That sounds right to me. Not sure what size boiling pot you have. Mine holds 5 gallons but I never put more than 3 gallons in it. I filled up the bathtub maybe halfway (just high enough that the pot doesn't float) then dumped a 20 lb bag of ice in it right before the wort was ready. Cooled it down to yeast pitching temp in about 20 mins.
Holy Shit my water is around 250 - 350!
Try a Ruination, by Stone Brewery, popping the top on one of them is just like sticking your nose into a bag of green buds IMO, kinda tastes like weed too! A bit on the pricey side but hey, just like quality cannabis quality beer is gonna cost you..... I was hooked on Flying Dog's Double Dog IPA, but they stopped distributing them in New England, but man they were delicious. Potent too, like 11-12%.
We did some double IPA and Barley wine sampling last night. Man those super high gravitys can kick you in the ass. We tried an Ale Brewed by Belgian Monks, One that was Oak Barrel Aged for two years and DogFishHead Theobroma. I can't remember the other two brew names but they were good. One very chocolaty and Malty and Grainy (almost wheat) the Monk was more of a pilsner feel but was a belgian style beer not very much aroma or flavor actually.
Belgian monk brew, sounds like Weyerbacher! good stuff. They also make a great barley wine, "Blithering Idiot", and their Insanity line is pretty delicious. Im an IPA man myself I love hops. Sierra Nevadas are great and kind of like my "bud light", its the cheapest beer i will drink basically, but man nothing like sucking down some freezing cold Torpedos at the lake fishing. I like Lagunitas as well, their Lil Sumthin ale is great as well as their IPA Maximus and Lil Sumthin Extra Ale. You ever try anything from Flying Dog? they make one of my favorites, "Raging Bitch", which is a belgian style pale ale, sooooo good, i think 8.3%. Not all states carry it because it has "bitch" on the six pack carton, and the bottle says something like "good shit", lol.
Man, we get sales on Sierra Nevada all the Time. $12.99/ 12 Pack. Even Torpedo. Never had flying dog. I always see them just haven't tried it yet. They have cool labels.
Raging Bitch, if you can get them try them at least, and the Snake Dog IPA isnt that bad either. If your taste buds are anything like mine you will be sticking with that beer for a while. I drink so much beer i have always wanted to get into brewing but I know nothing about it really, and i work full time and when i come home i have to take care of my plants, which there is plenty outside and inside and different stages so feeding them is a real chore dif. nute batches the inside ones are budding the outside ones not etc etc....but anyways i would love to try a cannabis hopped beer! Keep us posted man, happy gowin!
Well I do like to chew on hops like bubble gum, lol. Not really but I would consider myself a hop head. I have never had a beer and thought... "well that was way to hoppy." I'll keep an eye out for Raging Bitch.
Was that 11-12% alc or thc?
alcohol by volume, basically measures how drunk it gets you. 80 proof liquor is 40% and most beers like coors, miller, bud are about 5%.
What about liquid yeast? Also, I did some reading about using a starter (similar to bread making). I think that is what you are talking about. I've been away this whole week but will be getting down and dirty over the weekend. Bottling day from the last batch is Saturday.
Yes, actually you would be making a starter multiple times to get a healthy supply to pitch.