting in secondary
What type of beer?
Finishing Hops = put in in the last 15 min of boil or so
Dry Hopping = putting in secondary
What type of beer?
This post was edited on 4/7/11 at 11:06 am
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Posted on 4/7/11 at 11:06 am to BugAC
I would not get the thigs on the end of your list. You will have no idea what flavors the different malts, yeast, & hops contribute. I would buy 2 or 3 kits to get started learning what flavors these things contribute.
Posted on 4/7/11 at 11:09 am to Catman88
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You will def need that carboy brush you wont be able to clean the glass carboy good without one.
I have never used a brush. A strong solution of Oxyclean soaking has done the trick for me. Then, I rarely use carboys for primary fermentation.
Posted on 4/7/11 at 11:09 am to swampdawg
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I would like to get some straps. One should never pick up a full carboy exclusively by the neck ring. Too many horror stories about shattering this way.
This +10000. A few of the online places sell something called the "Brew Hauler" for 10-15 dollars apiece. After reading some of the stories of people dropping a full carboy, I bought a couple of them and won't use a carboy without one. Also as mentioned, the neck gripper thing really isn't intended to support the weight of a full carboy. You'll probably never have an accident using one, but you never know...
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I would buy 2 or 3 kits to get started learning what flavors these things contribute.
This too. I know I sound like a broken record, but it really is the best way to start out.
Posted on 4/7/11 at 11:11 am to swampdawg
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Then, I rarely use carboys for primary fermentation.
Thats the time you need it most - the krausen sticks to the inside of a carboy like glue. Soaking with oxyclean will help loosen it up but a brush is what you need to get it fully clean
Posted on 4/7/11 at 11:11 am to Fratastic423
Nevermind, Catman answered my question
This post was edited on 4/7/11 at 11:12 am
Posted on 4/7/11 at 11:28 am to BugAC
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Malt Extract
Specialty Malt Grains
Corn Sugar
Several types of Hops
Yeast
I was assuming that the items listed above corresponded to a specific recipe and you actually had specific amounts and types on your list. Buying random ingredients like the above is not going to help much, except for maybe the corn sugar which you'll need for bottling anyway.
As someone said previously, ask the owner for help with a specific recipe, or stick with a kit, or at the very least, bring a recipe from a book and get the listed ingredients.
Posted on 4/7/11 at 11:32 am to swampdawg
Ahh I guess that could work.. I know the trub can be a pain and the krausen that drys onto it was always hard to get off. I havent used my carboy in a while though. SS is soooooo much easier to clean and sanitize. My last brew I felt like I was cheating.
Posted on 4/7/11 at 11:34 am to Grilled Bald Eagle
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Thats the time you need it most - the krausen sticks to the inside of a carboy like glue. Soaking with oxyclean will help loosen it up but a brush is what you need to get it fully clean
I use a carboy brush for this reason... and it works well.
Posted on 4/7/11 at 11:35 am to Catman88
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SS is soooooo much easier to clean and sanitize. My last brew I felt like I was cheating.
I am jealous of the SS fo sho. 
Posted on 4/7/11 at 12:08 pm to Boudreaux35
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I was assuming that the items listed above corresponded to a specific recipe
oh, no they do. I'm not gonna buy in bulk, its for a recipe.
Posted on 4/7/11 at 12:30 pm to BugAC
Just bought Palmer's book, How to Brew.
I already like it better than complete joy of homebrewing. a little easier to follow the steps. The steps in complete joy were a little convoluted at times.
I already like it better than complete joy of homebrewing. a little easier to follow the steps. The steps in complete joy were a little convoluted at times.
Posted on 4/7/11 at 12:47 pm to BugAC
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BugAC
Have you determined how you will control fermentation temps yet?
Posted on 4/7/11 at 12:52 pm to swampdawg
Yeah, I have a pantry that is away from the outside wall, so it pretty much stays room temperature. And my condo rarely gets above 78 degrees. But i'll set the AC at 75 or 76 when i'm away. I'm not going to need cold temperatures just yet for fermenting. I'm not doing those types of beers just yet. But when i do, my brother said he has a spare fridge. So i'll rig up a thermostat controller to it.
Posted on 4/7/11 at 12:58 pm to BugAC
Not that you need any inspiration.....you're an excited mofo.....Here is what I have percolating...
IPA on the left in a secondary-dry hopped-ready to bottle
IPA with 80% Citra hop in the middle-ready to rack to secondary
Black IPA on the right- brewed 2 days ago- gurgling away.
135 beers
IPA on the left in a secondary-dry hopped-ready to bottle
IPA with 80% Citra hop in the middle-ready to rack to secondary
Black IPA on the right- brewed 2 days ago- gurgling away.
135 beers
Posted on 4/7/11 at 1:01 pm to BugAC
Sanitizer.
Posted on 4/7/11 at 1:05 pm to John McClane
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Sanitizer.
What about it?
Posted on 4/7/11 at 1:05 pm to BugAC
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Yeah, I have a pantry that is away from the outside wall, so it pretty much stays room temperature. And my condo rarely gets above 78 degrees. But i'll set the AC at 75 or 76 when i'm away. I'm not going to need cold temperatures just yet for fermenting. I'm not doing those types of beers just yet. But when i do, my brother said he has a spare fridge. So i'll rig up a thermostat controller to it
I do not like being the bearer of bad news, but those temperatures are too high in my opinion. While you will still make good, drinkable beer, fermenting most US/English ales at those temperatures is likely to produce significant off flavors. Probably the greatest improvement I ever made to my brewery was to add temperature control.
For the time being, I would rig up a swamp bucket in your pantry. Try to keep the temps in the mid-high 60's.
Posted on 4/7/11 at 1:06 pm to Dallas Tiger
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you're an excited mofo.....Here is what I have percolating..
I literally can not wait.
If i had a spare tub, that would have been ideal.
Posted on 4/7/11 at 1:07 pm to swampdawg
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I would rig up a swamp bucket in your pantry.
What's a swamp bucket?
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