Recent content by Bluemax36

Taste great! Did a taste test against Miller Lite and it is about the same. I started simple on this first brew. Guy at store recommended this recipe close to a beer I know to start.

Pix of initial efforts

Well thx anyway. I am a former Mayor and hold my Public Safety guys in high esteem. I am a former helicopter gunship pilot myself. I post some pics tomorrow.

I came to that decision already. Fermenting had slowed. I xfr to a secondary today and will keg this weekend. Only 2 tabs per bottle? Ok I will go with tat and maybe drop 3 in a few for comparison. Went over my kedge raptor and kegs today. Not sure how to bleed them. They have the gravity...

I figure from this quote you are in law enforcement. Thanks for your service. As the son of a 30 yr police officer in NJ I appreciate what you do.

Thanks for the advice. You are right, it was a rookie mistake, the reading was 1.01. Actually it was probably about 1.014. I just took another reading today at 3 o'clock and it was 1.014. I found a new homebrew section at a local general store. Actually not new. The guy that runs it is 75...

Thanks for the advice guys. You are so right, rookie mistake. Miss read the gauge. It was at 1.01. I emailed the company that made the recipe and asked if there was an average OG number I could use for the starting number since I screwed up. They replied 1.032 or 1.036 would be a good...

Snaps10 I brewed the beer on Saturday 29 December I forgot to take an OG reading. I took one tonight and it was 1.10. Is there any basic value I can assume the OG would've been to do my calculations?

The Avanti kegerator holds 2 kegs at a time. Only one is on the CO2. It is a single regulator system. I have not 9 oz CO2 bottles. I think I will connect them to the keg and force carbonate it each one at a time. Then place the final two in the kegerator and get them cold. Force carbonation...

I was researching an Avanti-1-7-Cubic-Dispenser on Amazon and connected with a comapny rep for questions. He alerted me to the face that Staples had made a big buy for a Black Monday blowout that went bust and they were clearing them out for $199. A good deal on a close out. Free shipping to...

snaps10 - I brewed my first batch last Saturday. English Bitter Ale. I bought an Avanti-1-7-Cubic-Dispenser from staples for $199. A good deal on a close out. Mini kegs and CO2 show up Friday. So I want fill 3 kegs, 4 liters and 12 oz bottles for the rest. 2 minis will be in frig and one in...

I brewed my first batch last Saturday. English Bitter Ale. I bought an Avanti-1-7-Cubic-Dispenser from staples for $199. A good deal on a close out. Mini kegs and CO2 show up Friday. So I want fill 3 kegs, 4 liters and 12 oz bottles for the rest. 2 minis will be in frig and one in...