Recent content by Backporchbrewery

I'm getting some growlers brought to me from Wicked Weed. I'm supposed to send money to a family member who is going to stop by and get them and bring them to me at Christmas... anyone know how much these run? I'll have to buy the growler+fill for each beer. Also, I heard they don't fill...

I'll be stopping by sometime tomorrow to check it out. I'm heading up from Columbus.

Looking forward to this!

Norther Brewer's pro-series kits are spot on.

When I run out of DME, I'll do a tiny mash of 2-row on the stove

I've re-used mine that were filled with moldy yeast trub. One I bleached then did the oxyclean/starsan routine, the others I just soak with oxy then star san. Never had a problem and they were horrible nasty.

I stopped using BMW early this year when every order I (or anyone else in our homebrew club) placed had something out of stock. It seemed about 50/50 whether they'd let you know about it or not. I've long since moved on, and I think most everyone around my area has done the same. Too many...

For that price, this is what you want. High quality, comes with everything but a sight glass. And the 16gal capacity is enough to do 5 or 10 gal batches. Bayou Classic 16gal Brew kettle with thermometer, kettle screen, valve, false bottom

Centennial type is a 70/30 blend of cascade and columbus. When centennial ran out last year, this was the solution from hop union... although it was cheaper to just buy cascade and columbus and mix it yourself. This should never be advertised as true centennial. The were right to give the...

Thanks for the replies. I have no LHBS yet, but asked NB about the shipping times and they told me people have been getting theirs after about a week from Blichmann.

Is there anyone who carries Blichmann boilermakers that actually has them in stock so I don't have to wait forever to get it in? Edit: looking for the 15gal one

"I don't want to speak for them, or get anyone into a frenzy, but I was told that due to the large number of orders, and shortages of certain varieties, it is possible that some of the pre-orders that were made later, may be at risk." I don't know, they claim that they are so close to the...

Sounds like it could just have been underpitched. For 10gal at 1.061 you'd need a 4-5L starter with only one pack of yeast.

I brewed a Jalapeno Wheat once that turned out great. It was a basic american wheat recipe, but I added a pound of honey malt to add something to balance out any pepper heat. I used ~7oz fresh jalapenos @15min left in the boil, then removed them at flameout (had them in a hop bag). For prep...

Rogue Voodoo Doughnut. Worst. Beer. Ever. Tasted like a burnt firework dipped into maple syrup.