Recent content by hamiltont

Hallertauer & Vanguard are sorta similar. I just had some Vanguard on hand. The 60 minute hops really won't matter much other than for the total IBU's. 1 lb. of C60 in 5 gallons would be too sweet for my tastes though. Cheers!!!

Here's my grain bill for 10 gallons of Vienna Lager. If I make it dark like a Negra Modelo then I add 3-4 oz. of Midnight Wheat. (Love that stuff!!) 13 lb. Vienna 5 lb. Munich 3 lb. Pilsner 1 lb. Crystal 60L Mash @ ~155F Hops: .75 oz. Millenium (11.8% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Vanguard (5.2% AA, 15...

I've been making root beer for the grandkids, well me & the wife too, for some time now.. Ingredients: 4 1/2 gallons RO water 1 bottle Zatarain's Root Beer Concentrate 4 lbs C&H White Table Sugar 2 Tablespoons homemade vanilla Directions: -Add sugar to 2 gallons RO water & warm up just enough...

If you're worried about the screws just replace them with stainless steel screws. As far as leaking goes, who cares.... If it's tight it leaks into a jar of water. Otherwise it leaks into the atmosphere.. If you're thinking you'll pull O2 into the fermenter, there's plenty of CO2 in there to...

Try putting a piece of sanitized copper in the keg for a week or two. You could use a length of copper tubing suspended with monofiliment fishing line. Cheers!!!

You all are going to drive yourselves nuts trying to get a good seal on your conical. For the record I've brewed 100's of gallons in mine without one bubble in the blow off. Never had one bad batch, ales or lagers. My advice to you all... Spend your energy on something more important...

Never dump it until you've tried everything at your disposal. Right now I'd say that's time. Leave it in the primary for the full 3 weeks, 4 wouldn't hurt. Then package it and forget about it for a month. THEN let's see what you have... Cheers!!!

I'd let it rise up to room temp to finish out. Cheers!!!

Just let it ride. Every time you open the fermenter you open the door for an infection. As long as I know fermentation took off I never check my Ales until week 3, Lagers week 4. Cheers!!!

The beer is still green. Give it another week in the primary to let the yeast finish its job & then package it. If everything else is right the beer will be fine... Cheers!!!

I've heard of stressing yeast to create esters in Wheat Beers but never heard of doing it with IPA's, although it sounds logical... Cheers!!!

Never having been in those shoes all I can offer is what I'd try. 1) Remove rubber washers. 2) Soak with diswasher detergent or Oxyclean for a few days as mentioned above. 3) Rinse. 4) Place the bottles in direct sun light for a few days. If that didn't do the trick I'd try some Red Devil TSP-90...

Same reply from another forum in case others over here are interested... http://www.instructables.com/id/Kegerator-GE-WMR04GAVBB-45-cu-ft-compact-fridg/

Okay, I think you're tasting/feeling diacetyl. Google it and see if it fits. In lower amounts you may not taste or smell the butter/butterscotch. Try leaving your beer in the primary for 3 weeks next time and see if that doesn't fix it. As well as reduce the carapils as mentioned Cheers!!!

How long are you leaving your beer in the primary fermenter and at what temp are you fermenting?