Zapap Lauter Tun
We’re closing in on December, and I’ve put my brewing rig through a pretty rigorous testing period so far this year. I’ve made some minor adjustments, but all-in-all, I’m quite happy with what I’ve got after a minimal investment. After my second all grain batch, I wrote about my dual 7-Gallon bucket sparge system, aka Papazian’s [...]

Chocolate Oatmeal Stout: Follow up on fermentation
Woke up to a vigorous fermentation, which was pleasing, and I  thought it would be ok because of the fermcap. Check out how fast the airlock is rocking it, with only about 1/2 inch of krausen! I called home this afternoon to find out that the krausen was up to the neck of the carboy, and [...]

Chocolate Oatmeal Stout: Follow up on fermentation
Woke up to a vigorous fermentation, which was pleasing, and I  thought it would be ok because of the fermcap. Check out how fast the airlock is rocking it, with only about 1/2 inch of krausen! I called home this afternoon to find out that the krausen was up to the neck of the carboy, and [...]

Chocolate Oatmeal Stout
Today I did my first recipe with oatmeal, and a significant amount of oatmeal as well, 3# in the grist. I used 8 cups of rice hulls, but the sparge was still very sticky. Thankfully I had an assistant today, or it would have been very slow work. I used my small pot to move the [...]

Chocolate Oatmeal Stout
Today I did my first recipe with oatmeal, and a significant amount of oatmeal as well, 3# in the grist. I used 8 cups of rice hulls, but the sparge was still very sticky. Thankfully I had an assistant today, or it would have been very slow work. I used my small pot to move the [...]