Search results

Yes, Please! :mug:

Thanks! count me in, too!

Ray, your profile says you are in Western Washington. I'm not sure where you are exactly, but surely there is a fellow brewer that would be able to come by on brew day and give a hand lifting brew pots, fermenter or bottling bucket. I'm in the Portland area and would be happy to help until...

yes, please. Count me in as well!

Another trick I've used cleaning glass vases and coffee carafes that may work here... crush some ice and put it in the bottle with a teaspoon or so of baking soda. Same effect as the salt and water piece - ice acts as scrubber, baking soda is safe and most people have some on hand. Good luck!

I assumed the fermenter was a bucket...my bad...

You will likely run into overheating issues with the Danby unless the cabinet is open on both sides. Refrigerators intended for undercabinet installation have vents in the front of the unit at the toe-kick. Not saying it can't be done, but I'm sure it voids the warranty and would be a fair...

We have a LHBS in the Portland, OR area that has a nice website with mail order items. The staff are friendly and helpful - and the store is kept clean (a little pet peeve of mine). I've picked up lots of advice, recipes, help with equipment, etc. You can find a basic kit at...

See if you can remove the top shelf of the dishwasher without breaking anything and maybe your fermenter will fit in the bottom shelf. Run a short "sanitizing" cycle. Or... the acid content in automatic dishwasher soap may be enough to sanitize your bucket. Dilute some of that and slosh...

The carbonation drops are intended to be used in place of priming sugar in the bottle only. I don't know how the solid drops would distribute enough sugar throughout your bottling bucket to ensure proper carbonation in each bottle. FWIW, I've used them for the small amounts of bottling I do...

Good tip. I've not had any off flavors as of yet (4 5 gal. batches). Is it possible the dry yeast is less finicky than liquid? Thanks for the input.

I've been lurking about trying my hand at a few variations on a recipe from a LHBS newsletter. They call it a copper ale, but I've made it a touch maltier with a little caramel flavor than the original recipe so now I'm not so sure what to call it. After brewing 4 different variations, I think...

Excellent advice. Thanks for the welcome!

Portland, OR ... where every street corner holds a craft brewery!!

Been lurking for a while - just tapped my first batch of Orpheus - a copper ale. I'm already thinking about ways to tweak the recipe to reduce the bitterness just a tad and maybe increase the caramel flavors. I think I'm hooked! A big shout out to all the posters that have added to my...