Recent content by doublebogey10

I haven't used a bag in a long time. I gently swirl the fermenter and also rouse the yeast.

Catching up on this thread. Two weeks ago, I made a hoppy pale ale in which I had heavy whirlpool hopping and pitched a rehydrated pack of 04. I dry-hopped first addition on day three at high krausen and added big second dryhop a few days ago. The appearance of the beer, now at final gravity...

If I have the valve closed going from regulator to the four-way manifold, shouldn't that theoretically tell me if the leak is in the regulator?

Is it a problem if I do use it?

Same

So this regulator that I am using now, it has the rubber gasket thing built in. Have never used the washer with that because I was under the impression I didn't need to. Should I put the washer in?

Mine only carries German and Belgian. But I've used a North American type (Briess?) on a basic pale ale once and I liked how it turned out. And there's a brewery that I like that apparently uses a domestic pilsner as their base malt. So, just curious how it might apply to this style.

What kind of pilsner malt did you use?

I have a Galaxy/Mosaic hazy pale in keg now that finished a 1.012 with 1318. Healthy starter/good aeration at pitching/ferment around 67 and then ramp to 71 or 72 before crashing. 15 days grain to glass.

I think El Dorado is really underrated for this style. I've used it twice, in various combinations and both were terrific.

I still prefer 007, but third-generation of this 200 was terrific on a DIPA. Took 1.081 OG down to 1.013 in less than 2 weeks. Good yeast. Will use it again.

They weren't on my original list but I made big pale ale with Cashmere and Azacca a few months back. I entered it in the NHC as an IPA, because it was big enough, in terms of ABV and IBU to qualify, and because I already had a single-hop pale with the Idaho 007 hops entered. The Cashmere/Azacca...

Pretty sure mine is plastic or nylon, but that's a good thought. Will check that tonight.

diagnosing my CO2 leak issue in my draft system. I built this keezer about 2.5 years ago. Everything was great for more than a year. Since last winter however, I've had on-and-off leak problems where I am blowing through CO2 tanks in a week or less. I've swapped out regulators with a spare one...

There's not a lot overly special about Mirror Pond and it's a pretty simple beer, as this recipe suggests. It was my gateway beer in the craft beer some 17 years ago during a camping trip on the Oregon Coast. It's just a simple, classic pale ale with cascades. And because it's Deschutes, it's...