Recent content by bigcountry67

I'm in!

My first and only Tripel was from Williams Brewing in CA....it was awesome. And, like most high ABV, it just got better and better with time. I like the Williams LME that is 'uncanned' and seems to be a bit fresher. YMMV. Good brewing......

Currently, making my first batch...just racked to secondary after a week of fermentation. I used a 3qt white grape juice starter (2 days) and red star cuvee yeast. A bit concerned as it seems the ec1118 is the more popular option. I'm going to follow the recipe for this 1st batch, but want to...

Here's my pride and joy I finished during Christmas! Thanks to all the HBT'ers for the inspiration to build this thing and start kegging.

I've read quite a lot about PBW vs Oxyclean and have used PBW from the start. I recently bought a tub of Oxyclean and tried it out. Very effective, but leaves that film I've read about. I'll swish with vinegar and it should remove. Bottom line, you want to save a buck, get som OC. Want...

Rev, I agree the plastic crates are an awesome option. My prob before I found CW was that good, heavy ones are very expensive everywhere I looked a couple months ago. I agree they have advantages. I do like the divided bottles of the CW crates...less clanking. On another note, I need to...

gator keezer

2 perlick's, my first keg and a sanke head with all the fixin's/plumbing......I'm officially a kegger now! Hope everyone had as Merry a Christmas as me.

I was leaning towards bombers when I started for all the pros mentioned. But, a fellow seasoned homebrewer talked me out of it. 12oz'ers are just more readily available, more standard for 6-pack holders, crates, shelves in the fridge, etc...and easier to acquire. I also give them away and...

I bought 8 of the 12oz crates and 4 of the 22oz ones for my grolsh bottles from CW. They are great! They're like a 'plastic cardboard'. I like how the top folds over for dust protections and good stack-ability. My bottle collection was getting out of hand and CW crates have really dressed...

Thx for the info! I was just about to pose a question in the bottling section about CW Crate, but searched first and found your feedback. I was concerned about the durability and strength...especially the bottom since they look like they snap together. Are they strong? Do the 'screws'...

I also developed a beer alergy about 8 years ago. Many full flavored beers break me out in hives, but only if I drink many. Beer and all the new allergy medicines (Allegra/Claritin) do this to me....weird. Light beers don't bother me at all. Good luck and I'm curious to see what you find out.