Bottled this one last night. Tasting out of the bucket was very good! Some nice maltiness coming through the hops. I'm very optimistic on this one, and looking forward to tasting it again in 4 weeks or so! Color & clarity was real nice too! (FG=1.013)
--LexusChris
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- Sun Jun 07, 2009 12:48 pm
- Forum: Recipes
- Topic: Advice on this recipe .. American Pale Ale
- Replies: 8
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- Fri Jun 05, 2009 2:35 pm
- Forum: Cheers!
- Topic: Exploding mead...
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1501
Re: Exploding mead...
On a more practical note, this is a very dangerous way to go with mead especially since a sparkling mead will generally clock in at 6 ATM and can explode those bottles into little glass sliver grenades. Basically you're playing Russian roulette with capping before fermentation has completed with a ...
- Mon Jun 01, 2009 8:40 pm
- Forum: Cheers!
- Topic: Mystry Homebrew
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1941
Re: Mystry Homebrew
Ok, I'll be the one to ask the million dollar question. How'd it taste? ummm.. well... that's not the point! Where's your sense of ADVENTURE! :mrgreen: --LexusChris p.s. turns out it was the band-aid batch I was trying to hide ... too much bleach sanitizer without proper drying.... pouring it out n...
- Sun May 31, 2009 8:38 pm
- Forum: Cheers!
- Topic: Mystry Homebrew
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1941
Mystry Homebrew
While cleaning out some stuff around my home office/den this weekend, to make room for all this new brew gear I've been accumulating, I found a case of mystery homebrew! Yippee! :cheers: Unlabeled. Plain bottles. I'm sure its at least a year or two old.. mabye longer. Have no idea what to expect, bu...
- Sat May 30, 2009 12:55 am
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Kegerator / Chopping up cornies...
- Replies: 35
- Views: 7045
Re: Kegerator / Chopping up cornies...
I now own a SR-4910M.... sweet!
- Fri May 29, 2009 10:15 am
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Kegerator / Chopping up cornies...
- Replies: 35
- Views: 7045
Re: Kegerator / Chopping up cornies...
Thanks for the tip Lars!! You guys are masters at finding stuff on Craig's List! I'm talking with the guy now (he is in Irvine too), and the model is actually SR-4910M. Does anyone know of the difference between the 4910 and 4912? All I can really find is that they are the same dimensions... looks l...
- Thu May 28, 2009 11:10 pm
- Forum: Cheers!
- Topic: Exploding mead...
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1501
Exploding mead...
Had some *fun* tonight with an older bottle of mead I made last year. I like them sparkling, so I typically bottle them with some fermentation left to go. Let them age at room temp for a day or two, then store them in the fridge until ready. :o Why you laughing? :) Yeah, so this one had a bottlecap ...
- Thu May 28, 2009 12:26 am
- Forum: Recipes
- Topic: Taking the plunge ... American Amber Ale
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5066
Re: Taking the plunge ... American Amber Ale
One thing that made my life easier with the chiller was attaching a valve to the end of the hose that connects to the chiller. That way I can adjust the flow rate and shut off the water right at the chiller. An excellent idea and I picked up a plastic one at Lowes the day before AG#2 brewday! Here ...
- Thu May 28, 2009 12:09 am
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Kegerator / Chopping up cornies...
- Replies: 35
- Views: 7045
Re: Kegerator / Chopping up cornies...
Chris, did you make a move one way or another on this? My wife thinks I'm going nuts on this 'brewing thing' ..with all the projects & weird apparatus.. :twisted: I have not moved in on this project yet. I spent my budget on a 02 system for my wort and a portable A/C unit with a window vent. (I...
- Wed May 27, 2009 12:16 pm
- Forum: Cheers!
- Topic: Possible stuck ferment on my Honey Blonde Ale
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4430
Re: Possible stuck ferment on my Honey Blonde Ale
another thought.. :idea: I seem to remember from my tries at brewing meads ... honey raises the OG quickly, and it also raises the final gravity quite a bit. So, if your OG was really at 1.074 .. you may be done. Also, perhaps you had either more honey or malt in the brew, or your final volume is lo...
- Wed May 27, 2009 12:07 pm
- Forum: Cheers!
- Topic: Possible stuck ferment on my Honey Blonde Ale
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4430
Re: Possible stuck ferment on my Honey Blonde Ale
Hey Jon, Good to hear that the gravity continues to drop.... that's gotta be a good sign right? :) I just recently downloaded BeerSmith and have been using it for a few weeks now (has 21 day free trial..btw). Did not spend much time on other software, as this one seemed to meet my needs and covers t...
- Wed May 27, 2009 11:44 am
- Forum: Techniques
- Topic: Monitoring Mash Temps
- Replies: 2
- Views: 868
Re: Monitoring Mash Temps
Good to know! Thanks!
--LexusChris
--LexusChris
- Tue May 26, 2009 10:30 pm
- Forum: Techniques
- Topic: Monitoring Mash Temps
- Replies: 2
- Views: 868
Monitoring Mash Temps
Greets, This weekend, while mashing in my converted orange cooler, I tried out my new instant read digital thermometer. http://www.williamsbrewing.com/images/product_images/thumb_images/T36.JPG When I added my strike water to the grain, stirred and took a reading with my pot clip-on dial thermometer...
- Tue May 26, 2009 10:17 pm
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Propane Tank management
- Replies: 12
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Propane Tank management
Hey all, This weekend, I had a small glitch when hooking up my propane tank to my camp stove. I had only used the tank 1 time, for my previous batch, but I wanted to make sure I still had enough fuel for Monday's brewday. I hooked it up, turned it on, lighted it.. no problem. I then turned it off wh...
- Tue May 26, 2009 9:36 pm
- Forum: Recipes
- Topic: Advice on this recipe .. American Pale Ale
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9635
Re: Advice on this recipe .. American Pale Ale
Brewed this yesterday, on Memorial Day. Ended up with 1.052 SG, and its off to a quick & vigorous fermentation thanks to the yeast starter (another first for me). I have a few other questions regarding equipment/technique from this batch,which I'll post in their proper categories. Thanks for the...