Recent content by ChrisNH

How did All Welding Supplies work out? They are right around the corner from me. I had been going to a Fire Extinguisher place in Somersworth to get my bottle filled but they are gone now. I don't want to lose my Aluminum 10lb in an exchange at Airgas.

Thanks, I will start with that assumption. I am going to pay more attention to my losses in upcoming beers and try to get a better feel for whats happening in my kettle. I have just added a valve to my kettle after dumping through a colander for years and that has made me look more closely at...

Came across this thread and had to chime in that while this experiment seems valid my anecdotal evidence suggests a lot more absorption. Perhaps some confounding factors are: 1. Dryness of the hops. 2. Integrity of the hop (does a whole bud absorb more then a shredded bud?) 3. The impact of...

I use pint, quart, and gallon bags.. but mostly pint bags and a few QT bags. A pint bag will hold less then or up to if you squeeze 4 oz of whole hops, a gallon will hold a lb, and the qt are good for amounts in-between. Sometimes I will break a bag down into what I will need for the next few...

Second that.. very important piece of equipment for the whole hop user..

I have 8oz on the way. Thinking of a recipe along the lines of 14 lbs 4.0 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) US (1.8 SRM) Grain 1 95.0 % 12.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 45L (Crisp) (45.0 SRM) Grain 2 5.0 % 28 g Mosaic [12.30 %] - First Wort 60.0 min Hop 3 37.7 IBUs 28 g Mosaic [12.30 %] - Boil 30.0 min...

I do.. I have two beers everyone wants.. the Bangalore (a modified torpedo clone) and the Janet's brown. The rest are all for me. As it happens.. I like both of those a lot too.. Funny you should mention that though.. I have had friends offer to chip in but I don't want them to become share...

Thanks and to everyone else who mentioned these guys. Only place in stock I could find for leaf. I got a 3oz Citra leaf order in with them, very reasonably priced and shipped. Wondering if its last year's Citra but even so.. got the min I need for recipes where its a signature finish. Still...

In Mitch Steele's IPA book he gives the recipe for El Jefe. Different beer.. but I think there are some things to look at there when formulating a recipe for HT. The El Jefe recipe is 88-89.5% Pearl 8% Caramalt (Crisps crystal 15) remaining percet 2.5-4 of Carafa special III to get it to...

This has been great discussion. I am planning on brewing El Jefe, their seasonal brew, using the recipe in Mitch Steele's IPA Book. I will have to aquire some more heady toppers to culture that yeast I think. I live in NH but its still a long ride. I had saved a (empty) can to give to my wife...

I was getting about the same result when I put the recipe in Beersmith. According to their website, its about 6.2%. I will probably let it ride for my first attempt.. I have some big beers in keg as it is and having something a little smaller wouldn't be bad. Thanks for the feedback! Chris

How did it come out? I am tweaking this for my system to maybe brew over Thanksgiving. Chris

My wife eventually bought me my first keg system for my birthday. Reasons she was on board: 1. Didn't like the bottle floating around (same issue yours had) 2. Didn't like how I would be up all night bottling (more time for honeydo list) and making a mess in the kitchen. The rest of the brewing...

Second on the Cobra tap. Might not need that much line but you can always trim it. Very easy to use and easier to keep from foaming. I keep my keg in the fridge and the cobra tap hangs nicely on the shelf. I am running about 10psi so 4 feet has worked well for me. Chris

Does your water leave orange deposits? If not then you probably don't have an iron issue. Chris