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Beer me, tarbender!
2y ago
So it appears I jumped the gun on the oatmeal stout. One week later and this is drinking great. A bit more carbonation and much less astringency. So either: 1. It needed another week in the keg, or 2. I needed to pour and dump more than just a pint I’m not sure which, but ..read more
Beer me, tarbender!
2y ago
After 10 days fermenting around 65-66°F I took a sample that measured 1.017. There was still remains of krausen I had to go through with the wine thief. At 14 days the krausen had finally completely fallen, and the gravity remained at 1.017 so I transferred to a keg. Being the first brew in years ..read more
Beer me, tarbender!
2y ago
Haven’t visited this blog in a couple years. Surprised it’s still even here. Looking at the last entry, from 2018, it appears I did brew an IPA the year, again looking to see if I could solve my hop loss issue. This time with a new PET fermenter. Given that I didn’t follow it up ..read more
Beer me, tarbender!
2y ago
So, my last blog post here was last April when I was preparing to brew a Saison. I had replaced my glass carboy with a wide-mouth PET carboy I got up in Portsmouth at A&G Homebrew. I recall that one came out ok. Nothing complicated, and used Belle Saison dry yeast. Came out fine. Great ..read more
Beer me, tarbender!
2y ago
After yet another failed attempt to discover what is causing all my hoppy beers to finish with no hop flavor and aroma (after a couple years of brewing very hoppy beers) I picked up ingredients to brew a rye saison and a Bavarian hefeweizen. Going with the French saison yeast this time after battling a stalled ..read more
Beer me, tarbender!
2y ago
I’m realizing that my last post was November of 2015. I see it was about the oatmeal stout I brewed. I do recall it being quite tasty. I had it on tap in the late winter. I recall it being served at an end-of-season team party (my daughter’s 6th grade basketball team… but no fear, only ..read more
Beer me, tarbender!
2y ago
After getting my well water tested by Ward Labs, I tried brewing my same IPA a couple times, once using spring water and once using my water but adding gypsum, and noticed very little difference in the hop aroma department. It’s still lost. The one with gypsum added I did notice more hop bite and a ..read more
Beer me, tarbender!
2y ago
So, after spending some time online reading Palmer’s How to Brew water section and discussing the topic on homebrewtalk.com, I know more, but the waters are just as muddied. If I could rely on my well water not fluctuating much, it appears my issues are mostly aligned with the high alkalinity (144 ppm) shown in my ..read more
Beer me, tarbender!
2y ago
After getting my water report in this week, I’m going back to school (figuratively) and learning the tip of the brewing water chemistry iceberg. Short version: high alkalinity. Long version to come soon ..read more
Beer me, tarbender!
2y ago
Having recently emptied both kegs in the kegerator (and after not brewing for several months over this past seemingly endless winter) I got determined and made time to brew an American IPA and a few weeks later, a British ESB. For the IPA, I went with a basic grain bill (2-row, carpils and C40) and ..read more