Recent content by allentwnguy

I think you will find it a little on the short side. If you tie your hop twine at an angle to the top, from the sides you may be fine. My hops grow over 25' tall. And if you grow only one type you'll be fine or two varieties one on each end, there needs to be about 5' between different...

I use 2. I have a 5lb "pusher" in the keezer and I use a 20lb as my working CO2 tank. The 5lb only pushes beer in the tap system (4). The 20 does all the work... Purging when kegging, keeping the keg pressurized when cold crashing and the most important, all the forced carbing. The 5lb lasts...

I checked my starter this am it looks to be ok. I've read a few comments elsewhere and one poster commented that he did a yeast cell count and it came in at 60b. But he also noted that the yeast cells were still budding. The pack was 3 weeks old. His take was that there was still food...

Just used my first PurePitch pack. I have to say I miss the preform. The double bag made it hard to see if the yeast were in suspension. Two seconds, and a careful cut, I found the outside "label" bag comes off. After shaking I poured it into the starter. The bag collapses and I found a...

So I had planned on brewing a 90 shilling ale. I made a 2.5 liter starter (wlp028 Edinburgh ale) planning to save a sample for the next starter. Things came up and I didn't brew. I decided to put up the starter. I boiled mason jars to sterilize. I sprayed with starsan before doing anything...

You're welcome! And I'll send the recipe to you. It was partly a Frankenbeer!!!! I remembered that later on!

THE POOR RETIRED BEER DRINKER. Among other reasons. I had the desire to brew in the late 70's. Jan 1 2007 I retired. Fixed income. Go the the corner store and a 6er of Stone IPA and a 22oz of Arrogant Bastard plus tax... $20+. So as beer prices rose for the beers I like to drink home...

Someone's making a bit of beer!!!!

When I decided to brew, after thinking about it in the 70's... I read and read books on brewing. I decided what my final goal was (all grain, kegging and at least 4 beers on tap.) A year and a half before I brewed my first beer I began to collect and make equipment. I bought most parts on...

On the Journal... search brew journal, images and... http://kegscode.com/product/brew-journal-logbook-craft-beer-recipes/

Glad to hear it. It's always nice to get feedback on beers. I like to get critiqued by fellow brewers and knowledgeable beer drinkers the feedback is helpful to brew better beers. I basically brew for my taste. I haven't gotten the double back in the pipeline yet as I just brewed two harvest...

I use a 6:1 ratio and plug in an average if the Alpha high and low at Hopunion divided by 6 into Beersmith under my own Fresh hops listings and go from there. What I've decided to do is to keg the Harvest IPA taste it and see if it needs dry hopping.

I pretty much have the grains I need until December. As I go towards heavier beers and use different types of British grains for each batch. I've done two harvest beers and used the last of my 2-row with 1lb 6oz left! So I would go in for a sack of 2-row if the numbers come. I'll also offer...

Yeah.... I'm thinking I'll just process as is and not to dry hop. I do just want my own hops in these beers.

I have a question.... I'm on the fence with dry hopping with fresh picked hops. I have to go one way today or tomorrow. I made a Harvest IPA with fresh Chinook and Cascade hops. It's time to dry hop and I'm worried about contaminating the beer with raw hops from the bine. I've heard the...