Cleber Goncalves

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Software Developer interested in craft brewing, snowboarding, cycling, surf, sci-fi, biology and travel. Ah! and computers...

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Apr 26	comment	Oh… my back… @MichaelMus Get a long hose and you are good to go with the immersion chiller! Also, you can mash on the burner without having to switch to BIAB.
Apr 17	comment	Picking hops very late How did that turn out?
Apr 10	comment	How to Cold Crash an Imperial Stout? @Conor Must correct myself here, a few days ago I heard about the 'Black Ale' style, which seems to be a porter/stout with a large charge of hops. See my edited answer for details.
Apr 7	comment	How can I fix low starting gravity? @DennyConn Correct, I overlooked the batch sparge part. Just for the record, 'traditional' batch sparging doesn't require letting the wort sit any longer than the time it takes for the solids to fall back in after stirring (mash is already over, go ahead and drain it).
Apr 6	comment	How can I fix low starting gravity? And regarding your lower efficiency, what sort of equipment you use on your batch sparging? A manifold? False botton? Bazooka Screen?
Mar 29	comment	Brewing timer in Brewing software yep, look at the 'timer' tab in beersmith.
Mar 29	comment	About going BIAB @paul Well, I assumed an regular beer with the regular BIAB process (full boil). You aren't answering the question either, or rather, you are setting boundaries just like I did, if you require 1.25 quarts water/pound grain or assume a concentrated boil with later water additions. If you do a small beer you need an smaller vessel, a bigger beer will require a bigger vessel, unless you use simple sugars or add water or do other tricks. My answer gives a middle of the road size, but I guess we can agree on disagree on this one. :)
Mar 28	comment	About going BIAB I just installed a pulley system over my oven (just a hook on the ceiling and another on one of the walls) and use it to suspend my bag minimally, so it won't touch the botton of the kettle while I'm heating it (I don't even take it out of the wort). It is handy also when removing the grains, I can leave it to drip over the mash while heating.
Mar 28	comment	About going BIAB @paul The question didn't specify any of that, my answer was within the boundaries of my earlier question, and for the kind of beer I specify there, it is indeed valid.
Mar 27	comment	About going BIAB They do say that, on the other hand, neither Jamil or Palmer had much hands on experience with BIAB. I would try it and draw my own conclusions. On the sinle batch I did so far I couldn't see much difference.
Mar 27	comment	About going BIAB @GalapagosJim I believe the main reason is the diminished risk of tannin extraction. Heard that here: thebrewingnetwork.com/shows/670
Mar 22	comment	Can I change the color to my beer to an arbitrary color? Why during primary? Usually I read about people doing fruit additions to secondary.
Mar 19	comment	Side-effects of 'lower than recommended' fermentation temperatures? @MereDevelopment You are welcome. You may want to wait a couple of days on the next time to see if someone can come up with a better answer, or add something to the existing ones, people tend to focus more on the unanswered questions. Cheers!
Mar 17	comment	Is this lactobacillus? Too late, got them on glass already. will follow closely and store cold as soon as it is carbonated. Is pediococcus contaminated beer safe To drink? That looks nasty.
Mar 15	comment	Considering adding Fresh Ginger to a 'Simply Ginger Beer' kit @MereDevelopment Just mind it that the taste will likely be different from your 'ginger tea' to the actual beer due to the hop flavors, residual sugars, malt flavor, etc...
Mar 12	comment	Making a Yeast Starter And what is the effect of too much yeast? That went missing on the answer.
Mar 11	comment	Can I find the ABV of Cider using Original and Final Gravity What are the .131 or .135 magic numbers?
Mar 11	comment	Estimating final alcohol by Original Gravity Could you give an worked example with some numbers?
Mar 7	comment	Is beer belly a myth or fact? @brewchez I think this fit on the 'beer appreciation' category, as described in the faq. Granted, it doesn't have to do with brewing, but it is relevant if you are going to drink the beer you brew, just like questions on how to calculate the nutrition facts.
Mar 2	comment	How to calculate the minimum vessel sizes for all grain brewing My friend have a 33l kettle, the valve is installed 5cm from the bottom, which gives about 5l deadspace, looking back it could probably be installed lower since most of the time there is a good amount of beer left on top of the trub, but some brews produce a lot of trub and on these cases the extra centimeters come handy.