Recent content by HomebrewTownsend

So, here is my question... I know pellet hops have a higher efficiency in extracting AA's, and costs less than whole hops, but can make for a cloudier beer. That is unless you want to fund an expense for a filtration system, or kegerator for crash cooling. Which I don't have the allocated...

Did you use 1 pumpkin for a 5 gallon batch?

Hey, born and raised in Maryland, and I spent most of my childhood in Deal, which is about a good thirty min drive outside of Annapolis. Around there its mostly a fishing based community with lots of traditions and years of experience. I can also say that you can't find better rock fish from...

Yeah, well it was on a whim and I thought it would attract attention, and it did. I will say thanks for the info, I really appreciate it. I can happily steam some delicious Maryland blue crabs in my keggle. The true, and I mean true Maryland way of steaming crabs is a combination of beer...

Is it safe to steam crabs in your keggle?

That's why I recommended using BrewR, it's really simple to use. Plus you can flow through it quickly to produce a recipe. Honestly I think it's the best out there. Mainly because I don't have to pay for it, and I can have it right there whenever I want it

Awesome, very helpful making sense of it all. Like I said before, I understand what goes into your grain bill to produce a certain style. I just couldn't figure out where to start when creating your own recipe. Otherwise I was going to copy a recipe, then tweak it here and there. I will say...

OK, so I have been home brewing for while, off and on. I have gotten to a comfortable level with all-grain brewing, and have been wanting to dabble in recipe creation. Now I completely understand that you have your base malts, your kilned malts, caramel malts, and roasted malts. I also know that...

So I guess no one has one yet...I guess I will consider getting one. I was hoping someone would so I can get a look at the burner. Thanks...

Ok so I am looking into buying a propane burner. I stumbled upon a new burner that northern brewer is selling called The Dark Star Burner... http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/brewing/brewing-equipment/burners-1/the-dark-star-burner.html Has anyone bought one yet? Thoughts, Comments? If...