Search results

A little background: I've been away from HBT for a while given my involvement in a local brewery (long story there, ask Q's via PM). Among the discussions we had there, between me and a couple of brewers, was about oxygenating dry yeast...or not. This brewery used dry yeast exclusively; I...

Before I get into this, I believe that people like what they like, and they're not wrong to like what they like. But I've been trying to reconcile two approaches to drinking beer, and would like to initiate a conversation on this. * * * * * There appears to be two types (bear with me)...

A buddy of mine put me onto an interesting source, a top-100 brewery tour in the US. The author created an algorithm such that you could drive, using the most economical route (time wise) to visit all of them. Of course, whose list of top 100 one uses is somewhat individualistic, but if you...

It's been 5 1/2 years but I have done it--yesterday I brewed batch #100. A friend of mine suggested an appropriate recipe for 100 would be something like Bell's Two Hearted Ale, which uses only Centennial hops in the recipe. Centennial....100.....makes sense. But.... I need a name. "Batch...

I bought a steam catcher from BobbyM a couple years ago--very happy with it with one small complaint--the very strange odor that emanates from the system when using it. It's at worst a minor annoyance, something the ability to brew in my garage in the winter overcomes easily. I'd given up...

Background: a few weeks back, had the 5500-watt element in my BK firing to heat cleaning water; started pumping it out, was distracted by guests, and let the element become exposed. Burned it out. 30-amp GFCI breaker popped when I tried to turn it on again; clearly shorted out the element...

I've searched; didn't find anything all that helpful. So my son comes home for Thanksgiving, has a growler of a Pale Ale he brewed. I try it; no off flavors, he's done it well. I'm sipping and sipping and.....it occurs to me that it's really similar to Moon Man by New Glarus, really similar...

I want to do some yeast experiments with viability of expired or close to expiration yeasts, some other experiments as well. I would like to find an economical way to do multiple stir plates, a shaker table, or something that would let me do 4-6 starters at once. I might use quart jars, or...

Planned to do a California Common this weekend. Friday we went to DBQ for dinner and I checked to see if I needed anything from the LHBS before I went. But he closes at 6pm, it's 5:15pm, it's a 30-minute drive, so I have to hurry. I checked my hops (yes, need some Northern Brewer, get some)...

EDITED: Great ideas in this thread, thank you! I ended up ordering this one and will report back after I've used it for a while. https://www.amazon.com/AC-Infinity-Cooling-Ventilation-Projects/dp/B009OXTWZI/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 ***************** I've been using an inexpensive...

In another thread we're welcoming a new brewer from the UK. He's using a kit, and in that kit are brown plastic beer bottles: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00ELHENN8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_SWsDDbCJGWMJM?tag=forumyield-20 I thought, "that's terrific!" How many of us would like to take our...

...according to this article titled "Craft Beer Boom: The Numbers Behind the Industry's Explosive Growth." https://www.visualcapitalist.com/numbers-craft-beer-industry-u-s/ It's an interesting counterpoint to this recent thread: The Craft Beer Bubble is Bursting The funniest part of the...

I have a ton of stickers from breweries, brew equipment manufacturers, and so on. I'd love to decorate my keezer and ferm chamber with them, but as my wife noted, once they're on there, they may not come off easily after being on there for extended periods. Yesterday it dawned on me: magnetic...

Don't know why I didn't think to check this before... Brewed today; I have a recirculating RIMS system, and it appeared that I was getting a stuck mash. Couldn't get good flow. When it was time to pump to the BK, again, very slow. It was odd, I had a grain bill with only 8 ounces of Choc...

The Inkbird 308, probably the most popular temperature control device for keezers and ferm chambers, is on sale during Amazon Prime for $28, regularly $35. You have to be an Amazon Prime member for the deal. Good through tonite only...

....or at least it looks that way to me. Anyone else notice an increase in the number of "new" members who gave up brewing for any number of reasons, and now are getting back into it? There has been discussion over the last year or so about the decline in home brewing. Not sure how true that...

I redid the liquid lines in my keezer after I discovered that there was apparently a lot of oxygen ingress through the thinwall tubing I had been using. I used this, the BevSeal ultra line: https://www.brewhardware.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=kegtubing316bevseal I am absolutely...

I switched over to BevSeal Ultra tubing to avoid issues of oxidation through my thin-walled liquid keg lines. Some of them work well (I have 5 lines), but I get this very weird start, which is shown in the video here (14 seconds): After I get past that initial foaming/sputtering, it pours...

Spy-Dell or Spee-dull or?

I have several 32-ounce growlers which I like a lot. Perfect for bringing several brews to a party or other gathering. Easy to fill using a growler filler, easy to cap. But I'm looking for a smaller format which also has the growler screw-top type of seal. I want this so I can bring small...