Recent content by NYrunner

After taking the past year off from brewing, I need some new beer lines. In, please!

I just started brewing AG and bought one of these... ....from Northern Brewer. Here is a link to the product. http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/aluminum-measuring-pitcher-4-quart.html

Thanks for the replies. I will try adding them with 5 minutes remaining in the boil.

I am going to brew a pumpkin ale tomorrow. I want to add some nutmeg, cinnamon, and allspice. Should I add the spices at flame-out, just before I pitch the yeast, or during secondary fermentation? I would appreciate any advice along with the reasoning behind it. Thanks in advance.

That is pretty cool.

Balloons! Genius!

My perlick faucet should be arriving tomorrow on the UPS truck. I am building the collar this evening and looking forward to my first draw on Friday evening. I do, however, have a question. Since my keezer is stored in my garage, should I get a faucet plug for my faucet? Any suggestions...

I used this recipe for my first 5 gallon batch about 4 months ago. My OG came out to 1.044 and that is also what beersmith estimated it to be.

My 50' stainless steel wort chiller (with garden hose attachments) arrived today and I plan on using tomorrow. I just tested it for leaks and everything seems to be in order. My question is...what should I do with the hot water that flows out of my wort chiller? It would be a huge waste of...

Thanks for the advice yooper and mighty. I will rack to one of my kegs tomorrow for lagering.

So I brewed my first ever lager (Oktoberfest) just over a week ago and it is currently sitting in the primary fermenter. I plan on letting it age until October and was wondering if I should rack it to a secondary fermenter for a few weeks and then transfer it to a keg, or if I should just...

Cool...does anyone have a link to one of these two stage controllers?

I just started kegging about a month ago. I scored a 12 cubic foot chest freezer off CL for $50, hooked it up to a Johnson digital temp controller and set it in the garage. It's working great right now, but my concern is that I will freeze my beer during the winter. I live in upstate NY where...

Thanks for the great info guys. I think that I will try deathbrewer's method with a 3 gallon stockpot that I just found in the kitchen along with my 5 gallon brew pot. So, I should mash in the smaller pot and sparge in the larger pot....right?

Wouldn't I need two 5 gallon pots in order to do that? I only have one. If the choice was to buy another 5 gallon pot or that partial mash system, which would you pick?