Recent content by mdr5322

everyone here is amazingly knowledgable about metals and cleaners and the corrosive aspects of using cleaners on metals. I should have paid more attention in science class I guess. my comment on back flushing til water comes out clear then using starsan was just a suggestion and not meant to be...

I just run hot water through it til i see the water come out clear and i put it in star san. haven't had a problem yet and have cooled more than 20 beers with my duda diesel plate chiller. no build really happens if you clean it right away. These plate chillers are food grade products so...

I had a case one time where I had brewed a wheat beer and had my bucket fermenter lid completely blow off. I dont think the airlock could keep up w the pace of the fermentation, since then i've been using a blowoff tube. both of those wheat beers have had VERY vigorous fermentations. the blow...

I have something similar happening on my belgian witbier. used belgian yeast from wyeast. never seen anything like it before. its not that big but its about a half inch. my thoughts would be that I pitched a pretty big starter and the yeasties didnt have a chance to flocculate to clear that top...

im in lincoln too.

I discovered brewing back january and been doing it like crazy since. all grain batches with an awesome herms system I built. I brew every couple weeks. I have so much beer.

I agree, coolers seem fun and cool at first, no pun intended, but putting out the money for an actual stainless steel or aluminum kettle which i brew with and have had much success and no off flavors whatsoever is a better long term investment. ive seen many forums where people cooler hlt/mlt...

The five gallon kit is pretty standard. Small batch brewing is a bit of a waste if you ask most brewers unless its just a test batch, even then the standard is 5 gallon batches. Five gallons makes about 48 bottles of beer roughly. If you dont drink much beer thats fine your beer will age and...

This is my first attemp at growing my own hops. Im pretty content with my setup and think it will work just fine and look beautiful when all grown. Galena is on the left and Willamette on the right. :rockin:

I strongly agree. If youre being legit newbrewjay i ask for your forgiveness and am sorry for the loss. If its at all possible ill still take the hops. I believe that i might have been the one who sent the money as a gift. Dont use paypal much sorry. Mark

I have his email adress. I say we hunt this f***er down and bring him to justice somehow. I dont care how petty it might seem. Theft is theft.

I havent gotten mine either and sent the payment on 4/23. I emailed him as well and no response. Ill be filing a claim with pp as well.

8 gallon stock pot

11" false bottom installed.