"Thank you for replying Ray and no, I haven't tried to divide a five gallon batch. My friends and I usually brew 5 gallon batches but they're not the "experimental" type. The last time I tried to experiment, I dry-hopped in the…"
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question concerning brewing 2 1/2 gallon batches!
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cheers and good day to all. I've been brewing 5 gallon all-grain batches for 6 months now and i wanted to try 2 1/2 gallon batches because i want to expiriment with more styles, spices, fruits…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jenifer Hagge May 18, 2011.
using more than one yeast for fermentation at once
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cheers mates. My co brewer asked me a good question today, he asked if one could use more than one yeast (we use the WLP liquid viles) in the primary. HE wanted to choose two different ones that…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Tim Roettiger Dec 1, 2010.
need help or advice for buying my first homebrewing kit
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good day.i went to Morebeer.com to check out the brewing kits and really liked "personal brewery #4" but im not sure if its needed. they say the main difference is that your able to make beer the…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Ray Grace Sep 23, 2009.
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tgriff replied to guinness310's discussion question concerning brewing 2 1/2 gallon batches! in the group Aleuminati Alechemists"I have tried 2.5 gallon batches in the past with some success. Cutting the ingredient quantities in half always worked well for me. However, based on a advice from a guy who owned his own homebrew supply store, I never cut the yeast in half...always…"
Ray Grace replied to guinness310's discussion question concerning brewing 2 1/2 gallon batches!"To my knowledge you should be able to halve everything from a five gallon batch, I'd be a little wary of evaporating too much wort during your boil since you'll also be starting off with a smaller volume but other than that I'd think…"
guinness310 posted a discussionquestion concerning brewing 2 1/2 gallon batches!
cheers and good day to all. I've been brewing 5 gallon all-grain batches for 6 months now and i wanted to try 2 1/2 gallon batches because i want to expiriment with more styles, spices, fruits etc.....my question was: do i simply devide my 5 gallon batches in half? Or is it more complicated than that? Will a 3 gallon cornelius keg suffice for storage? I have a 10 gallon coleman mash tun. Will that work just fine, given i strike and sparge with the appropriate ammount of water. im sorry for so…See More
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question concerning brewing 2 1/2 gallon batches!
cheers and good day to all. I've been brewing 5 gallon all-grain batches for 6 months now and i wanted to try 2 1/2 gallon batches because i want to expiriment with more styles, spices, fruits etc.....my question was: do i simply devide my 5 gallon batches in half? Or is it more complicated than that? Will a 3 gallon cornelius keg suffice for storage? I have a 10 gallon coleman mash tun. Will that work just fine, given i strike and sparge with the appropriate ammount of water. im sorry for so…See More
Tim Roettiger replied to guinness310's discussion using more than one yeast for fermentation at once"I once mixed a lage and an ale yeast in the primary fermenter. When bottling, the beer had a definite larger character. However, after three months in the bottle the ale character had definitely come through. In the end the ale definitely was…"
guinness310 posted a discussionusing more than one yeast for fermentation at once
cheers mates. My co brewer asked me a good question today, he asked if one could use more than one yeast (we use the WLP liquid viles) in the primary. HE wanted to choose two different ones that maybe had different characteristics like WLP051 and WLP057 for example. The yeast is for a 5 gallon batch and we wouldn't make a yeast starter, we would add 2 viles instead. but i didnt have the answer. would different yeast's clash? Thank you for your answers. -cheers.See More
Ray Grace replied to guinness310's discussion need help or advice for buying my first homebrewing kit"I ferment in my garage and it works reasonably well. You do have to pay attention to temperatures, if we get really hot spells I won't brew or I'll choose styles like saisons where I want the fermentation temperature to get up there. As…"
Rob DeNunzio replied to guinness310's discussion need help or advice for buying my first homebrewing kit"Craigslist is always a good source for an outdoor cooker, but barring that, something like this will most certainly fit the bill.
What's the temperature in the garage? Does it fluctuate much?"
guinness310 replied to guinness310's discussion need help or advice for buying my first homebrewing kit"thanx alot for giving such informative advice Rob and Ray. I really appreciate it! After talking it over with my mom, i've decided to boil my wort outdoors because she doesnt want me messing up her kitchen. plus she's in there almost…"
Rob DeNunzio replied to guinness310's discussion need help or advice for buying my first homebrewing kit"Just for continuity's sake, I'm going to add in this snippet of Q&A from the offline conversation we had about this, in case it helps anyone else make their own decisions about starter equipment purchasing:
1: what is the the sparge…"
Ray Grace replied to guinness310's discussion need help or advice for buying my first homebrewing kit"I started out with something akin to kit#1 along with a cheap 5 gallon kettle I found at Target. Mainly because I couldn't afford to spend the amount for #4. Besides everything Rob already said, if you think you're really going to get into…"
Rob DeNunzio replied to guinness310's discussion need help or advice for buying my first homebrewing kit"If you're planning on boiling your wort on an outdoor cooker, you might as well splurge for the larger kettle, as you'll likely find yourself wanting to upgrade to a kettle that can handle 6 gallons at a rolling boil soon enough (and the…"
guinness310 posted a discussionneed help or advice for buying my first homebrewing kit
good day.i went to Morebeer.com to check out the brewing kits and really liked "personal brewery #4" but im not sure if its needed. they say the main difference is that your able to make beer the "full-boil method" does that mean anything? i dont mind paying the extra price if it means i won't have to upgrade for a good while and my beer will come out better; given i do the recipe right.cheers.See More
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