Recent content by zelltj

I made an opener very similar to this one a while ago. It works really well. http://www.artofmanliness.com/2012/09/20/how-to-make-a-handsome-and-handy-wooden-bottle-opener/

I can see the you posted here, but have the same trouble with the linked post.

This probably isn't helpful, but I miss my gravities for just about every beer I make. I usually just shrug my shoulders and say "F it". It's still beer...

I had a bunch of estery beer this year. I lived in the middle of the Mojave (29 Palms, CA) and I could not for the life of me control fermentation temperatures well enough to keep my summer beers from turning out slightly banana flavored. The first few I made in the year, while the temps were...

I've used JBWeld for stuff like this. It says on their site that it is non toxic after it dries. There is a thread somewhere around here but the app search function is garbage.

I bit. I needed another carboy anyway and it's always good to have an extra hydrometer or 3. Not to mention that I was just thinking of trying out a wine kit. I've never made one, but I guess I will be soon! Thanks for posting this Groupon!

I've got a Red Ale, a Zythos dry hopped IPA, and an Oktoberfest lager.

That's not a bad idea. Ill try to remember to keep some extra water on hand so I can too off prior to emptying the BK.

I have a pretty wide kettle. I've just never had such a high rate of loss. This was an all grain batch. All that Pilsner was the whole reason a kept my boil going so strong.

Speaking of altitude... I live at about 2300ft above sea level. Maybe that is having an effect too!?

It is pretty amazing. I have a 15 gallon Bayou Classic BTW. I just "calibrated" my kettle so I am darn near positive that my volumes are correct. I just can't believe I boiled off so much still. That is a crazy amount!

Pitched a 1 gallon starter into my very first lager!

Yeah...... I was at the 15 min remaining mark when I stuck my I.C. in when I noticed. I turned down the heat to about a simmer, but it was way too late. It is so difficult to gauge how much evaporation I'm going to get around here. On top of that, after 3 years of brewing I still can't...

I've busted 2 hydrometers and 2 thermometers. I just broke my thermometer this weekend and haven't bought a new one, but I think I'm just going to get a bi-metal 12" from MoreBeer. Hopefully I won't break that type.

So far 1 decade as a Devil Dog. 'Rah!