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• Posted in thread: All the dry hops sank! on 11-13-2012 at 06:43 PM
  Hops always sink when saturated, confused about the surprise of this happening.Usually a
  portion of the hops sink and the rest float. Nothing unusual about that. This is the first
  batch I've had where...

• Posted in thread: All the dry hops sank! on 11-13-2012 at 06:22 PM
  how long did you have them sitting in there?They sank immediately. As of today they've been in
  there four days. Gave them a good stir last night and noticed these pellets are much finer
  consistency th...

• Posted in thread: All the dry hops sank! on 11-13-2012 at 04:43 PM
  First time this has happened... 3oz columbus pellets sank to bottlm in secondary and did not
  float back to the surface, as us usually the case. Wondering if ill still get good utilization.
  I did stir ...

• Posted in thread: Anyone get their Labelpeelers pre order yet/ on 11-12-2012 at 09:55 PM
  Requested an update and got a reply quickly. Apparently Hopunion orders are arriving at their
  supplier this week, and then they have to process and ship everything. Could be another week or
  three. I a...

• Posted in thread: Plastic or Glass on 09-14-2012 at 01:06 AM
  Plastic better bottles. Never had any kind of problem with them. Used glass for a while and did
  not see any reason to justify the inconvenience and danger. My one issue with better bottles
  early on wa...

• Posted in thread: Dry Hopping Techniques on 09-14-2012 at 12:53 AM
  I dry hop a lot, usually 3 oz loose pellets per 5 gal batch. I don't use any filtering device
  and have no problems with clogged kegs or particles in the glass. Main thing is, while dry
  hopping, to pla...

• Posted in thread: Entombed on 09-14-2012 at 12:06 AM
  My dear friend and step-grandfather Mike Bosak passed away a few weeks ago at the age of 91 in
  Carlsbad, CA. While living in Temecula he founded All About Beer magazine and was a beer
  enthusiast since...

• Posted in thread: Homebrew from a commercial kegerator on 07-17-2012 at 12:35 AM
  For the record I am using my own CO2 tank & gas line. For the beer out I simply disconnected
  their line from the tailpiece (this is done by removing the tower lid) and attaching my own
  3/16" line.

• Posted in thread: Homebrew from a commercial kegerator on 07-06-2012 at 07:21 PM
  Thanks for the responses everyone. I picked up a stainless faucet and faucet wrench to replace
  their stout faucet--sounds like that's all I need. I have my own CO2 and regulator so I don't
  need to cut...

• Posted in thread: Homebrew from a commercial kegerator on 07-02-2012 at 07:32 PM
  Newbie Q here: The catering company I am using for my upcoming wedding has a nice kegerator
  that's currently set up with a Guinness/Harp coupler and a stout faucet, and I'm assuming they
  don't know mu...