Recent content by keyman

I was wanting something where people couldn’t vote more then once. Also a phone app would be easier for them to navigate. Something similar to the app “untapped”

Hi, I was wondering if there was a software program out there that would count and rate beers. I am on a committee that sponsors a brew tasting event each year. We want to be able to enter all the beers entered at our event then have the public rate and vote on that beer in real time via phone...

Is there a rule of thumb on the flow rate needed for recirculate say output valve set at quarter, half, three quarter open?

Maybe the oxygenated caps???

I use the picnic tapper/racking cane method with a pressure of 1 to 2 pounds of pressure. I chill the bottles to match the beer temp. I fill the bottles like normal. Tip the bottles then quickly cap. I did this in the past and within two weeks the beers went flat. I figured there was a different...

Hey fellow Brewers, I have a half (2) gallons of brew in a keg. I have 9 psi on that keg for about 5 weeks now. I want to bottle the rest. Thoughts here.. Should I shake the keg up and get the yeast mixed then add a 1/2 tsp corn surger per bottle and cap? I just want to make sure I maintain a...

I guess that makes sense to me. I do have valves on both sides I knew you shouldn't throttle the input side. I wasn't sure about controlling the pump itself. This helps answer my question. thanks!

Hi I am about to finish up on my new ten gallon system. I will be doing a recirculating mash with a chugged pump on this system. My question is, what is the best or better way to control the flow 1- by throttling the flow by cutting back on the ball valve or 2- using a rayostate and control...

Thanks guy's I will us the glass hydrometer after fermentation. Didn't know this little factor...

I just bought a new fractometer for around $28. I am to the FG part of my brew and I keep getting a reading around 1.025. thinking I needed more time for fermentation I waited several days and Dah! I decided to check it with my glass Hydrometer. I got 1.010 with booth of my glass meters. This...

Another though would be to have members of the AHA lobby local and federal politicians to pass a bill allowing beer or wine to be shipped to a brew show for competition only. "Just a thought". They did past the bill allowing you to take homebrew into a bar for sampling back in July.

I was told by several of my friends that when I enter a brew competition that I should never send the beer through regular US Mail cause it was illegal. They said I need to send it by a private shipper like UPS or Fedex. I just sent in some beer to a competition and by my surprise I received a...

First place @ toperM, I only sent this post ONE time. That was around 11 Am (central) this morning. If another one got posted it was NOT by me. Now back on subject. I got my box back from UPS. I picked it up at the center about 40 miles from me. I inspected the box carefully. The bottles were...

I was told by several of my friends that when I enter a brew competition that I should never send the beer through regular US Mail cause it was illegal. They said I need to send it by a private shipper like UPS or Fedex. I just sent in some beer to a competition and by my surprise I received a...

I was told by several of my friends that when I enter a brew competition that I should never send the beer through regular US Mail cause it was illegal. They said I need to send it by a private shipper like UPS or Fedex. I just sent in some beer to a competition and by my surprise I received a...