Recent content by SpeedyR

I've got a spare STC1000 around and have built my keezer and it's been doing great for the past year or two. I'm starting to brew more and living in the south, in the summer I need to have a better/more reliable method of keeping my ferm temps consistent. In the winter I can add heat (small...

litte bit from lots of them. I am close to Beer Necessities so get yeast and some hardware and ingredients there. seem to be about he same prices as the rest. BTW I looked at that thread and didn't see anything about them?). I've bought kits from Barley N Vine but more often than not get them...

might have to try to get over there some evening. I'm staying right around 199 and W Lancaster, so it doesn't look far. short uber ride, or see if any of my reps are interested in beer. :) thanks for the tips, will post back when I try some out. I've been to T&P tavern and a few other...

will be in Ft. Worth for a few days for an event (flying in tomorrow if the weather co-operates). and thought I'd ask here and see if anyone has any recommendations for good food/brew pubs downtown fort worth area? I won't have a car but don't mind walking and it looks like there's a trolley of...

I'll take the fermenters and stuff. Pm incoming.

since I got some great feedback on my imperial red, I thought I'd throw this one out there as well and see if there's any feedback on this recipe I was going to brew sunday: Looking for something similar to DogFish Head Indian Brown Ale. I bought a kit from a shop for the last time I brewed...

IMHO the LBL200 is one of the best DS events in the SE when it comes to quality of trails. my wife had a street triple R for a while, did some track days with me and some street riding. good fun bike. I mostly ride dirt these days, have a KTM 450 XC that's tagged and a KTM 950 super enduro...

I'll keep that in mind next time I'm in Paducah. Probably will be next Sept for the LBL200 ride. :)

good thoughts on additions. This one was a 90 minute boil and I usually add more DME late on the boil to avoid the darker color but hadn't thought about the fact that this one is supposed to be darker. lol. I'm used to doing lighter IPA's and other such beers. I've been expanding into some new...

realized I should have posted this here as it makes more sense... anyway here's my questions: I brewed a recipe below a few months ago for an imperial red ale. The taste was fantastic but I was disappointed with the color of the beer. I was hoping for a much deeper " ruby red" color. When I...

I brewed a recipe below a few months ago for an imperial red ale. The taste was fantastic but I was disappointed with the color of the beer. I was hoping for a much deeper " ruby red" color. When I picked up the ingredients, the shop substituted one ingredient and said it shouldn't affect the...

hadn't thought about the pellets vs. whole hops. good point. any it was in my 6 gal vs. my usual 5 gallon (too much headspace). live and learn. guess I'll just wait it out and see if it clears and roll with it. :) thanks for putting my mind at ease. I was crushed when I came home and was...

I'll check it again tonight when I get home but roughly how much longer should I wait? Would it help to cold crash it and see if that clears it up? It was beautiful when it came out of the primary... :(

I"m crossing my fingers but when I transferred it to the secondary the whole thing was clear like the top portion. I don't mind waiting longer, ideally I was hoping to get down to around 1.014/12 before I kegged it, but the whole "was clear now it's cloudy" thing got me concerned..

brewed my version of Bell's two hearted (extract) a few weeks ago. Fermented well, left in primary for about 3 week. started at 1.064 or so (I don't have my notes with me) and down to about 1.018 or so and transferred into glass secondary (6 gallon carboy). Added 1oz of hops in a nylon bag. In...