Recent content by mrdonbonjovi

Hello All, I'm going to try to play with the chemistry of my water for the first time tomorrow. I've been brewing for about 6 years and I wanted to try another technique to really help my beer. 5 gal batch BTW. Baseline Water: Ca: 25 Mg: 6.5 Na: 19 SO4: 15 Cl: 33 HCO3: 83 Target...

Didn't see anyone mention it but I just picked up a Millar's Mill B3. I'll be using it for the first time this weekend. I'll let you know.

This is where I got my bulkhead adapters and ball valves. http://www.bargainfittings.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=47 You can add the valves when you select the bulkheads.

Thank you guys for your inputs!

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Here are some pics This is what I am thinking...

The tail lights do look like an impala however the reverse lights are in the lower part of the rear bumper. They are on in the first pic. Thank you for the reply though!

Good Morning All, Yesterday my girlfriends car was broken into and her purse, wallet, ipad, and contents were stolen. Fortunately the thief used one of her cards at a gas station shortly after the break in. I was able to grab a few still of the purp... If you guys can figure out what the car is...

I would only worry about sanitizing the parts that contact the wort after its cooled post-boil. Leave a cake pan or something with sanitizing solution and you should be okay. Remember, only need to worry about sanitation post-boil. Don't sweat too much.

On a random thought should I rack and secondary for a bit longer to help mellow out the 3 days with out any fermentation? Any problems with the bad yeast in there?

Great guys, thank you for the confirmation! EDIT: Just an update for future brewers looking for help. I did a gravity reading and just as I thought no change. Re hydrated some dry English ale yeast and pitched last night. This morning bubbles and krausen. Hopefully the taste isn't affected too...

Good Morning All, I've been doing some research on the forums and google but wanted to run my thoughts past you guys. I brewed a Blackberry Red Ale on Friday. The White Labs English Ale Yeast WL002 was ordered with an icepack and insulated carrier but by the time it got to my house it was...

I'm preparing for an all grain set up with the circular rubbermade cooler for a mash tun. All the false bottoms on the homebrew sights look a little pricey. I looked over at mcmaster car and they have stainless steal mesh already cut in 12" diameter circles (2 for less than $15!). I bet you...

I'm still new to this but I believe if your OG was the predicted OG in the recipe but your FG was higher than the recipe suggested then your beer will be sweeter and have less alcohol.

I wouldn't call it blue. Looks like a wheat beer. I'll take a picture and comment in a few weeks once its done.