Comments on: Homebrewing: Northern Brewer Imperial Stout http://mikesbrewreview.com/homebrewing-northern-brewer-imperial-stout/ Mon, 07 May 2012 07:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Anonymous http://mikesbrewreview.com/homebrewing-northern-brewer-imperial-stout/comment-page-1/#comment-861 Anonymous Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:26:00 +0000 http://mikesbrewreview.com/?p=1160#comment-861 LOL. There are a lot of these types of lessons to learn along the way...It's to bad many pints of beer must be spilt to make great beer... Mike LOL. There are a lot of these types of lessons to learn along the way…It’s to bad many pints of beer must be spilt to make great beer…

Mike

]]> By: Jakesunkin http://mikesbrewreview.com/homebrewing-northern-brewer-imperial-stout/comment-page-1/#comment-860 Jakesunkin Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:09:00 +0000 http://mikesbrewreview.com/?p=1160#comment-860 Once tripped over wort chiller hose and dumped a whole batch onto the driveway before I even got it into the carboy. I was out about 40 bucks but I re-brewed it the next day and it turned out great. Lesson learned. Once tripped over wort chiller hose and dumped a whole batch onto the driveway before I even got it into the carboy. I was out about 40 bucks but I re-brewed it the next day and it turned out great. Lesson learned.

]]> By: Anonymous http://mikesbrewreview.com/homebrewing-northern-brewer-imperial-stout/comment-page-1/#comment-821 Anonymous Sun, 15 May 2011 16:56:00 +0000 http://mikesbrewreview.com/?p=1160#comment-821 Well, there are a couple of options. One, go out and get the pot or just wait for a new one to come if you can get your ordered placed in time. Otherwise, yes, just relax. A 2 gallon pot is kind of small, at best, you'd be able to brew up 1.5 gallons worth. My suggestion would be to get a new pot first. If you don't have enough water to boil you won't get your extract to suspend into the solution, it'll be harder to control boil overs and your hop utilization will be off. You could do it. But if your looking for ease, just get the new pot. I got a 4 gallon pot at Bed Bath and Beyond for like $30. That works for me. It might just be the best option to prevent anything bad from happening. Sorry, I could give you specific directions for brewing in a 2 gallon pot, but make it easy on yourself. Get the bigger pot first! Mike Well, there are a couple of options.

One, go out and get the pot or just wait for a new one to come if you can get your ordered placed in time.

Otherwise, yes, just relax. A 2 gallon pot is kind of small, at best, you’d be able to brew up 1.5 gallons worth. My suggestion would be to get a new pot first. If you don’t have enough water to boil you won’t get your extract to suspend into the solution, it’ll be harder to control boil overs and your hop utilization will be off. You could do it. But if your looking for ease, just get the new pot. I got a 4 gallon pot at Bed Bath and Beyond for like $30. That works for me. It might just be the best option to prevent anything bad from happening.

Sorry, I could give you specific directions for brewing in a 2 gallon pot, but make it easy on yourself. Get the bigger pot first!

Mike

]]> By: Bowow0708 http://mikesbrewreview.com/homebrewing-northern-brewer-imperial-stout/comment-page-1/#comment-820 Bowow0708 Sun, 15 May 2011 14:44:00 +0000 http://mikesbrewreview.com/?p=1160#comment-820  i was wondering im gonna recieve a baltic porter from northern brewer in about 3-4 weeks and i forgot to order a 5 gallon pot, but here i have a 2 gallon pot, can i still brew in the pot? im worried about the hop utilization and boil overs along with wort burning and everything else the could go wrong. and i know "relax don't worry have a homebrew" but this is gonna be my first batch. do you have any tips or advise here?  i was wondering im gonna recieve a baltic porter from northern brewer in about 3-4 weeks and i forgot to order a 5 gallon pot, but here i have a 2 gallon pot, can i still brew in the pot? im worried about the hop utilization and boil overs along with wort burning and everything else the could go wrong. and i know “relax don’t worry have a homebrew” but this is gonna be my first batch. do you have any tips or advise here?

]]> By: mikebiewer http://mikesbrewreview.com/homebrewing-northern-brewer-imperial-stout/comment-page-1/#comment-487 mikebiewer Thu, 22 Apr 2010 08:55:45 +0000 http://mikesbrewreview.com/?p=1160#comment-487 It was kind of vigorous at that point. I am still getting used to the burner my dad gave me. It was tough to regulate. I think I may have a valve issue, or my tank just didn't have enough left in it to give good pressure. <br><br>I had a late addition of malt and I wanted to bring it back up to a boil. I didn't wait 15 minutes after the boil or turn it off. I basically brought it up to a boil, let it go vigorously for few minutes and cut the burner and tossed in the hops. The rest is in that picture.<br><br><br>Thanks for the comment and advice. The pot is on my list for sure! I'm saving up, I'll be making a large upgrade to all grain at some point. Figure I'll keep doing extracts until I've got room for that. Maybe I'll just get a pot that I can use in the future to.<br><br>Mike It was kind of vigorous at that point. I am still getting used to the burner my dad gave me. It was tough to regulate. I think I may have a valve issue, or my tank just didn't have enough left in it to give good pressure.

I had a late addition of malt and I wanted to bring it back up to a boil. I didn't wait 15 minutes after the boil or turn it off. I basically brought it up to a boil, let it go vigorously for few minutes and cut the burner and tossed in the hops. The rest is in that picture.

Thanks for the comment and advice. The pot is on my list for sure! I'm saving up, I'll be making a large upgrade to all grain at some point. Figure I'll keep doing extracts until I've got room for that. Maybe I'll just get a pot that I can use in the future to.

Mike

]]> By: drawks http://mikesbrewreview.com/homebrewing-northern-brewer-imperial-stout/comment-page-1/#comment-486 drawks Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:31:03 +0000 http://mikesbrewreview.com/?p=1160#comment-486 Sounds like your boil is too vigorous, you only need to get a bit of "shape" to the surface. Boiling too vigorously can cause burnt wort on the bottom of your pot, a higher boil off rate which can make hit your gravity a bit more unpredictable, and you lose a lot more volatiles off the surface. I'd try dialing things back a bit if I were you and you should definitely step up to a bigger pot; one of the best things you can do to improve the quality and consistency of your beer is to always do full volume boils. Sounds like your boil is too vigorous, you only need to get a bit of “shape” to the surface. Boiling too vigorously can cause burnt wort on the bottom of your pot, a higher boil off rate which can make hit your gravity a bit more unpredictable, and you lose a lot more volatiles off the surface. I'd try dialing things back a bit if I were you and you should definitely step up to a bigger pot; one of the best things you can do to improve the quality and consistency of your beer is to always do full volume boils.

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