Recent content by lilzaphod

Thanks all.

I have 10 gallons (2 batches) that has been on yeast for over 4 months. I got super busy after these got brewed, and I didnt get a chance to move to secondary. Then I got scared. Then I got lazy. Now I have the time and I need to either brew two new batches, or I need to keg these. Is...

I've dated a few chicks that would qualify for that name...

Maybe try a strainer next time? Put the grain in the strainer, and wire it under one of your grates?

Sounds good in a nut brown. I'd think you'd want a beer that has a decent body bot not too heavy so that the flavor would hint out without either overpowering the beer or getting lost in the malts.

I was thinking more of a grown up girl scout cookie...

It's got to be a lager yeast. Simply because it puts your body into a deep freeze stasis.

CANOE -- CNEWS - Canada: High-test homebrew fuelling violence This sounds like some scary stuff*... *denotes sarcasm

I'm wanting to have the ability to pour a stout with the flowing nitrogen head out of my kegerator. I see two different types of faucets that might do this. The stout faucet and a creamer faucet. What's the practical difference besides price? I understand that they work differently (not...

I tried telling my wife that the kegerator in my office came with the house that we bought 3 years ago. For some reason, she didn't buy it.

I'm currently using 16# of Ice to ~3 gallons of wort. This crashes the temp nicely. Stir it with a clean spoon to dissolve the ice, and pitch the yeast. If re-using the yeast cake, I add the ice right before I pitch the wort in so i don't hurt the yeast. My fermentations have been taking off...

Back in the day, I'd drink Zima. The bar I frequented in college had a deal on Thursday that a $1 more, they'd fill the headspace with Absolute Limon. Or.. If you tipped well, the 'tender would let you take a drink and then top it off. Well, since I basically lived there for a long time (7...

Note: Aluminum tanks will not rust. A lot of the "new" systems you buy come with Aluminum tanks, as it's cheaper to make and cheaper to ship.

So about 6 months ago, I decided to do an test batch with some apple juice. I bought about 2 gallons of cold organic apple juice, added some spices, boiled it, and then threw it in 3 gallon carboy with some champagne yeast and set it in my brew room. I pulled the plug on it tonight, (no...

What's "room temperature" again? Oh yeah, what ever you set it at. You're always going to have a little fudge factor in these types of gauges. IMO, it's not worth drilling a hole in the side of a refrigerator so you can get "more accurate" readings. The post I was referencing made it sound...