RmikeVT

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• Posted in thread: 15 PSI and 15 minutes or....? on 05-23-2013 at 01:25 AM
  This is what I do for every brew. I fill up the keg put put in fridge, turn gas on to 30psi
  wait 24 hours. No shaking no worrying. I pour enough beer to clean out the sediment and based
  on the carb le...

• Posted in thread: How do you guys keep people from taking your good beer at parties? on 05-21-2013 at 01:10 PM
  Hey bud,I have the same problem. I have 33% of my friends who love good beer and then another
  33% who just love beer and then another 33% who only drink BMC. Its the middle 33% you gotta
  worry about. ...

• Posted in thread: 1st time brewer needs help with yeast on 05-17-2013 at 07:34 PM
  Also -- keep those ferm temps in the 60-68 range. Ferm temps can also be 5-10 degrees above
  ambient do to the energy released by the yeast.

• Posted in thread: 1st time brewer needs help with yeast on 05-17-2013 at 07:33 PM
  10g probably needed two packs of yeast. 3 hours isn't nearly enough time. I bet you will start
  seeing activity 24-48 hours. Also, airlock isn't always the best way to measure fermentation.
  If you don'...

• Posted in thread: First time with dry yeast on 05-17-2013 at 07:10 PM
  I use an old igloo cube cooler, put FV in it and fill water up to beer level and switch out
  frozen ice bottles 2 to 3 times a day. I can usually keep pretty stable temps in the dead of
  summer when it ...

• Posted in thread: Reaper's Mild, 1st place 2011 HBT Competition on 05-17-2013 at 01:17 PM
  Mine turned out great. FG around 1.013. This beer is fantastic. I love it. It was also very
  well received by my homebrew club.

• Posted in thread: How do you keep track of how much is left in your keg? on 05-15-2013 at 02:40 PM
  Agree with the person that sound keep one ready to go. As soon as it blows swamp it out.

• Posted in thread: Can I use it today or should I toss it???? on 05-14-2013 at 11:06 PM
  Oh man. I am torn at the options. Half of me wants to say, just use it. The other half says its
  not worth it. Did you sanitize the jar before the yeast went in? If so, I wouldn't be as
  concerned. How ...

• Posted in thread: wlp300 sulfur bomb on 05-14-2013 at 10:59 PM
  Jamil Zainasheff reports the secret is 62*. Did you make a starter? Was 71 ambient or Ferm
  temp?I have had good experiences with WLP300. I was a sulfur bomb when fermenting, but I didn't
  taste that in...

• Posted in thread: How do you keep track of how much is left in your keg? on 05-14-2013 at 01:50 PM
  I've seen on here someone use chips/pennies/whatever to count pints. Figure 5gal * 128 oz/gal =
  640oz/16oz pint = 40 pints. So 40 pennies/counters in a bowl and every pint you drink you move
  one out t...