Recent content by n61870

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Sorry if you've already answered this but, the 2lbs of coconut, Im assuming is pre-toast. If so, do you have a post weight? I'm going to use fresh coconut (plenty here on Guam!) and I know the starting weight is much heavier using fresh wet stuff. I made a coconut IPA while back and by the...

I used 3 aluminum drink containers with threaded caps. I would fill them 3/4 or so with water and freeze with the cap off. When chilling, I put the caps on put them in the middle of my chiller and swirled the wort on the outside. With the hassle of trying to keep them from floating all over...

I used to do that or something similar but it was still taking up to an hour to chill the wort to 80F. Before I started using the system I have now I was considering adding rock salt to the outside ice bath to get the water below freezing but not sure if it would do any good. These methods...

I live in Houston and enjoy 80F tap water during the summer, so here's my setup... I hook up my 3/8x25ft copper tube immersion chiller to the tap, the other end drains into the washing machine. Meanwhile, I have a 10 gal coleman cooler with a submersible pump and ice. I usually freeze a...

I live in the devils armpit (Houston) hot and humid. I just ordered some cascade, Chinook and zeus. Hope they turn out ok.

Wow, lots of great advice and sure to be more coming. I did the same thing except decided to try an extract kit at the last minute just to get my feet wet. I bought a kit which had everything I needed and I still use most of the equip today except for a few items that broke or I just needed to...

Here's $0.03 For bottle priming I go to northern brewer's calculator http://www.northernbrewer.com/priming-sugar-calculator/ and fill in the blanks. I have always used table sugar (sucrose) and as you can see their calculator allows you to use just about anything you can think of in the...

The solution, go to your local hardware/plumbing supply store and get a 1/2" PVC coupler. Put the coupler around the spring base snug it down good and the problem is fixed. There is a noticeable shortened stroke but it doesn't affect the operation. If it bothers you, cut the coupler in half...