Recent content by daddarioc

So much this. We generally take turns but due to brewing I get quite a bit more than my fair share.

Well this certainly makes me feel even worse about my pulley on the garage door rails and folding table I use! Looks great!

The mash was actually left alone and lid left on; the temps were observed w/ the kettle thermometer on the side. I'm wondering if maybe the drop is not uniform though, and there are cold/hot spots, and if doing a stir at the end and checking temp would have shown less of a total temperature...

Happened upon this so thought I'd share was my last experience w/ my reflectex (single layer) insulator: start – grain in @162F, after grain in 154.5 *Added a circular insulator laid on top of mash/water to reduce dead headspace from large kettle 23min in – 151F 33min in &#8211...

I have the same kegerator and had to adjust some things when I got it. How long is your dispenser line (I make mine ~6ft), if you're using the stock stuff they give you it's definitely a bit too short imo and will generate more foam. Have you tried adjusting the thermostat in the back? It...

Lagunitas Bavarian-Styled Doppel Weizen. Yum.

First and foremost, temperature control as others have mentioned for lagers, and remember that even though your ambient environment temperature will be at a certain level, it doesn't necessarily mean that's where the beer will be. From my first pilsner experience, I would definitely recommend a...

Just sent to my Kindle. Thanks for posting!

This is essentially it for me...toss in some reading about beers, complaining about some beers, and some swmbo-distraction tactics and that's about it! :)

If you're heading to New Haven I recommend stopping in at Delaney's. Not a brewery but a vast selection (well, vast for CT :) ) on tap and in bottles and decent grub (http://www.delaneystaproom.com/beer.html).

I picked up one of these recently for $75 as did a friend. He wants to try it now so I'm going to go halves with him, and then cellar mine for a few. Mmm...can't wait.

Ditto. I'm anticipating the move to AG will come soon for me though :).

When I was up in Waterloo on business, I asked the "liquor control board of so and so" if they had any beer in the 8-10% range as I wanted to kick back after work that night...I thought I had two heads from the look I got...the best I found was a lone dusty bottle of Chimay. Aside from the...

Same here, I wasn't expecting it either. Was still entertaining I guess, but I ended up going to read a book half-way through the episode :/. I kept wondering when "they were going to talk about beer" in detail, not play "hide the dip tube".

Doing a blonde this afternoon from Classic Styles...hopefully SWMBO doesn't leave the tap open again and spill this one on the floor too :(.