Recent content by ak47clown

So the beer is actually coming along nicely. It's been fermenting pretty steadily for the past 3 days and only started to slow down a little today. I took a gravity reading and i'm at 1.020 now and i'm hoping to get near to 1.010. Of course I couldn't resist tasting my sample and was pretty...

i would like to put forth a motion that from this day on, no brew cave should be complete without a stripper pole...

Well i went ahead and did it today. Brewed with 4 different kinds of hops, 2 different DME and I used the same grains for both. There's really no rhyme or reason to what i chose or how i went about coming up with my hop schedule other than the fact that i simply wanted to mess around and have...

Thanks for the info, Tank. It wasn't meant as a criticism, only an observation. The other question(s) I had were: -What's the difference between a side mount tank and a normal one? -What's the difference between one listed as full drain and one that isn't? From the drawings, it looks like...

I'm almost thinking that with not too much effort, you can take a "keg bucket" (one of those plastic buckets you fill with ice and put a keg in) and cut a hole in the bottom, put the end part of the conical through it and then seal it with silicone. Then fill the bucket with water and use an...

cool-i'll look into it. If i can figure out a practical way of regulating the temp then i'll probably go for it

Yeah..if anything it'll just be a fun little experiment to try i suppose. I've got my original brew pot that came with the kit and the turkey fryer that i use presently so it wouldn't be all that hard to setup.

Thanks for the suggestions-ended up going with centenial, cascade, and Tettnang. There's someone local to me selling hallertau potted plants as well so I'm going to pickup one of those as well. My buddy got mt. hood instead of the hallertau. Should be a nice variety between the two of us.

I was just thinking from a hops point of view that I would get a different flavor if I boiled strain X in one wort and strain Y in the other and then combined vs. boiling both in the same...

So I've got this idea that I'm thinking of trying. Maybe it's been done before but I haven't been able to find anything-I'm thinking of making two different types of wort (probably 2 2.5 gallon recipes) and then combining them for fermentation. I haven't gone as far as to even consider what...

+1 on the fan. I'm a big proponent after my last brew session when I started using one. It's gotta be one of the easiest and most effective things you can do. Like someone else mentioned, you can literally walk away and come back later without worry of boilover (obviously i don't do this but...

I happened to click on an add i saw for tank depot at the top of the page last night and took a look at the plastic conicals they are offering. You could get a 15 gallon tank for 57.99 (+5% off discount their hbt) (stand is another 65 but i'd probably build something). Seems like a pretty good...

Yeah Cascade is defintely on my list. Unfortunately I've only just gotten into brewing so I've only made 4 beers to date but I think I'll just do a little more exploring into recipes that I'd like to make. Thanks

I've got a decent sized garden that is no longer in use so i figured I'd plant a couple of rhizomes. (probably have space for up to 5 but looking for maybe 3?) I'm trying to get a good variety and was just curious if anyone had any recomendations? I'll probably be brewing primarly of IPA's...

+1 on a fan for foam control. It's a completely hands off solution for me-I crank the burner up until i get a roaring boil and then position my fan and never have to worry about turning down the burner. As far as aluminum-I'd recommend reading up on it yourself if you're interested but long...