Thanks for all the replys. I think I may still go through with it just because the deal is so good and try a 12 gallon (in primary) batch purged with a good amount of CO2 just to see what happens. I have 4 taps on my keezer so I can always leave a couple gallons in the keg if it tastes good...
I have the opportunity to purchase a 40 gallon stainless steel conical fermenter that is temperature controlled at a ridiculously low price. I usually only brew 10 gallon batches. I understand that majority of the time extra headspace is no big deal with the yeast eating the oxygen and producing...
So I recently brewed a kumquat saison that I think is quite delicious. I was going to enter it in the Orange County fair homebrew competition but I'm not sure which division I should put it in. The beer has a great farmhouse aroma with a slight citrus/kumquat on the nose. The taste has a more...
I'm liking the idea of the bondera. With those two keezers have you seen anything I need to be warned about? Tiles shifting over time, plywood absorbing moisture, or anything else?
I'm in the process of building my keezer and I planned on adding subway tile to the countertop. Is 1/4" backer board, attached to plywood enough thickness to attach the tile too or do I need it to be thicker? Any help would be much appreciated. Here's a quick pic of where I'm at with it. After...
Yeah I was thinking of doing the fruit route with either mango or peaches but I like pineapple also. My wife wanted to complain but couldn't because it smelled so good that the whole house was engulfed with a mango/papaya aroma during the first couple days of fermentation. WLP007 is the yeast of...
Yeah the coffee was a cold brew of a light roast that had notes of lemon and citrus so it worked well the the citra/heull melon combo. Plus the cold brew cuts out the bitterness. A lot of people preferred it over the base beer.
I just brewed a 10 gallon batch of a NE Style IPA with predominantly Galaxy followed by Citra. I plan on putting it into 2 different kegs. One staying with the original recipe and then adding something to the second keg for a twist on it. I'm hoping to go away from the norm of using a different...
So I have added cold brew coffee to some of my beers in the past with great success but I have yet to add it to an IPA. Stone Dayman inspired me of this years ago and I thought with the soon to be new release of that beer it was time for me to give it a whirl myself. I have already chosen a...