Recent content by Mell_man79

Thanks Steve! Hope it comes out close to Delirium Tremens. I used Ginger, Coriander, and Grains of Paradise for the spices. We'll see how it goes. I have no way to control temps really. I've just began homebrewing this year and make due with what I have. Which is the basics. I've done partial...

Ah thanks! I was worried that I may have some infected beer on my hands. Looks like I'm ok though. As for clearing my beer. I wouldn't be worried about if every beer I've brewed ended up with serious chill haze. In the bottle at room temp, crystal clear. once in the fridge or freezer. cloudy...

Hey guys. Just an update. I ended up brewing this beer as described, along with Festivals New England Pilsner and Belgian Pale Ale kits. Ended up with an OG of 1.080 instead of the 1.086 my brew calculator said I would. Probably because I spilled some of the malt extract all over my counter...

Another question totally unrelated to the previous one. The 15 gallons of beer I have fermenting is in 3 separate buckets. When it's done fermenting, I plan on using Harris Beer Brite to clear them. Does anyone have any experience using this stuff? One source is saying to add it to the...

Hey guy's. Quick question. I have about 15 gallons of beer that I will need to bottle in a couple of weeks. I bought some PET bottles that I used for my previous brew that I have washed, partially filled with no rinse saniclean sterilizer, and recapped for storage. I figured this would keep the...

Hey guys. I think I'm just gonna brew this beer and see what happens. From the replies, with the yeast I'm using, it should finish up lower than 1.019. Which means the beer shouldn't end up sweeter than I want it. I've looked at other recipes with similar ingredients ad OG and they've gotten...

So. Advice so far from another source is that if anything, an IBU of 30 may be too low for this brew. They have suggested a IBU of 40-50. For this brew, I'm using a vial of what I believe is concentrated hop oil. This is added at the beginning of fermentation and is suppose to bring my brew to...

Hey. I was thinking the best thing to do was to cut back on the malt to keep the ABV down to a easily drinkable level. The thing is, measuring liquid malt extract I'm sure is a very messy process. But if need be, I'll have to do it.

The attenuation on this yeast is 82-88%.

That's what I was hoping for HebridesRob. I'm using two packets of this yeast and read that the attenuation was very high. So I was hoping by using two packs the brew would definitely end up on the low end of 1.010. I've just gotten into homebrew a couple of months ago. Not much room for brewing...

Ah thanks for the reply. And for tagging the other guy!

So here's the deal. I'm trying to brew a Delirium Tremens clone and I'm worried if it will come out too sweet with the ingredients I'm using. I've put the ingredients in Brewer's Friend and it's telling me my OG will be 1.086 and my FG will be 1.019 giving me a beer with nearly 9% ABV. I'm...

Ah thanks bud. That sounds logical. Probably is best to leave it at this point. Better to have something drinkable than have to dump it down the drain. Its going pretty well so far, so I'll soon find out how it went.

Well, I'm OK with 5.6. How about making the beer watery? Would adding 4 litres over change the um, texture of the beer? If you know what I mean. And thanks for welcoming men to the forum. Looking to brew a lot more. Actually. I'm looking for a Duvel and Delirium Tremens clone, if anyone is...

No fermentables needed. Just heat the cans, add water, pitch yeast and your done. There's a packet of concentrated raspberry you had to the brew 10 days after fermentation begins. I added the sugar for two reasons. One, to make up for the extra 4 litres I added above the recommended 19 the...