Recent content by 2dogbrew

i'm originally from Abingdon. wonder where your homebrew store is. there used to be one in abingdon; forgot what it was called. glad things are brewing in SW VA.

me too - it rules. i used to rock the carboy back and forth on the carpet but that sucked. the mix-stir really whips things into a froth.

dude i got a $10 cooler from craigslist, big rectangular igloo and it rules. loses 1-2 degrees an hour. capacity is huge, although i haven't really loaded it up yet. pvc manifold in the bottom with hacksaw slits. everything works perfect - total investment to go AG was less than $30.

i've done both. advantage of force carbing is you're ready in 2-3 days (or hours if you're that impatient). advantage of natural carbing (other than using zero co-2) is (in some cases) the head is finer, and at least in my experience the carbonation lasts fully till the keg's empty...

i'm over here near greensboro, proud member of the battleground brewers' guild.

been brewing since about 2000 but got "serious" about 2 years ago. all-grain mostly but still like a quick extract batch now and then to pump out a session beer. found this site as i was viewing...another site...and looking to see some system pics cause i've got the itch we're all familiar with.