Racked my Gimp Biscuit E.S.B. to carboy secondary, along with the usual test and taste. Delicious. Clear as a bell- yeah for Irish Moss! The gravity is dead-on. I’m very excited about this beer.
Could it be that I’m finally getting the hang of my new brewing system?
Today I brewed the first version of my “Gimp Biscuit” E.S.B. Went very well- hit all of my mash and gravity numbers dead-on. More details after I do the math (or, more precisely, plug my results into BeerSmith and have it do the math).
Still having trouble getting the wort chilled quickly. Could be that my 25′ immersion chiller just isn’t up to the task of cooling down a 5-gallon boil in summertime…
Created a 1L starter for the Safeale S-04 that I’ll used with the “Gimp Biscuit” I’m brewing tomorrow.
I love this yeast! Very short lag, fast-as-hell fermentation, and flocculates like a pound of cement…
I know that using a starter with dry yeast is frowned upon, but I’ve had very good success doing so.
Today I bottled my West Coast Evaporated Water Beer (a.k.a. California Steam / California Common). Yield was exactly what I expected (just under two cases). A two-hour workday, boil to cleanup, so it went smoothly.
I’m excited about how this turned out but am a bit concerned that both it and my Bavarian Continue reading
Since this is my first post, I thought it would be helpful to provide links to some good homebrewing resources.