k.i.s.s. .....

Ferb, I know what we're gonna to today...



Well... tomorrow.. This one is simple and cheap, I'll have to go get the parts in the morning.

Mashing....

I have been contemplating changing things around a bit. I've been mashing my grains via the brew in a bag method.

It works ok and it is pretty simple. The materials are cheap... I use paint strainer bags that barely stretch over the lip of my boiler.

The stretching and the lifting of the bag out of the boiler are the pain in the ass parts of the process.

So.. I've been contemplating the manufacture of a false bottom for my boiler. Then.. I can just set my grains directly in the thing, drain out the wort and then I can dump out the grains, rinse the boiler out and use it again.. to boil. :)

Now I shall cruise the internet for ideas. Hopefully I can find some existing materials around the house. The cheapest store-bought ones are in the $30 range and there's no guarantee they'll work in my boiler...

Some ideas from google images...

Just bottled some...

I just finished bottling up my experimental brew from 10/26.. I'm happy to say that I came away with 4.5% ABV going into the bottle. That should taste alright after a week to condition in the bottle. I'm looking forward to tasting how the licorice root changes the flavor.