Recent content by bgroins

I was in Japan about two weeks ago and went to the Hitachino Brewery. I was lucky enough to bump into the owner, Toshiyuki Kiuchi, at the brewpub at the train station. I was pretty hammered from trying to drink every one of their ~15 beers before I started chatting with him and his friends...

Just tapped a keg of this. It's damned delicious. Really and excellent example of the style. I think the only change I would make is deleting the roasted barley. My only other complaint is that it goes away too quickly!

I've been using the threaded carts almost exclusively now. They work great and you really can't beat the price. Great find. I've got 2 taps and about 12 bottles in rotation. So far no problems with these whatsoever. The fit perfectly in the fridge.

It will. I was concerned as well, but after about 4 weeks of aging the sourness almost went away completely and turned into more of a dry finish.

I did an extract version of this. I still ended up with a pretty massive grain bag, but it still fit in my 5 gallon pot. I sparged it in a smaller pot at the end. The final product was the best beer I've ever brewed. I'm sure the all-grain is far superior, but I'm really loving the finished...

It ended up being a tiny bit sour, but it's not off-putting and still incredibly aromatic and tasty. I think next time I'll cut back on the berries or use a sweeter mix just to perfect the taste.

I'm trying this with a 3-berry frozen mix I got from Costco which includes raspberries, blueberries, and marionberries, which I'd never heard of before now. It should be interesting...

Ok so I received the ISI cartridges today. I was a little discouraged after comparing them to the OEM cartridge since the neck was a bit smaller. However I donated one to science and was happy to discover that it worked perfectly. Here's a picture of the sizing difference: The ISI body is...

It looks like these may be the ones we need. The neck definitely looks thicker like the original equipment. http://www.isi-store.com/product_detail.asp?HDR=beerchargers&T1=ISI%200216 I just ordered some on Amazon. 10 for $22 shipped. Pretty pricey but not as expensive (or distressing) as...

I'm having this issue as well with the fitting using the cartridges from Midwest supply. I've blown through about 3 of these now and they just leak out the top once the pin is punctured. Luckily I had one of the original Coors Light ones and saved my keg, but I'm not sure where what to do with...