Recent content by Soc

I'm always afraid that this will happen to me, I am constantly tightening the connections on my chiller. If I were you I would probably bring it back to a boil to kill anything that might have gotten in there and also to hopefully boil away a little more of the extra water.

20852 + 10 gal cream ale + 10 gal blonde ale = 20872.

If you can't get to it for another 5 months or so, I MIGHT start worrying a little about it. After years of brewing and hundreds of batches brewed, I almost always leave my beer in their primary for at least 5 or 6 weeks now.

I never worried about bird poop until a few weeks ago when I was out on my deck drinking a beer, standing in the very spot I usually setup my propane burner for brewing, and a bird pooped directly on my nose. Now I wonder how many times birds have crapped in my boiling kettle and I didn't even...

Here's one from this morning. It made me think about this thread. Me to my wife: "You know, babe, I bet if you use some of my keg lube on your boobs you can get a lot better seal on your breast pump and you wouldn't have to hold it in place."

I've been brewing for about 6 years and I have never brewed anywhere other than a back porch/deck. Outdoor brewing is the best and I have never really understood why so many people spend so much money to switch to indoor electric brewing.

WOOHOO! I definitely feel the exact same way. Just received a $200 order from Midwest Supplies two weeks ago, bought a new 20lb CO2 tank and got my old 5lb one filled. Have three kegs full, 4 carboys full, and just put in another $250 order from Midwest! It's gonna be a GREAT summer!

Drinking the hydrometer sample is one of my favorite parts about brew day!

Funny timing for this post. A few weeks ago I bought some pin lock kegs from Midwest, yesterday I tried to open one up to clean it and had a problem getting the gas side disconnected, causing one of pins the come off. I called them today to let them know the problem, they are sending me a...

Brewed up my first 5 gallons two nights ago, brings it up to... 25056.5

+5 Irish Red Ale +5 Cream Ale 1461

In again!

12th man.

We beat the Giants twice last year with Rex Grossman...

Lots of great ideas! Please do pm me that recipe. Who better to get the idea/recipe from than a homebrewing fan of the team? Thanks!