Recent content by CrazyGnome07

I'm making a lager, and I'll admit that I had a lot going on that day and might not have followed my ordinary procedures. This is only my second lager, and I have no idea what I'm looking at here. Its almost like someone left a white ghost in my beer.

A 5 Gallon bucket filled with hop cones became only 7 oz of hops? Really? That would mean for an IPA, which frequently use 6-8oz of hops, you'd have to use 5 gallons of cones! Not saying you're wrong, that is just sort of depressing to hear, because I doubt my 4 plants will ever make 5 gallons...

I am looking for an easy German style beer recipe to brew using my own homegrown Tettnang hops. This is my first harvest and I have about a cup and a half of them. I have no idea what their potency is, and want to make a lighter beer that will rely mostly on the hops for flavor. My logic is that...

Dang, that article was mostly depressing! And that update at the bottom? A bit doomsayer-ish to me. Are corny kegs really going to disappear? Are ball lock kegs so impossible to find? My local brewing store usually has 5 or 6 against the window for only $45.. He said that in 12-24 months the...

I was in an old warehouse and came across an old Pepsi soda machine. I looked around and found a couple regulators still attached, including the attached picture of this dual gauge regulator. No one had a problem with me taking it, as the machine was scrapped anyway. Now, I have no way of...