Recent content by jimconnors

* It has been in the primary for a little over 12 months. * The original recipe alcohol level was to be 7.8-8.0%. * The beer wouldn't have been exposed to high temps, but did spend about 4 weeks at about 40-50 degrees (f) this last January when our heat pump died and we had no heat through a...

I am looking for some advice with a current batch of beer that I'm unsure of how to get into a bottle. The situation is this: a) the batch sat for several months in the primary, the yeast is likely dead and for about 1 month the airlock was without water. I know that the beer is basically...

This weekend I brewed for the first time in months (still recovering from reconstructive surgery on my ankle) and it was only the second AG batch I have ever done. I figured a pumpkin ale would be nice to age out for a few months, and a nice simple Ale with Pumpkin added would be hard to screw...

Holy crap! I guess I need to try this stuff! :mug:

Thanks for all the input... yeah I am a novice welder - mostly hog traps and deer-stands where function > beauty and stainless was not involved. I think I'll likely just get the 1 extra fitting welded on by someone the welding supply place I get my CO2 from recommends. Better to just have...

Wanted to get some input from others that have more experience in the welding field. Simply put, is it possible to get sufficiently quality welds with an AC based wire feed MIG Welders? I ask because I'd rather not use weldless.

So it's been almost four months since I decided that I needed (SWMBO likely sees it as a want) to build myself a all-grain brew rig. In that time I got kicked out of the kitchen/dining area into the garage, as well as had surgery to rebuild my foot/ankle. Getting old sucks. Aside from that...

That does kinda suck :( :off: Luckily I live in Little Elm on the border between Denton and Collin county; we got a new Goody Goody and Market street. Check out Market Street if you can - best selection of craft/micro/foreign brews and they sell loosies (single bottles!). :mug: Jim

I am starting to look at collecting the pieces for a brew rig. To do that, I need to get a solid plan together, and hopefully that will involve you input - I've seen your rigs and I grovel for your help! :D A few night of scribbles, scrap and graphite stains I have an initial rough draft above...

Point taken on the 1,000 barrel part... but at the end of the day, Texas is one of the most imbalanced states when it comes to the ratio of craft beer vs MBC beer sales; Budweiser aka INBEV all but owns the beer market in Texas. The wineries experienced an increase in sale not just at their...

A short simple bill was submitted in both the House of Representatives and Senate and was today handed off to committee. The bill text is below, but in essence, it allows small brewers (less than 1,000 barrels a year) to sell packaged beer on the brewery site as well as serve it to be consumed...

Me out with work friends from out of town.

I'm curious how y'all fared through the summer? I am planning on planting my first Rizomes this coming summer and wanted to get an idea of what to expect. Granted, I am in the DFW Area... but I figured it wouldn't be that much of a stretch to compare the weather for the spring.

Wow! I really didn't expect this kind of response - may have done yourselves in as I'll be asking a lot more of my musings now! Awesome thoughts too; really helps to narrow down some of the changes I want to make and what ones are really not needed. I knew fermentation temps were...

6.75 lbs Wheat Malt Extract (LME) 60/40 Wheat/Barley 1 oz GR Select Hops - 60 minutes 3/4 GR Select Hops - 20 minutes 1 Irish moss tablet - 10 minutes Fermentis dry German Wheat beer yeast (unsure currently at the specific one but my homebrew supply place keeps track of my purchases so I'll get...