Recent content by 5R1NG5

I didn't want to hijack kosmokrammer's " developing my palate" thread so I started this. I'm going to brew a series of extract beers with the same method and malt,yeast recipes but different single hops. I want to use this as a way to identify different/specific taste profiles in hops I love to...

Gotta love this place. :mug: SMaSH= brilliant! I'm a FNG with home brewing but have a pretty good palate. I want learn the flavor profiles of my favorite West Coast hops. Went to the LHBS testerday and picked out a generic 1 hop IPA extract kit. The idea is to use the same recipe (as much as...

Thanks 944. I don't filter either, just don't see the need yet. In an effort to minimize O2 and bugs, I did prep the keg. I usually put a gallon of Iostar solution in the keg, slosh it around, hook it up and push it out the tap with CO2. Then I store them in the kegerator until I need one. Did...

Thanks for the feedback gents, I appreciate it. I'm going to let it go off-gas for 4 weeks then hook it up for a week and see what I get. 944play- For what reason would someone want to force carbonate if they're planning on letting it sit for a few weeks? There should be sufficeint time to...

No replies? Well I kegged it on the 4th, purged it with CO2 and am letting it age in the kegerator at 38* off the gas unless someone here has any other thoughts.

Happy 4th of July! I just racked my first California Common to the keg after 29 days in primary. I'm concerned about my lack of temperature control- from 59 to 72 degrees during that time. I tried the fantastic water fermentation cooler by jcarson33 and learned I'm no thermodynamicist (make...

Looks good so far! I'm going to start working on one myself with an '80s Emerson minifridge. Thanks for the inspiration- off to the hardware store.

hmmm... been a while. Is this thread DOA? Really want to learn the secrets of the 'Stoopid.