Recent content by InspectorJon

Alaska - yes Juneau - yes. 👍🏽

From our 25th Anniversary. I can't believe that was 18 years ago.

Portmeirion, North Wales, UK. The TV show did the trick (The Prisoner)

Ireland is 165 miles so that's probably wrong.

100 miles west of London is Ireland. A "little" south is Dublin

The road goes on forever and the party never ends. Robert Earl Keen

PAN is not masa harina. It is ground cooked corn. I don't think it has the Cal in it but I am not certain.

Maseca is a brand name of masa flour or masa harina. Masa harina is corn flour made from dried corn that has been soaked in a Calcium Hydroxide (pickling lime or slaked lime) solution. It is then dried and ground to flour. I mention this because the process of making the flour adds calcium which...

Drinking the third batch or "Daytimeish" now. 4 gallon batch into fermenter 42 oz Viking Extra Pale 8 oz malted oats 8 oz white wheat malt 8 oz white wheat flour 5.5 oz demerara sugar BIAB 51 CA / 59 CL / 36 Sulfate 30 minute mash start at 146F down to 142F @30 min Add 5 grams gluco continue...

Lots of low or no enzyme malts there. Longer mash definitely seems like a good idea. I might go for 2 hours. My grain bill was 76% 2 row, 20% rice and 4% table sugar. I mashed a couple degrees lower the second time and got 88% AA. I don't think the rice will give you any trouble, other than it...

I am thinking my efficiency issues might be related to not properly accounting for the water I used to cook the rice.

BIAB. Started at 152. Down to 148 over a 60 minute rest. I just looked at my notes and AA was 86%

I have brewed a cold IPA a couple times recently that has around 20% rice. Attenuation has been very good. Over 80% using 34/70. Mash efficiency has been lower than anticipated though. I used jasmine rice and cooked it first, overnight in an instant pot on the porridge setting.

I have been working on a recipe based on Lagunitas Daytime IPA, I call it Daytimeish

During early days of the pandemic I made a beer with ingredients I had on hand. I called it 2020 Lockdown Double IPA. It turned out really well and I have put into rotation. Another that has made it into the do it again list is a strong, hoppy brown ale, Double Brown Trouble. It is based on a...