Recent content by Locham

I'm in as well. After my last brew, I think a sight glass would make my life a whole lot easier! Not to mention the other goodies....

Very true. The dry stout was my first effort into AG, and while I'm generally happy with the results, I suppose it could be a lot better. I must admit I didn't really look too closely at my tap water profile before brewing...I assumed that all was well, and just used an RV filter to clean out...

Thanks again, Yooper. The RO and the RO/DI unit are the same price now, but from what I can gather from the 'ol search button is that the DI is unnecessary at best...and perhaps not as good for the brew water? With shipping it works out to about $163, equivalent to what I'd spend on...

Cheers everyone! I did search, but it seemed that everyone was offering some kind of RO/DI system that also included a tank, required a pump (invariably 110v...I'd need 220v here), and ran about $80 to ship APO. Yooper, your setup there looks like a winner. Thanks for the link! When doing...

After reading through my local water reports I've come to the realization that my tap water is terrible and unpredictable, bottled water available here is relatively alkaline, and distilled water is very expensive (about $3-4 for 4 liters), considering I'd need about 5 gallons or so to dilute...

Martin, thank you for your software. It'll definitely help! I moved my question (and your answers) to the Brew Science thread, as that's probably the best place for it. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f128/brew-water-jerusalem-head-retention-problems-342052/#post4258574 Cheers, Ken

Hi All- I posted this in All Grain Brewing earlier, but it's probably better here. My original post: Afr0byte responded: As did Martin Brungard: Thanks! I'll try calling the water company tomorrow and see if I can get a real answer about sodium - I couldn't find it in the...

I've had an issue with head retention lately, and I wonder if my water profile has something to do with it. I've started cleaning my glassware with just hot water and then drying by hand, in order to eliminate the detergent effect on head retention - I haven't noticed anything different from...

If that's the case, then she's my kind of girl!

Since I bottle my brew, I often pick up discarded bottles when I'm out on a run or walking the dog. So around 9 this morning, I passed an attractive girl with a dog of her own, and while she was happy to let them sniff, she definitely kept her distance from me. After we parted, I...

Thanks everyone. I'll quit with the mid-mash stirring next brew. Maybe it was something I read in Palmer... I'll also take good notes on this stout and if/when I make it again, I'll do the step mash to see if I get better or different results. I'll have to take some good notes, and probably...

Just bottled my first AG brew, following Jamil's Dry Stout (Cervesa de Malto Seca) recipe: 6.25# Pale Ale Crisp (69.4%) 1.75# Flaked Barley (19.4%) 1# Black Barley (11.1%) 1.8 oz East Kent Goldings (5.8%AAU), 60 min US-05 Est OG: 1.032 Est SG: 1.042 Est FG: 1.008 Actual OG: 1.030...

Sign me up! Cheers.

I have the exact same adventures in homebrewing false bottom, and with a very small 'n' I can say that it worked great. I did my first AG batch last week, and with no help had a very successful brew day. Voluraff in about 2 quarts, no stuck sparge (even with nearly-dusty roasted barley, which my...

Huzzah! Glad it worked out. Maybe your sugar solution wasn't mixed completely in your bottling bucket which led to some inconsistent results...and you just happened to sample the 'wrong' bottles? I forgot to stir mine until I filled the second bottle last time. I'll keep in mind a longer...