Recent content by mvolz

Hey all. I have 2nd year cascades and centennials that have done horrible this year. Last year (the first year),they did great and I actually got a pretty good harvest for first year,despite a very veggie flavor. I dont have pics, but I have them in huge plastic planters and think that the...

Just thought I would see what some others perfer as their yeast of choice. I have been using smack packs of wyeast and making starters and the whole deal. My opinion is what a pain! Ive been doing this because I thought liquid had to be better than dry because it just lloks and smells healthy...

Do you put the wort in hot-right after the boil?

Thats great wolfman.Very helpful.Im gonna work on a kettle setup like yours and try this!I probl. wont use the spunding valve,unless its an absolute must.Thanks man:)

Sweet! Thanks for the info wolfman. I guess I will have to get a ball valve for my kettle. But what is a spunding valve? Is this a must to have? Think I will try this on my next brew If I get a valve for my kettle. What do you think of the weldless ones? My kettle is aluminum.

In researching nc,it looks like most guys use plastic cubes to let the wort cool to room temp. While I have an immersion chiller,cooling 7 or 8 gallons of boiling wort takes a while,and not to mention uses alot of water,so why not try nc? My question is,has anyone used a corny keg to put the...

I've been having this problem with most of my beers that I dry hop.I rack from primary after 3-4 wks.,right into the keg.I usually only use .5 oz. to dry hop with in a hop/tea ball.Put the lid on,hook up co2, purge, and set at about 12,and put in fridge.And I normally get great hop character at...

Maybe I will try your method as opposed to leaving the co2 on and putting in the fridge.I might be losing hop character from the co2 bubbles as the beer cools down in the fridge.Hmm?

I use a 3" tea ball also,and normally only use .5 oz. to dry hop with. This last batch I used centennials,which at first was great,then eventually faded.Now I cant even hardly tell I dry hopped.I dont know,but the beer is still drinkable,so I will just try again next time. Maybe in the primary.

I saw that there have been alot of discussions on spruce beers on here,but I thought I would bring it back up and try to get some good AG recipes. I dont see any in the recipe section. Im looking for a summer/lawnmower ale. Anybody got some ideas?

http://search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A0oG7nh7NsFN2yAAjGRXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE1dWl0OXJyBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkA1NNRTAyNV8xNjM-/SIG=120iomlg6/EXP=1304529627/**http%3a//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campden_tablets This might shed a little light on the subject.

No I have never tried it in the primary. I try to avoid exposure to open air as much as I can,and dont really want to open the primary until I rack to the keg. But Im willing to give it a whirl since Im not having much luck this way.

Can anyone shed any light on why I cant get any flavor or aroma to stick around by dry hoping? I usually only do ales and dont do a secondary. So I leave in the primary for 3-4 weeks,and rack straight to the keg,and use a hop ball for my hops. Then I put the lid on,hook up the co2,purge out the...

Thank you RonRock:rockin:

Sorry Revvy. I took it the wrong way. Its hard to tell the intent by reading. But call me dumb,are we talking about the same oxyclean you can use for laundry? If so,its a helluva lot cheaper than onestep or easyclean.:mug: