Recent content by drummer4gc

Thanks all. 1.150 wasn't a typo, but it may not be accurate. I took a quick and dirty sample and thought I eyeballed it around there, but I was only looking to see if it had fermented or not, so it could be lower. I have a new packet of yeast rehydrating now, so I just went to look at the must...

Hi all, I started a batch of plum wine according to this recipe last Friday: https://eckraus.com/content/plumwine.pdf I didn't pay any attention to it all week, and I just transferred it to a secondary carboy. Didn't see a whole lot of yeast activity when I popped it open, but there was some...

there is definitely the plastic sealing piece built into the end of the threaded post. its on there pretty snugly, i'll check again in the morning and see if it has held pressure overnight.

Ok, got it fixed...99% anyways. I replaced my gas orings with size 112 from mcmaster carr (i was previously using 111, as the keg oring thread suggests). now i get no gas leaks when i wiggle the disconnects. maybe someone should update the oring thread to let pin lock owners know they might...

more thoughts as i am thinking about it... i have all pin lock kegs. is it possible that my old kegs have old valves, that have oring grooves that have worn down? i wonder if replacing the gas valves and putting on new orings might help. do people have better luck typically with ball valves, or...

I have been kegging my beer for close to a year, and have had to refill a 10lb co2 tank like 4 times, because it keeps leaking out! i have pin lock kegs, and i have replaced all of the orings with the silicon ones in the size recommended on this site. I use a thin layer of keg lube on the...

they are pin lock, and occasionally they do leak when i wiggle the disconnect, but not every time...i ordered the orings from mcmaster carr based on the ones mentioned in this post https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/mcmaster-keg-o-ring-list-233086/ should i try a different size?

this is the third time this has happened - i go away for the weekend and come back to find that my co2 tank in my keezer is empty. i've sprayed around looking for leaks, replaced orings....not really sure what else to do! i have my co2 manifold attached to the lid of the keezer, and my hunch...

brewed this about two weeks ago, just took a reading and it tastes excellent! only change i made was to the hop schedule: i added at 60, 15, and 5, only because i toured the brewery earlier this year and i think this is what they said they did. fermented at 55 for about 10 days, then brought...

fair enough. revvy, reading that thread (among others) is what prompted me to ask the question more specifically, to get an idea of which is more popular around here. but i get the "no right answer" sort of answer, its more of an art than a science. i can live with that!

the recipe unfortunately is lost. it was written by the head brewer at my lhbs, and his recipes have never failed me before. this was also my last partial mash batch before i started going all grain, and i didn't take notes. so, i guess i couldve screwed up along the way and not known it... i...

hey everyone, i have been doing a lot of reading on this forum in order to improve some of my brewing techniques, and i feel like i am seeing two different opinions about when to bottle/keg beer: opinion #1: leave beer in primary 3-4 weeks for an average size beer, then keg or bottle. this...

sorry, the wort was in the high 60s during active fermentation (according to the fermometer on the bucket). still could be it though.

can't remember the exact temperature, but it was probably in the high 60s, with safale-05. and it's not really like vinegary, like, i would still probably drink it if i accidentally ordered it in a bar. hopefully it's on the upswing and will be delicious at some point.

@broadbill: i guess i don't really think the long primary caused the flavor....logically. but it sucks potentially losing a batch of beer that you put a lot of effort into, and i want something to blame. the long primary was the only thing i changed about my process, so although it doesn't make...