Recent content by R2D2

Nothing like the Queen's measure!

Black Chocolate Stout

Exactly. When adding to must or wort your are killing off wild yeast or bacteria and then adding a desired yeast strain.

Hard to beat PBW.

Yea!

How do you clean the kegs? Also does the non-carbonated beer taste OK when you go from secondary to keg? It's good to taste thru the whole process to determine when a "bad" taste occurred. FWIW I clean mine with a keg washer using PBW. I just let is wash for a good day or so. Then I follow up...

There you go. Problem solved. Not knowing what grains were involved or where you live it was hard to determine what was available. Luckily where I live we have a excellent active club, so someone usually has a mill to help out.

Spray StarSan on every possible connection and look for bubbles. I had a cracked fitting that I could not find forever. Finally I found it. If I disconnect everything pressure will gradually bleed out (over the course of 24 hours) of the primary gauge. But the regulator gauge should never drop.

Wish you were closer (I live in Charlotte). It always helps to have a second set of eyes watch and maybe identify any issues. I've made some dumpers in the distant past and have had some off flavors. But seem to be well beyond that point now. To get rid of off flavors EVERYTHING was...

I'd just been practical and bought the specialty grains I needed there and had them milled. It can't have been much grain. Goodwill on both parts.