Recent content by ChuckWood

Hey Everyone!! Not sure if I put this in the right spot or not, so if it needs to be moved please feel free. I made up a batch of Cider for my Fiance, that we are actually going to be giving away as wedding favors for our wedding. I used this recipe...

that makes sense explained that way... could i do an effective mash with one kettle though (lack of funds and i only have one)... paying attention to the water to grain ratio and just adding more water to the same kettle after the mash then continuing with the extract part?

I've also been concerned with the difference between these too... What i normally do with my extract brews is put the grains in a nylon bag and soak them in about 2.5 gal of water in my brew pot temp. around 155F for about 30 min... I've always just thought of what i'm doing as steeping the...

4.00 lb Amber Dry Extract (12.5 SRM) Dry Extract 57.14 % 2.00 lb Light Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 28.57 % 0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 7.14 % 0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 7.14 % 0.75 oz Glacier [7.40 %] (60 min) Hops 14.3 IBU 0.25 oz...

okay so whats the difference between steeping and mashing... When i steep my grain i put them in a grain bag at 155F for 30 min.. The only thing i can tell different between what i do and what he is telling me to do is the sparging... Does the "tea-bagging" in the fresh hot water do that...

you guys have helped so much... I reworked the numbers again (BeerSmith is awesome!!) 3.00 lb Amber Dry Extract 3.00 lb Light Dry Extract 1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L 0.25 lb Amber Malt 0.25 lb Honey Malt 1.00 oz Glacier [7.40 %] (60 min) Hops 18.9 IBU 0.50 oz Cascade [5.50...

Thanks for the quick replies guys... I'm sorry i didn't quite know where to put a work in progress... But thanks for the switch... I adjusted the recipe a little based on the things you've said... Upped the Amber DME and lowered the Crystal and eliminated the Munich. Also changed the hops...

I forgot I hadn't switched that... BeerSmith gave me 5.5% for the cascade and 3.5% for the crystal... But if it will work I think I might use Glacier Hops 7.4%... (I have some laying around from last brew) .75 oz Glacier 7.4% for 60 min .25 oz Glacier 7.4% for 5 min Those numbers gave...

3.00 lb Extra Light Dry Extract 2.00 lb Amber Dry Extract 2.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L 0.50 lb Honey Malt 0.25 lb Amber Malt 0.25 lb Munich Malt - 10L 1.00 oz Cascade Hops (60 min) 0.50 oz Crystal Hops (5 min) 1.00 tsp Irish Moss (10 min) Steep grains for 30 min. Add malt...

well i'm at USC... So i'm going to try to find some people around here for a trip... once it gets warmer i thought a camp out sounded like a good idea... bon-fire/homebrews/good food... Let me know what ya'll think...

another SC brewer! I'm over at USC and just started brewing as well...

Hey I just started brewing mid-January this year... I absolutely love it... This forum has been so incredibly helpful... I just brewed my 7th batch and just cracked the first beer from my first batch... Thanks again for everyone's help...

I keep seeing people posting about organizing trips and such... If anyone in south carolina would like to do the same... I'm on board... So if anyone is in SC and brews their own beer... Post on here and we can try and get something put together...

Well with that being said maybe i'll brew this one soon... Thanks again

Just brewed an extract batch of this... i'll let ya'll know how it is in 6 weeks... I think i'll try the watermelon... thanks for the recipe...