Dave the Brewer

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• Posted in thread: How to make a hop tea? on 05-08-2013 at 02:16 PM
  When I make my hop tea, I take into account, whether I need more bitterness or more hop flavor.
  I bring a half gallon (or less) of water to a boil, add hops and taste it every few minutes.
  When the fl...

• Posted in thread: Too many IBUs! on 05-03-2013 at 04:24 PM
  My other thought was it didn't cool fast enough and you continued to get bitterness from the
  hops, but 8 fl oz isn't much. I would imagine that small amount would cool pretty quick. If it
  took more th...

• Posted in thread: Too many IBUs! on 05-03-2013 at 02:22 PM
  It sounds like you may have boiled your hop tea more than 20 mins. When I make a hop tea, I
  usually taste it every few minutes until its just right.

• Posted in thread: Built my Single Tier HERMS on lurking only. on 04-30-2013 at 11:24 AM
  Correct, no axle. I just welded 5/8" bolts to the frame, slipped the wheel on and put on a lock
  nut.

• Posted in thread: Built my Single Tier HERMS on lurking only. on 04-28-2013 at 02:53 PM
  I got the wheels from Lowes, I'm sure you could get them at any of the big box stores.

• Posted in thread: Built my Single Tier HERMS on lurking only. on 04-26-2013 at 04:29 PM
  Oh I plan on having 20 gallons next weekend. Citra/Amarillo Pale Ale tomorrow, and if
  everything works properly. 20oz of Nugget/Cascade for a DIPA for next Saturday, National
  Homebrew Day!

• Posted in thread: Built my Single Tier HERMS on lurking only. on 04-26-2013 at 02:18 PM
  Welding up the frame and buffing it really good probably took the most time.

• Posted in thread: Built my Single Tier HERMS on lurking only. on 04-26-2013 at 02:13 PM
  Thanks guys, I'm pretty stoked. My wife is happy that it is done so she doesn't have to ignore
  all my homebrew equipment purchases when she is looking at the bank account. She is pretty
  tolerant of my...

• Posted in thread: Show us your sculpture or brew rig on 04-26-2013 at 11:05 AM
  I just finished my build "The MONK". I will test it on water this evening for a second time
  (after adjustments) and brewing starts tomorrow.

• Posted in thread: Built my Single Tier HERMS on lurking only. on 04-26-2013 at 03:07 AM
  In December I decided to build a brew rig, 4+ months later, brew rig :rockin: I managed to
  build my single tier HERMS on lurking Homebrewtalk.com only! All the info is here. Last weekend
  I tested the ...