Recent content by CentralNJBrew

Just note, I accidentally pressed the keyboard, and it 1) messed with my forum title and 2) sent my post out. Now I can't edit the title. Just the kind of stuff that seems to happen to me on a computer.

Hey Everyone, I finally tried my hand at Hop growing this year, and it seems fairly successful (so far). I knew nothing when I started in early May. Just monkey see, monkey do. I planted a Cascade, Centennial, Willamette, and Chinook rhizomes. It seems 1 bine, as you see in the above...

Doug, put simply, THANK YOU. And my eyes didn't glaze over :D. Efficiency is just one of those things I've tried to get together, but just kept slipping through the cracks. I'll report back to this thread my next brew day in a few weeks. Again, much appreciated.

I've had my set up for a few years, and kind of have a sense of how efficient it is, but never really went the extra mile to measure/record data at critical steps. I attempted to brew an IPA this past weekend, and made a conscious effort to record as much as I could, with the intent on...

Chris, I just recently solved a frustrating CO2 system leak on my kegorator that I couldn't figure out, even after a bunch of soap & water tests and re-tightening. What it ended up being was either the 'clockwork' of one of my gauges, or somewhere within the gauge casing of my secondary...

Just wanted to check back in an say I found the leak, and must thank Madking for suggesting this... I unhooked the whole the whole regulator from my door, and did a more thorough soap and water check. Still no bubbling. Then decided to try the submersion technique. Started bubbling big...

Empirical evidence works for me. Thanks.

Hey all, My shed brewery is at the mercy of ambient temps. Practically the whole US just got hit with a cold snap this past weekend. I noticed on my cleaning chemical shelf, my draft line cleaner bottles were "sweating". I have 2 different brands, and both were having the same issue...

Thanks mad king and daytrppr. Applied your advice past weekend, and def a leak somewhere. Didn't have time to fully investigate though. Will do thorough inspection hopefully tonight.

Hey all, Situation is this; I have a kegorator set up with a 4way secondary co2 dispenser, as pictured below... What I am hearing from this 4way regulator is a slight hiss (not a keg filling hiss. Much quieter). If it helps; - I can hear it along the whole regulator. I also...

Thanks everyone. Seems ferm-cap is in the majority. Guess I'll pick some up next trip to the homebrew shop. Though I'd be willing to try the lower heat and stir it method as well.

During my last brewday, I had an extremely tough fight with boilover. It did the normal boilover routine at the start of boiling, and I dealt with it accordingly with my spray bottle. However, at around the 30 min mark of a planned 60 min boil, it started flaring up again. And it wouldn't...

Thanks LL. Much appreciated. I figured I'd be OK. I was just looking for that small nugget of reassurance.

A new nitro (or beer-gas) system is incoming to my shed brewery. I have a firm grasp on pressures, line lengths, and all that stuff (If not, I'll post a question in the future). The situation I have now is this; I have that 5/16 ID red vinyl tubing for all my co2 lines in my...

Thank you both, billl and oujens. I had a feeling it would be alright, assuming decent sanitary conditions, but just wasn't 100% sure.