Recent content by Khyber

are you guys using new caps? if so, where are you getting them. I do have some of the bottles with the new caps that came with a Mr. Beer setup, but I have yet to use the caps or the bottles.

I have four 7.5 gal carboys.. they work great. I have done 5 gallon batches in them.. but why stop there? Make 7 gallons of beer instead.

What hops should I use to bump up the IBU? Some roasted barley would go well.. would another pound of honey be overpowering for the honey flavor?

Brew Name: BFP Honey Stout Brew Type: Partial Mash Style: Stout Brewer: Khyber Batch Size: 7.00 gal Boil Time: 60 min Ingredients Amount Item Type % or IBU 8.00 lb Amber Liquid Extract [Boil for 15 min] 2.00 lb Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 12.43 % 2.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) (3.0 SRM) Grain 12.43...

The bottles are pretty dirty and need the labels removed, hence the oxyclean. I have a really powerful dishwasher so i'll run them through that after cleaning them out.. just to get them a chance to get hot and rinsed off and let the heat also sterilize them. Then we'll soak them in starsan...

Plan: Step 1) Soak bottles in oxyclean and water solution for a couple hours, scrubbing insides with brush if necessary Step 2) Rinse bottles and run through dishwasher with no soap or cleanser or jet dry, to get the sanitize setting Step 3) put saran wrap over tops of bottles Step 4)...

Leave it. Let it roll. Keep good notes and you may have a real winner there. RDWHAHB!

The corona bottles seemed to cap up just fine. We still don't have much carbonation in our bottles, but next time we'll use an extra carb tab and see how it goes. The next beer is an Oatmeal Stout. The beer was great.. even flat it was really really good. We will bottle the Stout this week...

Hopefully kegging it, if the LHBS guy helps out by loaning a keg.

You guys ROCK. Been amazingly helpful every step of the way. My brewing buddy and I brew at his work.. a high end used car dealership (BMW, Volvos, Minis).. we have lots of room and plenty of access to equipment. We could even put the brew pot on a forklift and get it way in the air if we...

ok.. well.. i'll let them know.. i take it there's a kegging faq somewhere in the noob section? i gotta get to reading.

The place where my buddy and I brew is his at business.. its a nice used car lot and mechanic shop. We have plenty of room and a good kitchen to use, .. and anyhow.. we are on our second brew.. and the boss says 'hey.. if i get you a keg.. can you make a keg of something for the Christmas...

it fermented FAST - SG is down to 1.020 after just a few days... and it smells really good. Has a HUGE layer of krausen on the top, but I'm thinking thats a product of the windsor yeast? Of course I have the typical n00b worries about infection, but I don't smell anything at ALL that seems...

Default we went with: 1lb munich 20/bonlander 6 oz roasted 6 oz choc. malt 1lb oats steeped for 1 hr in 165* then rinsed with 170* - 2 gals and brought full volume up to 7 gals then added 6.6 lbs of light extract and 3lbs DME boiled 1 hr added 2oz bittering hops (cluster) 15...

yeah.. i know.. but why make 5 gallons.. when i can make 6. or 7.