Recent content by MissouriBrewer

Cool, I'm in Sunset Hills.

Congrats! Me too! Been out of homebrewing for a few years due to kids and other things. Wife said I should check the porch...Grainfather Connect waiting for me! :rockin::ban::mug:

From what I've read, you just trim the dip tube about 1/2" so it leaves the trub behind.

Thanks, will definitely look into those options. I've acquired some things since I stopped brewing for cooking that I think might help as I get back in too. I have an Anova precision cooker that will help get the mash water ready without much input. Definitely looking at fermenting in keg...

Even though I'm a veteran homebrewer and have lurked and occasionally posted on here for many years, felt it was right for me to reintroduce myself after a lengthy hiatus. Had our first child about six years ago and my homebrewing hobby survived...for a while. After our second child in 2014...

Been running it for two years now, zero issues.

Please put me in the drawing! Thx

I'm actually getting my brother-in-law a Mr. Beer kit for Christmas. He's not the type who will (probably) ever get real serious about the hobby, and I think a Brewer's Best starter kit with Palmer's book would just collect dust as he'd be too overwhelmed to touch it. As it is, he thinks it's...

The kegs may fit, but hopefully you'll be okay with the beer and gas lines in. I have two 5g kegs a 5 lb CO2 cylinder and tubing. It's a tight squeeze.

I am currently using a sack of Cargill IdaPils, and here's my two cents: IdaPils is one of the finest domestic pils malts you can buy. It has a nice grainy flavor, and isn't as bland as other domestic pils malts. That being said, it isn't a substitute for European grown pilsner malts...

The hysteria about autolysis is completely overblown. I've had 1.055 ales in primary for 6-7 weeks with absolutely no problems, and in fact they end up smoother than my beers I rack sooner. I routinely ferment my lagers in the primary fermenter for 3-4 weeks at 50F, and then slowly drop the...

Awesome, count me in!

I just bought a sack of Pale Ale Malt (3.5L), and was kind of surprised to find such a high protein content. I was expecting something around 12%, but the Total Protein is 13%, Soluble Protein is 5.4%, and S/T is 41.8. That seems to be getting close to 6-Row territory vs a 2-Row Pale Malt...

It's hard to go off of what one person thinks, because especially with beer, tastes vary greatly. And to be overrated, you have to be highly publicized, which is why Dogfish Head, Brooklyn, New Belgium, Goose Island, etc., are high visibility targets. I won't say which brewery I think is...

It's really just the two middle "ridges" (one on the top and one on the bottom) that hold the shelfs/can holder that hit the kegs when closing. I have the same model and I just took a hacksaw to make them more flush with the rest of the door and then sealed with duct tape. Problem solved. Two...