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re: Homebrewing Thread: Volume II
Posted on 8/16/19 at 6:12 pm to KamaCausey_LSU
Posted on 8/16/19 at 6:12 pm to KamaCausey_LSU
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Eta: Based on what my brother has made in the past (we're using his recipe because it's my first batch) it'll probably turn out to be a barleywine.
Good luck! Have fun with it. And if you have questions we’ll be glad to help.
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Posted on 8/16/19 at 8:50 pm to BugAC
Since I wasn't quite sure what style of beer we're making they suggested the SafAle US-05 yeast. Seems like a versatile hard to screw up yeast.
This post was edited on 8/16/19 at 8:51 pm
Posted on 8/17/19 at 9:33 am to KamaCausey_LSU
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Since I wasn't quite sure what style of beer we're making they suggested the SafAle US-05 yeast. Seems like a versatile hard to screw up yeast.
That’s a pretty safe yeast and will give you a nice clean finish. Geared towards your more typical IPA, if you’re brewing an IPA. It’s pretty versatile for most styles wanting a more clean yeast profile.
Posted on 8/20/19 at 12:53 pm to BugAC
So brew day saturday went off without a hitch. Compared to the previous double brew day, a single brew day is so much easier.
Anyway, something that i picked up on, and maybe it's just coincidence. But my efficiency was much better and right on target when i added my brew salts and 88% acid after adding in my grains, as opposed to adding it to the water before i add my grains. I'm sure it's just coincidence, but i hit every single mark to the # at this past brew day. Usually i'm off by a point or 2 along the way, but this past brew day was near perfect to the design.
Mash efficiency = around 83-85%
Brewhouse Efficiency = 73%
Also helps that i'm finally nailing my mash temps with my InfuSSion mash tun. Took about 4 brews to get my temperature adjustments accurate for a single infusion mash.
Anyway, something that i picked up on, and maybe it's just coincidence. But my efficiency was much better and right on target when i added my brew salts and 88% acid after adding in my grains, as opposed to adding it to the water before i add my grains. I'm sure it's just coincidence, but i hit every single mark to the # at this past brew day. Usually i'm off by a point or 2 along the way, but this past brew day was near perfect to the design.
Mash efficiency = around 83-85%
Brewhouse Efficiency = 73%
Also helps that i'm finally nailing my mash temps with my InfuSSion mash tun. Took about 4 brews to get my temperature adjustments accurate for a single infusion mash.
Posted on 8/20/19 at 2:12 pm to BugAC
I need to bring you some beers
Posted on 8/20/19 at 4:02 pm to BugAC
I was just gifted a fairly large beverage cooler for free, and I need help figuring out how to best use it. It has a built in temp controller, but only programmable for 36-58 degrees...
Currently I have a 5 cu ft chest freezer and a full size fridge in my storage room. Chest freezer has a temp controller, so I use it as a fermentation chamber. Full size fridge I currently have two 5 gallon kegs plus CO2 tank in... Its honestly kind of a pain in the arse to deal with the full size fridge because the kegs are front/back instead of side to side. Also, lifting a full carboy in and out of the chest freezer is pretty annoying.
Should I take advantage of having all this shite, or get rid of one of them?
I'm kind of thinking I should make my fridge just a regular fridge and use the other 2 for beer stuff.... I think it could fit a 6.5 gallon carboy or potentially two 5 gallon kegs if its possible to drill through the top of it without destroying it. So either convert the beverage cooler into a kegerator or use it to ferment and put my kegs into the chest freezer. Would 2 5gal kegs plus CO2 tank fit in a 5cu ft chest freezer?
Currently I have a 5 cu ft chest freezer and a full size fridge in my storage room. Chest freezer has a temp controller, so I use it as a fermentation chamber. Full size fridge I currently have two 5 gallon kegs plus CO2 tank in... Its honestly kind of a pain in the arse to deal with the full size fridge because the kegs are front/back instead of side to side. Also, lifting a full carboy in and out of the chest freezer is pretty annoying.
Should I take advantage of having all this shite, or get rid of one of them?
I'm kind of thinking I should make my fridge just a regular fridge and use the other 2 for beer stuff.... I think it could fit a 6.5 gallon carboy or potentially two 5 gallon kegs if its possible to drill through the top of it without destroying it. So either convert the beverage cooler into a kegerator or use it to ferment and put my kegs into the chest freezer. Would 2 5gal kegs plus CO2 tank fit in a 5cu ft chest freezer?
Posted on 8/20/19 at 4:10 pm to GeauxPack81
quote:probably best if you give it to me.
I was just gifted a fairly large beverage cooler for free, and I need help figuring out how to best use it.
Posted on 8/24/19 at 5:38 pm to CarRamrod
Big D inspired me to brew a brown ale. I didn't have the right hops for an English brown, so I'm going American with liberty hops and S-05.
Posted on 8/25/19 at 3:05 pm to BottomlandBrew
I did some hop picking this weekend.
