Rambling
I think it is good once and a while to be humbled... and today, well, is one that I would rather forget. Ok not good to be humbled... maybe good to tell the tale? I fill my HLT directly from the R/O filter, and somehow, got distracted while measuring
Brewer's Notes
I realize most people would consider calibration something you would do with a measurement device. Something that I have been striving for as a brewer is the ability to repeat a recipe, and then make simple/small changes to refine or improve it's characteristics. We should all realize
Brewer's Notes
“The strongest of all warriors are these two — Time and Patience.” ― Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace You know Leo never had a beer in the fermenter struggling to hit the last few gravity points, or sitting in a keg carbing up. Time and Patience... things I throw at new brewers
Brewer's Notes
Not feeling so good now about my Houston We Have a Pale Ale Part Deux. Fermentation has stalled at 1.020, well from the expected 1.014 FG. I actually expected better than planned fermentation as the last batch stalled at 1.017. With the new water profile and such
Brewer's Notes
So it has been several weeks since I brewed the first APA, and took fairly careful notes of mash pH, mash efficiency, etc. I was very happy with the results in the glass, but... I bought an RO system, specifically to address a terrible water report. Terrible in that sodium
Brewer's Notes
Since I am exploring water issues, and recently purchased several pounds of high-alpha American and New Zealand hops... I thought I would calibrate on a hoppy Pale Ale. The title really references hops varieties that make me think of space and NASA, as well as the problems I have been