Recent content by Texas_Red

I put this in the fermenter a week ago. I had trouble finding the frozen lemonade so ended up with 6 cans of lemonade and 6 cans of limeade. I looks like it will be a little darker then the pictures I see of others. After 7 days I am still getting airlock activity. One bubble every 3-4 seconds...

OK that makes sense. The Dewalt on the low speed gear is 550 RPM. Didnt even consider that when shopping. Luckily I can exchange it.

I have a Monster Mill 3 roller pro that I picked up really cheap because it needed a little work. I replaced the drive roller and all of the bushings. My first time using it I used my cordless Dewalt DCD796. On the low speed setting I had no problem driving it at a low speed but it did seem to...

Picked up grain and hops from my LHBS for my brew this weekend. Receiving my tilt hydrometer from UPS today as well.

Thanks for the suggestion wognot. I am on the west of the city so going across the river is a bit of a hike. Im only 15 min from MO malt so that works really well for me.

Thanks. I am planning on brewing this weekend so I will pay them a visit.

I just relocated to the St Louis area and am looking for opinions on the best LHBS. I visited Steampunk and it seems like a decent place, but without visiting every one in the area I dont have much to compare to. Seems like there are several around here.

OK so I guess just the act of kegging it handles the cold crash. So I will just end up with a little sediment on my first pour. No big deal. Appreciate the replies.

I have an IPA in the fermenter that I will be kegging at the end of the week. I have not cold crashed in the past but like the idea of having a much clearer beer. I understand just putting my fermenter in the fridge will suck in air and risk oxygen getting in which we all know is bad. I have...

What do you guys think of this? I am going to put 2 kegs in it right now and mount the faucets through the door. Bonus, it has a refrigerator mode so dont need to add a temp controller...

It is supposed to be an Amber Ale. I found it on line but dont remember exactly where. I copied the text to a local doc. I did plug the numbers into a spreadsheet calculator and I can definitely see that the OG number in the recipe was way off. Hop schedule: 60 min 0.75 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (60...

So I guess I still have some work to do. So what tips can I use to raise my efficiency? I will go through my steps. Preheated my mash tun. Added 4 gallons 170 deg water to mash tun. Added grains while wife stirred. Checked temp of mash and it was at 157. Mashed for 45 min. Sparged with 168...

So I have been brewing for a little over a year. I finally got a mash tun built and a new brew pot so I jumped into all grain a few weeks ago. My first batch (IPA) is still in the bottles carbing but pre bottling taste was very good. My OG on my first batch was a little lower than the recipe...

Last weekend I bottled my first beer. It was a hefeweizen extract kit. I know its only been in the bottle for a week, but I just couldnt wait to taste it. So I popped one in the fridge a couple of hours ago and just poured a glass. I have to say I am very happy with it. Even my wife was...

Yes it did get warm here today. I have it sitting on a tile floor and it is currently just over 80. So I will wait a little longer and pitch the yeast.