Recent content by 5gBrewer

I haven't had a brew day like this is a while - Fun with yeast cakes! I had a beefed up stout in a primary vessel for about two weeks & I was going to move it to a conditioning vessel this weekend. I always hate letting a yeast cake go to waste. I went to the brew shop yesterday & got the...

That's a nice color for the pilsner from an extract kit. It should clear up even more with time.

I LOVE homemade pizza with homemade beer. Good God it's terrific. Have you ever tried grilled pizza? As if I didn't have spring fever already! 5gB

I haven't had any oil problems yet. The only time I had a 'problem' with a stout was when I was making a chocolate stout, and used giardelli chocolate. The fat from the chocolate created a chunky layer on the top of each beer in the bottle. Once you got past that, all was good. Chocolate power...

5gBrewer... I brew 5g's at a time. It's hard to believe I haven't upped the amount brewed since I started 3 years ago. It's bound to happen though. 5gB

Extreme Homebrewing (written by the DogfishHead guy) talks about chips vs. barrels. Essentially, barrels are more of a hassle, and are more time consuming. Chips are easier. You can sanitize them by putting them in an oven at 300F for 30 minutes (according to the book). I'm going to try this...

Sparky... brewed my Scottish Grogg Coffee Stout today. All I do is brew the pot of coffee (in this case a pot and a half of Scottish Grogg), and dump it in my primary to cool while the wort is boiling. I usually do this with espresso too, and the coffee flavor/aroma is superb. I've never put my...

I had a bottle of that N'ice Chouffe Limited Edition 2007 myself. It was part of a Xmas beer package my wife got for me. Though I wanted to keep it to age longer, I couldn't resist. It was rather tasty! Luckily I live in Asheville, NC where the #3 Best Beer Store in the World is located, so I...

Personally, I'd primary for 3 weeks, then rack to secondary for at least a month. There's no need to let the beer sit on a yeast cake for more than 3 weeks, and chance picking up off flavors/aromas. Racking to secondary will let the beer finish doing what it's doing, and let it clear up and...

Seriously... I used to bring my HB to my gigs and rehearsals, but realized then that I had a need to brew a whole lot more often. The solution I used was to brew higher gravity heavy beers, so they would get tanked and full quicker. Theaten them with a little gut rot if it helps too. muahahaha...

When you brew beer... at home

Just finished brewing my Scottish Grogg Coffee Stout! 1665 + 5 = 1670 Keep brewin'!!! 5gB

Sad to say it, but I'm only at 5 gallons for 2009; made this morning starting at 9:30AM. A Pilsner. 1050 + 5 = 1055

Wanted to give you all a follow up to my own experimental Riesling Ale brew. The flavors have blended a lot better. The overwhelming grapefruitiness has become more subtle, and there is an overall smoothness that is taking place. I'm guessing it still needs a few more months in the bottle. I'm...

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