Recent content by JebCkr

Thank you for the replies. In looking through old threads, it seems that my beer will either be fine for 10 years or burst into flames on day 2. What if I just rack to the kegs (I guess this applies to all kegs, mini or not), carefully and leave very little headspace. Then store without any...

going mad

My current setup includes the typical 5 gal bath and 5, 1 gallon mini kegs. I only have the one tap / carbonation setup (using 16g co2 cartridges), while the other 4 have just the metal cap for sealing. So, my concern is what to do when I rack the 5 gallons. Keg 1, I'd go ahead and force carb...

I was gifted a neat mini-keg with a 1 gal capacity. I've only ever bottle conditioned my beer in the past. I currently have a nice lager that's nearly ready to bottle. Is there any issue in siphoning off 1 gal for the keg and resealing my carboy? Hypothetically, doing this 5 times as the mini...

I thought I'd dig this thread to give an update. First, I want to thank everyone who gave advice and support. Really, this is the greatest online community I have ever come across. Everyone is genuine and takes an interest in helping other people, be it with making beer or general life...

Oh, and here is a picture of my improvised grain bag. It's two laundry bags for delicates (it has a thicker, finer mesh than the others). I was very pleased with how they worked and at 2 bucks a piece, they were a bargain.

It said IPA on the bag. But seemed a little low on hops to be an IPA. Anyways, something in the pale ale family. It'll be fun the try it not knowing exactly what it is going to be.

Thank you for your help. I just finished up. As far as I can tell, everything went well. It may not have been perfect, but I'll certainly end up with beer. While it ferments I'll see if I can find a few basic things that would be helpful when I do it again. As to why I'm here. I am...

The spigot is metal. I found some laundry bags that are perfect for the purpose of a grain bag and the local Lotte Mart. So, I'm boiling the bags now to make sure they'll hold up and to clean them. And yes, my plan was to use the kettle as my fermenter. It locks on and seals nicely. I have...

So, I haven't had a brew day in about a year. I have been living in South Korea and left all of my equipment stateside. I came home the other day and my girlfriend had a nice surprise or me. So, I've never done an all grain brew. Looks to be around 12 to 15lbs of grain...

I'm in the car business. About to be done with it for a while though.

Could be worse. My name is Jeb. 90% of my introductions go like this. Me: "Hello, my name is Jeb." Other person: "Nice to meet you John or Jeff or Jed or Jake or Ted or Red." Me: J-E-B. Them: Ohhhh, Jeb. What a neat name..."

Throw a little kimchi and red pepper paste in...forget about it.

AFK and RFK One means you're away from your keyboard, the other...a tragically killed president. Oh the English language, what a fickle bastard you are.

SNAFU and TARFU