Recent content by NYCHomebrewer

Drilling the holes and installing the taps was the easiest part so far. This drill bit went through the fridge door like a hot knife through butter. Next weekend will be spent installing the tubing etc. Can't wait until my first pour.

I have to say the paint job turned out really good. I plan on using this both as a kegerator and a lagering refrigerator/storage for yeast and hops as well. I bought all the pieces separate but a kit would have been much easier. I think the key to getting a good paint job is to take your time...

Not as glamorous as some but here is my kegerator in progress. I've been gathering the pieces for this for a while and finally found a used refrigerator that was in my price range (free) that seemed to be in pretty good shape. Here are the various pieces: The fridge was fairly clean...

I just found this Kickstarter that I thought I would bring to people's attention and maybe spark a discussion. Obviously space is an issue for me living in an NYC apartment and this would solve so many issues for me. In just three days he is almost 91% of the way towards his goal so chip...

Is it kind of a plastic band-aid taste? I'd guess that since you were fermenting in July, that you didn't control your temperature and ended up fermenting outside the recommended temperature range for your yeast. Fermentation is an exothermic reaction. It gives off heat, so the temperature of...

First of all, if you live in NYC you should be buying your kits from Danielle and Benjamin at Brooklyn Homebrew. Without our support their venture may fail and it is so nice having a local source of grain and equipment that we don't have to pay shipping or worry about the UPS/Fedex guys...

BYO's clone (AG) Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA Clone 5 gallons - all-grain OG = 1.070 FG = 1.018 IBU = 70 SRM = 11 ABV = 7.2% Ingredients 14 lbs pale malt 11 oz caramel malt (60 degrees L) 1.2 oz of 14% AA Magnum hops (60 mins) 1.0 oz Magnum hops (5 mins) 1.0 oz Crystal hops (5 mins) .67...

Well, if I were partial mashing this... I'd steep the crystal 40 and just add pale malt extract to my target OG - 17.3 plato (about 1.068). I use beersmith to calculate the IBUs but I'm pretty sure you can find the IBU calculations if you do a search in these forums.

The Sierra Nevada Website gives enough information on the Torpedo that you should be able to come up with a recipe pretty easily. alcohol content - 7.2% by volume yeast - Ale Yeast (Probably American Ale Yeast) beginning gravity 17.3 Plato ending gravity 4.2 Plato Hops...

13,300 +6 ipa = 13,306

and less than a block down from McSorleys is Burp Castle, run by the brewist monks. They always have something interesting on tap and a huge selection of bottled beers in their cellar which have to be specially sent up.

I think an extra 100 got added in there by accident by Jay. 9561.5 - 100 = 9461.5 5.5 gallons of American Pale Ale 9461.5 + 5.5 = 9467

I recently brewed this recipe. I pretty much hit all the expected numbers. But most importantly, the side by side comparison with the real thing was essentially identical. Mine was a tad cloudy, which I've come to expect in dry hopped beers with no filtering, but taste, color and bitterness were...

I'm not leveling a judgment on the quality of BMC's beer. I have been known to hoist a few in the summer out on the water. My point is that the quality doesn't matter. Yes, part of their dominance of the market stems from the fact that they make a product that appeals to a broad variety of...

I don't think there is anything inherently wrong with a three tier system. If it works well, then it can expand distribution and provide more beer choices to customers. In order for the system to work, if the three tier system is mandated by law, the three tiers have to be truly independent...