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  1. Christopher Brown

    Brewing Water Adjustments

    Hey guys! I've been brewing for just about two years but have been doing BIAB. I finally purchased the equipment to go full all-grain and fly sparge. When I brewed BIAB I had added my minerals to the entire volume of water to get the proper pH. What I'm confused with is how many minerals to add...
  2. Christopher Brown

    Adjusting pH with lactic acid

    Does lactic acid make your beer sour?
  3. Christopher Brown

    CEREAL IN BEER

    Any suggestions on how/when to utilize cereal to brew a 1 gallon batch? Local brewing club is having an event to use cereal to brew beer. I’m thinking of making a session IPA with lemon drop hops and somehow utilizing an organic version of Trix (avoiding preservatives). Should I add it to the...
  4. Christopher Brown

    Is harvesting and washing yeast really worth the effort?

    It doesn’t seem worth the time. I feel like buying new yeast may be expensive but more convenient.
  5. Christopher Brown

    Is This Normal?

    Just pitched yeast under 12 hours ago but I’ve never seen this type of look before underneath the krausen.
  6. Christopher Brown

    Saison Temps

    Is there a real benefit of fermenting saisons at a higher temp (high 70s to low 80s) as opposed to sticking within the 68-72 range?
  7. Christopher Brown

    BIAB Issues

    So I brewed my first all grain BIAB today. Everything beautifully, until i went to cool my wort. I bought a stainless steel immersion chiller and it took 45 minutes to go from boiling to 70. I had to stir with the chiller which cause my wort to become super muddy, clogging up my bazooka filter...
  8. Christopher Brown

    "How to Brew" Yeast Starter Recipe is WRONG!

    I'm halfway through reading John Palmer's book "How to Brew". Decided to make my first yeast starter last night follow the starter wort recipe listed in his book, which is 1/2 cup DME to 2 cups of H20. I ended up getting a 1.090 gravity wort. I had to water it down and reboil, had a boil over...

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