Recent content by mattbeer

I need some advise on adjusting the levels of my local water. For example, if my local water has a SODIUM level of 10.3 ppm and i'm aiming for 51 ppm, how do I know how much and which kind of sodium I need to add to a 5 gallon batch of beer? Sorry if this question has been answered before.

I have this false bottom. It is amazing. I use it in my converted keg. This is a bargain.

Pics please. Where in ny?

Sorry, poor spell check. Are the quick connects still available?

Quick connected still available?

So my daughter is a girl scout and I have almost 2 cases of Samoas (not boxes) left over from this year. I want to make a Samoa Stout. Ive heard both schools of thought, put them in the Mash Tun or boil kettle. Besides telling me to just eat the damn cookies, does anyone have a good recipe...

Lower Hudson valley?

It looks like it will cost $13.65 if I can fit it in the smaller box. If it needs the larger box it will be $18.90

where in Hudson valley are you? I am interested and could possibly pick up

still for sale....

So I just made it, but I only had 2lbs of frozen strawberries. I also used white grape juice, with a splash of grenadine. Thoughts?

You get to control the pressure on the mill, so depending on what type of grains that you are crushing, you decide how hard you want to crush them. Search philmill on this site. You will see a lot of happy brewers.

This is a PHILMILL that I bought from HomeBrew Talk a few years ago. I've upgraded since. I was never able to get the crank to work, but I'm including the correct drill bit that works. It is the perfect crusher for a beginner/intermediate brewer. There are plenty of accolates about it all...

I live in westchester, ny. im interested in the 3 -3 gallon cornys

I dry hop often in my primary and secondary. My issue is that I leave behind over a gallon of trub throughout the process, leaving my kegs with too much head space. I make 12 gallons per brew and store it in two-6 gallon carboys. By the time I'm done racking into the kegs it's about 4 gallons...