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  1. sKafifer

    My first recipe attempt...Pale Ale

    So I got Beer Tools 2.0 and here's my first attempt at making a recipe... Looking to make a tasty Pale Ale... Please let me know what you think... Cheers Dan 5.0 gallons post boil 1.059 OG 1.015 FG US-05 1 packet rehydrated 10.0 SRM 43.2 IBUs 5.79abv 10# Pale Malt 1#...
  2. sKafifer

    getting rid of threads...

    So my stout brand kettles (hlt w herms coil, mt, bk/whirlpool w tangential inlet) should be delivered today. This is my first jump into tri clamp bling, but I have a question....I'm completely threadless at every point except the pump - is there any way around this? Has anybody ever milled down...
  3. sKafifer

    Help me build my brewstand...

    I bought the Brutus Plans... I spent countless hours scouring the board looking at people's builds... I started buying parts... Now, I need some of your help to get me over the finish line... I'm awesome at starting projects and getting 70% of the way through then getting stuck, getting...
  4. sKafifer

    I need Tallgrass (and so do you, if you haven't yet...)

    But really, send it to me first... I got my first taste of this Kansas specialty at the AZ Canned Beer festival here this past weekend, and after talking to the lovely people from Manhattan Kansas and tasting 3 of their outstanding brews, I want...er...need more... So, anybody in the...
  5. sKafifer

    It's Alive!!!! now with Bubbles!!!

    popped the lid on the bucket 39 hours after pitching wyeast american ale yeast into my paragon apricot blonde to add the 3lbs of apricot puree and was greeted with this BEAUTIFUL sight...
  6. sKafifer

    getting ready to place a stout brand kettle order

    i've got the quotes and pretty much picked out my system. i brew mostly 5 & 10 gallon batches, have only done extract & partial mashes so far, so i'm jumping in the deep end for the all grain but i can't wait... anyway, i'm going with the 15 gallon system, site glasses, tangential inlet on...
  7. sKafifer

    found 2 bottles of hopslam at the back of my kegger...

    ...and would like to ship these out.... anyone interested? i'm looking for ipas or pretty much anything that doesn't get distribution here in az... would like to fill it out to 4 bottles minimum to beef up the trade a bit... thanks! dan
  8. sKafifer

    Faucets Locks Shanks Tower QDs SS Rims Tube

    so i've upgraded my setup to perlicks and these are what came off of it... possible deal for the whole setup, all shipping will be either medium ($11.35) or small flat rate boxes ($5.35) (x4) Polysulfone Female Disconnect 1/2" Barb & (x7)Male Disconnect 1/2" Threaded I purchased these from...
  9. sKafifer

    Smuggled across the border...

    ...from California to my fridge in Arizona...
  10. sKafifer

    arizona strong ale festival

    today is the kickoff to az beer week, and to celebrate is the 12th annual strong ale festival... headed out from 1-5pm...will report back what i got to try... here is a list of breweries that will be represented... Abita Alaskan Anchor Anderson Valley Ballast...
  11. sKafifer

    need help from some NC/VA friends w/ weeping radish

    my buddy moved out here from north carolina and has spoken wonderfully about this tiny little farm brewery called weeping radishhttp:// http://www.weepingradish.com/Year_Round_Beers.htm If somebody could help me out with shipping some black radish & weeping radish out here to phoenix, please...
  12. sKafifer

    Brutus Part #s & 2 Questions

    So I bought the back issue of BYO for the Brutus build and have spent HOURS looking at all the previous builds... Been gathering parts to get my build on...except every time i see a new build and somebody's slight modification, i think "hey, that's a great idea, let's go with that" then it's...
  13. sKafifer

    2ndary in 1 gallon glass jugs

    my lovely wifey said that if i was going to keep brewing beer, she was going to get to make some wine... so we got the goods together to make up some of ed wort's afplewein and it's sitting in the closet as we speak... my question is, after the first 4 weeks, when it's time to transfer out...
  14. sKafifer

    how long is too long cfc?

    went to lowes yesterday and purchased the materials to make my counterflow chiller...50' of 3/8" copper tubing and a 50' garden hose... is it too long? will i lose heat transfer towards the end of the run or will it continue to work anyway? is there no such thing as too long of a cfc...
  15. sKafifer

    Brewed a 10gal batch yesterday...

    Yesterday we brewed up a 10gallon batch of Cascadian Black Ale that we titled "Wounded Octopus IPA"...My 5 year old daughter wrote "octopus ipa" on a piece of paper that my wife found and showed me, so we pretty much HAD to make a beer out of that...we went with falconer's flight 7 c's (hence...
  16. sKafifer

    our latest craigslist pickup...

    today we brought home 3 corny kegs for $20 each... plus a gas mixing panel so we can run 75/25 co2nitro complete with qd's for $20 and the guy threw in 2 bottles of 3 year old meads he'd brewd, a mulberry and a sugar cane honey mead...
  17. sKafifer

    Thursday already? Guess it's a good time to brew!

    It's a beautiful day out today! Started this last night... And today my buddies are coming over to brew up a batch of 80 Schilling put together custom for us by Tim at What Ale's Ya here in Phoenix... We're attempting a partial mash for the first time! During brewing, we will be...
  18. sKafifer

    great craigslist find!

    one of my daily routines is to plug "homebrew" in to craigslist and see what pops up...yesterday up popped an ad for a keggle w ss valve and screen (90) and an 8gal ss pot w brass valve (70) or 140 for both...it wasn't that far from me, and while my buddy and i have been putting together...
  19. sKafifer

    my first time!!!

    so yesterday after church, me and my friend headed over to another buddy's house to cook up some northern brewer irish red... my buddy mark watching the grains steep me dumping the extract in chris and mark checking the og it was a blast and i can't wait for next time...
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