Recent content by Esiole

Here’s mine! Top part breaks down for storage and it’s on wheels. Two 15 gallon BIAB kettles means I could brew 20 gallons at once, if I was so bold

Nice, I wanted to make it so the propane tank fits on the stand like that, but it was already taking up a lot of space. I used 4” casters on mine, it gets around just fine.

Thanks. The 2x4 I used as a spacer for one of the channels was apparently a tiny bit smaller than the upright, so I had to sand the upright so it would fit. The high temp paint may be the way to go for me. I’ve never tiled anything before. Maybe when I want to teach myself, I’ll learn on this.

I was getting tired of hauling my brewing equipment up from the basement, so I needed to make a storage/stand solution for the garage. It needed to be both compact and mobile, as with two kids, garage space is severely limited. As I searched for inspiration, I came upon this thread...

The Cottage House Saison Recipe on this site is a favorite among my family/friends. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=254684 This is also a great recipe for something a little darker/more character without being too "out there." https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=167880

I generally come up with names for what I put on tap in my house, because I use a small chalkboard to label the taps with name, style, and ABV. Those three things are usually all my friends/family care about what they are drinking. I usually come up with some cheesy pun that relates back to...

Let it sit another day or two at serving pressure. Then give it a try. After 24 hours at 30 psi, and then another day or two at serving pressure, you are probably 90-95% of the way carbed. A week after that, and it's 100% there.

You're fine. The vigorous fermentation will only last maybe a day or two, three tops. Put a blow-off tube on there and then your air lock won't get clogged. after a few days, the vigorous fermentation will slow down and you can put the airlock back on, or you can just leave it hooked up to the...

Holy crap, I almost forgot, Monster Camp and King of Kong. These can only really be watched while not sober.

I'm surprised Beer Fest hasn't gotten a mention on here yet. Also, Super Troopers.

And that my friend, is what makes your beer, YOUR beer.

Different people will tell you different things, but I don't think there's one right way. I've dumped everything in the fermenter, hops and all, with no adverse effects. What I currently do is pour the wort through a strainer on the way to a fermenter. For me, it accomplishes two things: 1...

I have one of these on one of my kegs. On mine, it's actually a spacer that fits under the poppet on either the liquid or gas post on the keg.

If it were me, I would leave it for another week at least. The yeast can still be fermenting away even if you don't see activity in the airlock. If you transfer before the yeast are done, it could take that much longer to reach FG. If you are so worried about infection, why transfer to...