Recent content by trojan

I have been looking to build a Ferm chamber since my old fridge I was using died. Thanks for the idea

The coconut came through nicely and did not present any off flavors or funk. I read as many recipes as I could find ahead of time and the opinions were split pretty evenly. I do think toasting the coconut ahead of time really helps the flavor.

That is a great idea! I have not heard of purposely planning to add more yeast throughout fermentation. Makes sense when I consider that if you have a stuck fermentation that you can add more yeast. I guess they have their recipes dialed I. To the point that they know exactly when fermentation...

When I brewed CS a few years ago the same thing happened to me. My wife and kids found it after a few hours but the beer still turned out pretty good.

I was given a GE Mini Fridge and after dropping down the freezer section 1 ball lock keg fits perfectly. I would love to put 2 ball lock kegs in the fridge but it appears I only have 16.5 inches of free space and it looks like I need at least 17 inches. Is it possible to take out the interior...

My original intent was to use US-05 but my local shop was out so I went for the English Ale Yeast. I want to try it with US-05 to see if I notice a difference

I want to try some different hops just so I can figure out the differences each hop addition brings to the table. I was pleased with the flavor of this one and definitely excited that I had made my clearest beer yet.

I am by no means a lifelong brewer or even a great brewer but I am a bit excited about this one. An easy drinking 4.6% Ale. Just enough hop bitterness and flavor for what I was aiming for. This was loosely based on EdWort's Haus Pale Ale as I could not get all of the same ingredients locally for...

I know what you mean. I watched several videos and read as much as I could before I touched my boil kettle with a drill.

Great point in using the step bit. I looked at using a step bit as well but I found the punch set on the cheap.

Yeah the same clear vinyl tubing we use for beer lines and transferring.

I recently acquired a 3 way CO2 manifold that I was going to use to connect to my 3 kegs. In my excitement at the thought of having 3 kegs to choose from I neglected to pick up an extra gas line from my regulator to the manifold. I have some extra plastic tubing and a 5/16 barb. Is it okay to...

If you can drink it, it is a winner in my book as your first brew. Book/HBT knowledge only gets you so far. Until you brew your first batch you really don't know what you don't know. All in all, brewing is a fun hobby that you can take as seriously as you want, but when the end result is beer...

I would love to add another great tool to me Brewing tool box

I could be getting it confused because it didn't make much sense the other way but when in doubt ask, just not for driving directions.