Recent content by dmoore0988

He more than likely removed the spear, filled it and replaced the spear. Its a PITA but seals nicely

Live in Lexington but from Louisville

My brewing partner and I finally decided to name our brewery "Brandon James", which is our middle names put together. I made a label so let me know what you think. BTW we are from Kentucky.

What do you use for your primary fermentation now? For secondary fermentation most people use a glass carboy big enough to fit all the beer in. Homemade wort chillers can work well if they are made properly. Sort of hard to answer your question because it depends on the individual case...

I found these plastic 30 gallon drums that are said to be food safe and "great for soda and juice" so does this mean they will also be okay to ferment in? I'm just worried about the air permeability. It says the plastic is High Density Polyethylene. I have only been doing 5 gallon batches but...

Could I just buy these: http://stores.kegconnection.com/Detail.bok?no=36 and a corny keg and just switch the hoses? If I have the corny setup I wont need to switch to sanke anymore I will just make a couple more keggles

Ok... I have everything I need to fill and carbonate a sanke style keg including all hoses, co2, and everything but I want to keg in a corny instead. So what do I need in order to do this? Can I just switch the hoses from the sanke tap to the corny disconnects? Also, is it okay to...

I used 1 oz. in mine during the last 10 mins of the boil and turned out great