Recent content by hoghead

Lol. I can hear it now "But, but shocktop and blue moon are both in my regular rotation."

I have started using a bag ment for brew-in-a - bag to line my 5 gal cooler mash tun and if I start to get slow runnings I just lift the bag a little and it all runs smoothly again.

So is a corona mill. And tons of home brewers use those with great results myself included. It all depends on how adjustable it is.

When they say you marry the railroad when you join they mean it. Say goodbye to your social life. Welcome to no holidays, no days off, just sit by your phone and wait. It is a terrible job but the pay and benefits are decent. Retirement is great. There is a reason many railroaders are divorced...

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I did this once with blueberry pie by accident ( got done bottling some wine, had a few to many and used the same equipment to bottle the pie) woke up to corks flying across the living room. Had to uncork them and placed tin foil on top. I let them ferment out and they were absolutely delicious...

Tape. Either duct or electrical. One piece over the edge of the stopper and another around the neck of the carboy to hold down the first piece of tape.

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[N="Sheldon;5354331"]Those openers W llllare available at HD type stores and go by the secret name of "paint bucket opener" and are cheaper. They work quite well. I have also read that the bucket does not have to be snapped on/sealed and no nasties will get in due to the co2 being off gassed...

I have a 10" collar with no miter cuts on it. Just screwed the corners together and ran silicone caulk over the joints. It may not look as fancy as some I've seen on here but it sits in my living room and nobody has ever said it looks terrible and it does a wonderful job.

My understanding is that krausening is adding wort to prime as priming is adding any sugar to prime. Not a big difference but us brewers seem to like using our own language to differentiate the processes and equipment we use.

Goose Island 312 is brewed in new york so they have already changed location of production

Peace coffee blend is just the brand name. Just add 4oz of your favorite coffee blend as the instructions say if you can't get peace coffee brand.

Just make sure you spread it thin. If you leave a pile that's large enough to hold moisture it will begin to decompose and it smells like a dead body.