Recent content by jkq1206

8 fluid oz in a cup of water does not mean 1 cup of DME weighs 8oz. For water, 1fl oz does weigh 1 oz but basically everything else in the world does not share this relationship. Big difference in fluid ounces and weighted ounces. The only accurate way to measure it out is to use a scale. In...

Once you understand kegging, it will save you time, however I don't think it saves you money. It's more equipment to buy, and then once you have it, you want better stuff. Don't get me wrong, I love that I keg now because I used to bottle for about a year, but there is a learning curve, and...

I have a really quick question. I'm going to be brewing a 10gal batch of a Harpoon IPA clone tonight. I only have a 10gal round cooler so I'm going to end up being about 2lbs short in the mash. I'm planning on adding a small amount of DME at the boil to raise the OG up the amount of points...

Definitely bleed out pressure before opening the keg. I've done it 2 ways. First time I transfered to a clean keg by siphon, 2nd time I took post off, cleaned and sanitized and then re installed. New keg is safer because then you know it wont happen again because any crap you had in there will...

Glad to see you updated the abv. I e been here 2 years now and im pretty sure it's always been 6.7% since I've been here. I also expected more than 1oz at 60min. I'll definitely be giving this a try. Also, did someone here say 8th street is an esb? Pretty sure its an english pale ale.

Didn't realize there were so many people from the east valley on here. I agree that in the summer out here you need to start prior to 6am to not melt while brewing.

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