Recent content by thantos

Hey all, Just added two more taps to my set up for a total of four, and dedicated two of them to sanke kegs, while the other two are for home brew cornie kegs (ball lock). Went out and got a couple of local brewery kegs and now I have foam city. Line length is the same for all taps, CO2...

So I have a few questions each for barrel and chips. Barrel People; 1). Are you using charred whiskey barrels or non? 2). Do you purge the barrels with C02 to get the Oxy/air out or just add beer and an air lock or bung? Chips/Cube people; 1). Are the chips/cubes charred or just plain...

If your defining "Engineer" meaning do I hold a degree, No! I am a Steamfitter/Welder by trade, that works in the Pharmaceutical/Bio Tech industry. I specialize in design build systems and applications that I engineer, fabricate and install. Also, a U.S. Navy SeaBee Veteran, 84-89. So, since...

Here is a pic of how it turned out, nowhere near the SRM:5, I would say right around a 15 to 17? [/URL][/IMG] [/URL][/IMG]

Hey all, So I brewed this and it came out amazing, I am going to enter this in a local contest and want to make sure I am entering it in the correct style/category. Can you all let me know what BJCP Style/Category you think this recipe falls under? I am thinking 26D - Belgian dark strong...

Great write up, I will be using a lot of this info for my next batch ! ! !

Recipe Type: Extract Yeast: Belgian Wit Style- Imperial Yeast - White Out Yeast Yeast Starter: Yes - 1.6L Batch Size (Gallons): 5 gallons Original Gravity: 1.084 Final Gravity: Will update when it finishes Boiling Time (Minutes): 60 mins Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp):14 days @...

oktoberfest-marzen-all-grain

Is there another grain you would substitute, if so what and how much? :mug:

Hey all, So I finally am going to try and make a lager, I have selected a Kolsch recipe from MLHBS. Using a partial mash kit to keep it simple, recipe is below. My questions are; 1) Since this style ferments at a warmer temp is a large yeast starter needed? 2) I plan on using to vials of...

According to The Brewing Network, industrial and food grade CO2 generally come from the same plants: The slight difference between industrial-grade CO2 and food-grade CO2 is the type of tests that are done to qualify CO2 as beverage or beer gas-grade compared to industrial-grade...

Hey all, So I bought a new digital Ranco ETC unit for my ferm chamber. My old unit was an old Johnson analog with a capillary tube, it finally quit working. So my question is, now that I have a digital readout, how accurate is it? I have thermometer tape on my carboys, a calibrated dial...

Hey All, About 6 years ago I had my hops tested for alpha/beta acids, my question is do they vary from crops to crop, or once a plant is established will it always produce approximately the same A/B ???

Ok, here is my two cents worth, I have two things I grow, Hops an Roses. I seem to have a terrible aphid infestation in my yard for the roses and I never figured out what was eating my hop leaves, but once I tried this all my bug issues went away!. My solution: 2 Tbl spoons Cayenne Pepper...

I too live in a wind tunnel, we see pretty regular high sustained winds in the 30+ mph and my hops have never had a problem with it!