Recent content by Miata's Mike

I was given a couple of corny kegs that I was told held Margaritas sold at my local taverns Tiki bar during the Summer partys. $5 bills coming out of the tap all night....

The oxygen exposure alone would be a deal breaker. I like the idea of soaking charred pieces of barrel and adding to a keg. Thank you all for your insight!

My son has a friend that has what I have to assume at this point a freshly emptied whiskey barrel, A 52 gallon behemoth! I'm thinking an Imperial stout would be appropriate. I'm thinking a total batch between the 2 of us could only be maybe a 15 gallon batch max. How would this be done using...

Had a nice pour and thought I should take a picture. I added a pound of local honey. Good tasting and 6.9% abv. Bottled 15 for my Sister and kegged the rest. Definitely going to brew this one again!

Could a guy just put a lighter spring in the corny keg pressure relief valve and add say 5 oz of corn sugar to the keg? Just a random thought. I do like the simplicity of a spunding valve on a gas in ball lock fitting. Does anyone sell those cheap?

I replaced all o rings on 2 Corny kegs, but don't know how to remove the oddly shaped gas post like the one in the attached file.

The hops calmed down and have a slight citrus orange like taste that is nice! My wife seems to like it and couldn't have been any more simple. Good head on the beer and lace too.

I bottled my batch today, and it seems like Mosaic came through a little bold. I'm sure flavors will change after bottle conditioning for a few weeks at which time I'll leave another note. Abv came in at 5.6%.

I'm going to brew this one next. My local brewing supply house doesn't have Liberty hops, so I'm planning on substituting Mosaic hops.

I'm planning on doing a 5 gallon version of this recipe maybe this weekend. Can I do like a 2 week primary in a pail and skip the secondary? This will be my first all grain brew. Also, how much corn sugar should I add to bottle? So glad to be learning to brew! I've done wine before and 2...