Recent content by resin

Thanks guys, malt is in! :) lets see how it goes. I read a post from someone on another forum that said a candy chef told them it was better to start at a lower temp and bring to boil from there, something about it being better for the sugars, cant find the post again. Anyway, i sifted it in...

Thanks for the further replies guys, really appreciated. Still a little confused on how to add this sugar to the brew as ive heard differing advice. Ive got 2kg of LDME, its been fermenting since sunday arvo, so 2.5 days. 1. Ive heard adding LDME to hot water will cause it to clump together...

Thanks mate this is all very helpful advice, will definately keep all this in mind when re-attempting. out of interest, what would you do to fix it and get a drinkable brew considering where it currently is at? cheers -Dan

Thanks for the replies guy, really appreciate it. Yeah it was ambitious for sure but happy to fail at things, its a good way to learn. Originally the plan was for an APA or IPA but it got upgraded when i remembered the massive amounts of hops i had sitting in my freezer that needed using up. An...

Hi guys, did my first all grain with some friends on the weekend and of course made a few mistakes ;) The OG we were aiming for was 1.082 and the post boil gravity (forgot to take readings before that) came in at 1.051. We used a grainfather and were careful to get all the mash and sparge temps...

thanks for the replies guys, much appreciated. I know the current commercial recipe is different from the one given in the book, i just want a nice hoppy double IPA and this sounds like the ticket. The book recipe is straight from Vinnie at Russian River so i know its going to be decent. in...

Hi Guys, just need a more experienced brewer to cast their eye over this recipe. It's taken from the book 'Extreme Brewing' by the dogfish head guys. The recipe in the book says I should be hitting SG1.066 to 1.069 with a target of 7 to 7.5% and 100 IBU's but beersmith is predicting 137IBU's...