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- Fri Jun 10, 2005 10:50 pm
- Forum: Brewing Problems, Emergencies, Help!
- Topic: Is my starter ok?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 11816
My Wyeast experience
The only way to play Wyeast is to use fresh cultures. By fresh I mean ones packages within 2-3months. I have simply experienced too much inconsistency in packages over 3 months to recommend using them. I find that fresh packs will swell to full size within 3 hrs, while older packs will often not swe...
- Mon Apr 25, 2005 6:54 pm
- Forum: Ingredients, Kits & Recipes
- Topic: GRUIT
- Replies: 8
- Views: 15252
Grow yer own
Now is a good of year to plant, or at least plan, a herb garden. The obvious drawback to this idea is the time and effort of maintaining a garden.
- Sat Jan 22, 2005 8:33 pm
- Forum: Brewing Problems, Emergencies, Help!
- Topic: Film on surface of bottled beer
- Replies: 5
- Views: 13019
Stopped d/wash too
Billy's right. In fact, I used to use the dishwasher for my bottles too. Come to think of it, that was back when I would run in to a little film in the bottle. Now I just do the starsan dip on organic-crud-free bottles and have not had any issues.
- Thu Jan 20, 2005 10:58 pm
- Forum: Brewing Problems, Emergencies, Help!
- Topic: Film on surface of bottled beer
- Replies: 5
- Views: 13019
Well budstevens, would like to congratulate you on joining the world of all grain home brewing. It is too bad you have had to chuck out some of your beer, but hang in there...you will be rewarded! I have had batches with a slight film in the bottle. The were not the best batches, but were not highly...
- Tue Jan 18, 2005 11:19 am
- Forum: BeerTools.com Online Tools
- Topic: BeerTools Ingredient Database ... is it missing anything?
- Replies: 62
- Views: 260116
I stole your idea
A very good idea it is. Thanks for suggesting it. Hopefully we will see a response soon from lathe or jeff.
- Mon Jan 17, 2005 7:48 pm
- Forum: BeerTools.com Online Tools
- Topic: BeerTools Ingredient Database ... is it missing anything?
- Replies: 62
- Views: 260116
Point...counterpoint
geiss - I appreciate having this discussion with you. This forum taught me a lot about brewing, and I care about it. I haven't had a good "give n take" thread with another member for awhile, so welcome - I hope you are finding the site useful. For your info, I am an all grainer, heavily in...
- Sun Jan 16, 2005 1:43 am
- Forum: BeerTools.com Online Tools
- Topic: BeerTools Ingredient Database ... is it missing anything?
- Replies: 62
- Views: 260116
Find substitutes
I don't really see the necessity behind adding every maltsters entire product list to the ingredient database. I have been using this site's tools for a number of years now and have been more than content with the ingredient list. Surely we can all find substitutions for certain specialty malts shou...
- Thu Jan 06, 2005 7:36 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: What Happened????
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7881
Hello froach
I agree with you. See my previous post from October. < http://www.beertools.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1393 > The classic forum was much easier to scan. Too bad it is gone. I have also noticed a changing of the guard here as the gang that was around when I first joined has thinned considerably. Thril...
- Tue Jan 04, 2005 2:42 pm
- Forum: Techniques, Methods, Tips & How To
- Topic: Coffee Stout?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7929
Head retainers
Gypsum will not aid in head retention, and I don't believe lactose would either. Malto-dextrin will add body, so it may add some head retention. However, my advice would be to add in a little wheat and dextrine (aka carapils) malt to the grist. If you are doing extract brewing, you can simply steep ...
- Thu Dec 30, 2004 11:50 pm
- Forum: Brewing Problems, Emergencies, Help!
- Topic: contamination problems
- Replies: 3
- Views: 9604
Likely not the immersion chiller
I remember having a similar problem when I was at your stage of brewing. I was so pumped about making beer that I got over my head with too many batches going at once and ended up cutting corners and losing a few batches. I feel your pain :wink: Since you are boiling the chiller I would rule that ou...
- Fri Dec 24, 2004 1:22 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: How do I dealcoholize my beer?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11733
Restore hop aroma...
After heating to 170F you could cool it and dry hop to add back some of the lost hop aroma.
- Wed Dec 15, 2004 12:40 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: How do I dealcoholize my beer?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11733
Reverse osomosis?
I think I have heard that reverse osmosis can be used as a method to dealcoholize beer. I would expect that you would lose quite a bit of body and flavour though with this method.
- Sun Dec 05, 2004 8:19 pm
- Forum: Ingredients, Kits & Recipes
- Topic: Need beer recipe with alot of flavor without alchohol taste
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8302
Try this too
Use a high mash temp so that the wort will not ferment as much, leaving more body and less alcohol. Also, try using less fermentable malts like carapils (for body) and crystal and chocolate (for flavour).
- Fri Nov 19, 2004 12:26 pm
- Forum: Brewing Problems, Emergencies, Help!
- Topic: Honey Wheat tastes mediciney
- Replies: 6
- Views: 13997
Chlorine
I guess I was mistaken about the chloride vs chlorine deal. The thing with chlorine though is that since it is "free" and not bound with anyting, would it be driven off and/or dissipate during the boil? I question how much really gets through to the fermenter. Seems to me one would have to...
- Wed Nov 17, 2004 1:05 am
- Forum: Brewing Problems, Emergencies, Help!
- Topic: Honey Wheat tastes mediciney
- Replies: 6
- Views: 13997
Chlorine works for me
The following is from "How To Brew" by John Palmer http://www.howtobrew.com/section3/chapter15-1.html : Chloride (Cl-1) Atomic Weight = 35.4 Equivalent Weight = 35.4 Brewing Range = 0-250 ppm. [/b] "The chloride ion also accentuates the flavor and fullness of beer. Concentrations abov...