Recent content by leirbag

Getting into kegging for the first time. Yay! I am brewing 1 to 2.5 gallons. I've found 2.5 gallon kegs and 3 gallon kegs. Do I need to buy a keg larger than my batch for CO2 space? Or can I brew 2.5 gallons and rack into 2.5 gallon keg?

Jumping in to a somewhat old thread, but any issues with critters eating into the hop? Where I live in San Antonio we have squirells that wreak havoc on any thing that is planted. I've had a prune plant in my backyard that I've never been able to enjoy because of the critters.

What about the time it takes to boil? Any difference there between AL and SS?

I once had a 5 year old homebrew that I found like you. I drank it. It wasnt going to win any awards but it was drinkable. Came in handy when I found myself at home yearning for a drink and had Texas snow in day. Who knows what style it was, but it didnt matter.

46, and brew 1 or 2.5 gallon batches every other week

I took a break from brewing and next thing I realized 5 years went by. Just like that. I recently got an itch to brew but I struggled with the logistics of collecting my equipment - some in the garage, some in a closet, and some elsewhere. I remembered that I had interest in brewing 1 gallon...

1 gal SMaSH. 2 row, citra 9781.5

5 gallons of belgian ale 5 gallons of texas blonde 10 gallons + 18307 = 18317

5 AHS Honey Hibiscus Wit 5 AHS Anniversary Porter 5 AHS Irish Red 12329 + 15 = 12344

It is extract brewing so I am with you that exact temperatures are not that important. I'm moving forward with my guesstimates. I should have searched the forum before posting I now realize that this has been posted before, it was just my knee-jerk reaction to reach out to my brew comrades.

I was just heating up 2 gallons of water, with the goal of getting it to 155 degrees when I walked over with my thermometer and wouldn't you know it I freakin hit the thermometer tip in the lip of the kettle; it broke open!!!! :mad: I don't want to have this stop me and I figured I should be...

Just for the sake of conversation, I thought I would put this out in the forum and see what kind of discussions I get. I use party pigs with my home brews. I have one party pig in my refrigerator right now and I was planning on going over to my father in laws house to watch some sports. I...

Bones, I'm embarrassed to say that I had never heard of this rally, and I live in San Antonio. I looked at the website and it looks like a really cool rally. It's not going to be possible for me to make it out this year, but I'll look out for it next year.

Yes, I use about 1/4 cup of priming sugar too. And like I said, I have had great success with the party pig.

I'm with CremaCat (Mark), I use my foot to pump the bulb. This methods works great for me, and I have not had any of the problems described above. I really am a fan of the party pig. I usually bottle half of my batch, and pig the other half. I just bought a second party pig so that I can...