Recent content by celo626

In MA, here. Would you take $600? Don’t need sight glass or gas manifold. Thanks for considering.

Hi guys, Just curious if anyone went to the Blues and Brews event at Nashoba Valley yesterday. The wife and I went and it was a legit good time. Curious if anyone knows who won the Homebrew competition. I can't seem to find this info anywhere online. Jeff

Hi guys, I've gotten into making some sours which I age anywhere from 18 months to 3 years. I keg my beers, and don't have any experience bottling beyond pouring a growler out of my faucets. What's the best method to bottle just a couple bottles to age even further or give to friends? I do...

I freaked out that my double ryepa was not fermenting after 48 hours. Started to sanitize a new fermenter. The hope was to rack the shandy off a very healthy 6 day old yeast cake and rack the rye on top of it so i could salvage the batch. Shook up the shandy to prep it for settling. Began to...

Yeah, wish I could get a burner. I'm on the fifth floor of my condo building, so no propane tanks per city ordinance...

Precisely the point with the fixed mount thermominator of the Blichmann. Only one point, and wildly fluctuating readings when stirred, or verified with a separate thermometer. I was hoping the insulated cooler mash tun would help to regulate and equalize the overall temp, and thus could stick...

Thanks for the insights, guys. I'll work on converting the cooler. I bought a Polder digital thermometer, which has zoned alarms. Figured that's best for the MLT. Maybe I'll drill a small hole in the cooler lid to snake the probe through. Seems a little pointless though if I then have to...

Long time reader, first time poster here. I recently switched to All Grain after brewing extract for several years. It's been quite an adventurous learning curve! I'm trying to figure out the best way to set up a gravity system based on the equipment I already have. Spending some extra money...