Brewcommune

Hey Eric, I'm new to the water chemistry thing too. I found some really great reading in John Palmer's guide regarding all-grain & water profiles. . I also found an interesting thread at BeerTools.com . Between that and the spreadsheets you'll find on page 3 of JP's chapter, I am starting to und...

Great tip Eric!

I'll probably switch to NG at some point... I do brew atop my built-in BBQ counter which has natural gas hooked up. Hmm... perhaps a good project in the spring!

--LexusChris

Very cool Derrin! Excellent!
--lexuschris

backyard brewer wrote:Shoulda brewed a "Bottle Brush Bitter"

Hmmmm... I wonder...

Hey all, I was able to sneak in a brewday today amidst the gusty winds and constant shower of bottlebrush flowers, leaves & dust. I was starting to 2nd guess trying to brew today, but drew inspiriation from a conversation with jward at the last club meeting. Basically, that I was probably a lot ...

Thanks for the good advice btw. I was able to get my original nearly full tank working again after a firm drop on the cement or two, and really going slow when turning on and lighting the flame. I also noticed that my regulator attachment collar can feel firm before it actually gets to a full seal. ...

Wow! Some great info there Oskaar! This is a rare find in both detail & variety of herbs! Thank you for looking up these details and your suggestions on how to approach testing new flavors into beers.

Cheers!
--LexusChris

Great meeting tonight! Always a blast to talk with everyone over samples of various homebrew and learn what others are doing with their recipes, equipment & techniques! :beer: :beer: :beer: The American Brown Ale I brought in the large green grolsh bottle was actually dry-hopped with Centennial ...

Ya gotta do what makes business sense.

I actually think this works out better... being able to order online and stop by for the pickup. Nice & easy! Will your in-store pickup hours be roughly the same as your store hours before?

Cheers!
--LexusChris

Sweet! Looks great Kevin & Brian!

+1 on fermentation temp control. This summer, my wort chiller after 25 minutes would be lucky to get the wort to 82-84-F... Just a bit too warm for a good pitch. So following a suggestion here on the board, I transfer to my fermenter at that point, and place it in an ice bath for 15 more minutes. Th...

Hey Eric, A few more questions for you... What kind of water filter are you using? Reverse osmosis? carbon? etc. And you are filtering your tap water right? When you are cooling down your wort, what tempature are you pitching your yeast at? (or an estimate of what temp you are at.) What is your cool...

Hey all, I got to sneak in a brew day this past Sunday, and decided to crack my first bottle of Ye Olde Gruit Ale while mashing... Fantastic! :beer: When I brewed my Old Ale back in June, I pulled off 2.8 gallons for a boil without any hops... just gruit spices of wormwood & sweet gale. Official...

Welcome to the boards Mike! I am amazed at how a few extra weeks can improve a beer, or even take the edge off some otherwise 'strong' flavors in a particular batch. I usually sneak my 1st bottle/pint @ 4 weeks after bottling/kegging. Then I try to wait another 4 weeks. (I don't always make it) :hap...

Brent, which combo did you go with, and how did it turn out?

Would you choose differently next time around?

-LexusChris