Recent content by mtnrider

Adiochiro3...nice write up and pics. Dan, You've received good advice so just a few more thoughts from a cook I did in February for the same size crowd. Get untrimmed whole butt. I get cryovac 2 butt packs. Bone-in or boneless is your choice but like others mentioned I use bone-in...

Brewed up the first batch of what I think will be many last week and it's happily working away. Plan to let it sit until fall but am thinking I may need to heed Ed's advice and get another batch going here pretty quick. I have the carboy sitting in our pantry and initially my wife was...

18857 +5 Dogfish 60 minute IPA Clone 18862

Love Irish stout...great choice.

What did you brew up?

Sorry it's taken a bit to reply...I used a Love TS-13010. I used a mortising bit on my drill press to create the opening but you could just use a drill and rasp. I ran 3 conductor wire down to the compressor. There are some diagrams around here but let me know if a pic would help and I'll...

yeah...I've come to the realization that a refratometer needs to be my next brew gadget...now just doing a little reading and figuring out which one.

Thanks for the giveaway...

Happy Birthday. what's your favorite beer?

Any other GS Adventures out there?

Welcome Jim... New to the hobby as well. Thanks for your service. You are appreciated. Have any close LHBS? Visit the recipe section here and dump the kits. It's a quick way to good beer.

Tripkings has a point to ponder: Have you thought about the challenge you may have balancing lines and managing foam with that length of run? Ten feet of beer line plus your taps and riser will have a fair amount of warm beer that will come out as foam on your first pours unless you're...

and may your years ahead be blessed... Married 33 years...dated for 4 years before I came to my senses and asked her to marry me. I have no idea why she's put up with me all these years which tends to be a theme from most guys when married for a while. She lets me ski, ride motorcycles, bbq...

Any chance you have a leak at tailpiece end of one of your tap shanks?