At the beginning of the season I dug up some rhizomes of Northern Brewer and Neomex 'Willow Creek." I did have them on the side of my garage in some pretty shitty soil. It go real hot in that location and didn't allow for a lot of airflow.
I took one of my old purple martin poles that had a pulley in it and rigged up a system that would allow me to lower the bines when picking time came.
The northern brewer hops did about what I expected from a first year plant. The Neomex really surprised me and took off and produced a good number of cones.
When it was all said and done, I ended up with 4.15 oz of dried Neomex hops. That's enough for a simple pale ale. I'll bitter with a known hop, but all late additions will be the neomex.
At the beginning of the season I dug up some rhizomes of Northern Brewer and Neomex 'Willow Creek." I did have them on the side of my garage in some pretty shitty soil. It go real hot in that location and didn't allow for a lot of airflow.
I took one of my old purple martin poles that had a pulley in it and rigged up a system that would allow me to lower the bines when picking time came.
The northern brewer hops did about what I expected from a first year plant. The Neomex really surprised me and took off and produced a good number of cones.
When it was all said and done, I ended up with 4.15 oz of dried Neomex hops. That's enough for a simple pale ale. I'll bitter with a known hop, but all late additions will be the neomex.
Posted on 8/25/19 at 5:37 pm to BottomlandBrew
Man, that is super cool! I wish we could grow hops like that here in New Orleans.
Posted on 8/25/19 at 7:47 pm to Bleed P&G
You potentially can. I tried growing them when I lived there and had some minor success. Mine were in 30 gallon containers on my front porch that had SE exposure. All of those worked against me. Mine just got absolutely wrecked by late afternoon heat in the sun and they still managed to produce a few cones.
I think it would be possible in SELA if one had a location where you had a large raised bed with good soil and sun exposure that gave all morning sun and started to shade about midday.
I think it would be possible in SELA if one had a location where you had a large raised bed with good soil and sun exposure that gave all morning sun and started to shade about midday.
Posted on 8/25/19 at 8:29 pm to BottomlandBrew
Nice hop crop! 
I just ordered ingredients for a brew after a 9 month hiatus. Gonna try a Neipa hefe since I've been drinking a lot of hefes lately.
I just ordered ingredients for a brew after a 9 month hiatus. Gonna try a Neipa hefe since I've been drinking a lot of hefes lately.
This post was edited on 8/25/19 at 8:32 pm
Posted on 8/26/19 at 5:59 am to BottomlandBrew
Your hops inspire me. Neither of my 2nd year centennial bines did much of anything this year except grow & die & grow back. I need to figure out a better hydration & nutrient schedule for these Georgia summers.
Posted on 8/26/19 at 7:35 am to BigDropper
Keep at it. This is my 6th year trying to grow hops (4th here in Nashville) and the first mildly successful year.
Posted on 9/17/19 at 9:48 am to GeauxPack81
Long time, no posts... I took a break from homebrewing for about a month, but I'm looking to brew again tomorrow.
Does anyone here use kegs to ferment? I'm thinking about making the switch to do this. The pros seem limitless: completely closed transfers are a breeze, they are easy to move around, don't take up much space at all. Really the only con is that I will only yield about 4 gals of actual beer per batch. That might be worth it to me, as I am already looking to turn over my taps more often than I am now.
Does anyone here use kegs to ferment? I'm thinking about making the switch to do this. The pros seem limitless: completely closed transfers are a breeze, they are easy to move around, don't take up much space at all. Really the only con is that I will only yield about 4 gals of actual beer per batch. That might be worth it to me, as I am already looking to turn over my taps more often than I am now.
Posted on 9/17/19 at 11:30 am to GeauxPack81
how would you keep the line tube for the keg from sucking up trub? Doesn't it sit low in the keg to ensure most of the beer is pushed out?
Posted on 9/17/19 at 11:42 am to GeauxPack81
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Does anyone here use kegs to ferment? I'm thinking about making the switch to do this. The pros seem limitless: completely closed transfers are a breeze, they are easy to move around, don't take up much space at all. Really the only con is that I will only yield about 4 gals of actual beer per batch. That might be worth it to me, as I am already looking to turn over my taps more often than I am now.
Spot on. Only other thing is that you are fermenting under pressure, but i've seen photos of people removing teh valve and fitting an airlock onto the keg lid.
Posted on 9/17/19 at 11:44 am to mchias1
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how would you keep the line tube for the keg from sucking up trub?
Saw off part of the dip tube. I had to do this with my transfer keg for sours. I rack my sours to a keg with corn sugar and yeast, swirl it, then hook it up to my beergun and fill up bottles. However, i had a brew that would not stop clogging up because i had way too much fruit puree that i transferred over. I removed the dip tube and sawed off about 1/2 to 1 inch until i was able to push the beer out without clogging up the poppets.
Posted on 9/17/19 at 12:23 pm to mchias1
Clear beer draft system works well for that
Posted on 9/17/19 at 1:19 pm to BugAC
Thinking about sawing off the dip tube or I've even looked into the floating dip tube. That might be even clearer and give me the absolute max amount of beer possible.
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