Recent content by osoling

Hey all, I recently started kegging. In a book, the author stated that one can turn off the CO2 if you don't pour too often to keep any small leaks from killing your CO2 tank. I, in fact, only pour 3 or 4 beers a week. Am I foolish for worrying about this? Smart? I do notice that my pours...

Just bottled this and even the uncarbed beer tastes great.

This will be the first batch done in my newly created mash tun! I'll keep you posted, if you're interested...

This was great information. I added the extra pound because the very helpful guy at the lhbs told me to. My plan was (is) to follow his advice to the letter, see what happens, and adjust. I think what I learned here is that I don't need the extra pound. The recipe said that it expected 75%...

Thanks for the answers so far. I started with 6.5 gallons of water. I ended up with just slightly more than 5 gallons. Like 5.1 gallons. I measure by the notches I made in my brew paddle after adding a gallon, then another gallon, etc. I didn't top up because I got my final volume in the boil...

This might be an odd thing to complain about, but I'm doing something in my brew day that is causing my sort to have a higher specific gravity than expected. I've just started brewing Brew-in-a-bag, but I had the same issue when I was brewing extract. For example, yesterday, I brewed an IPA...

It was extract, so I'm not too worried. I do need to calibrate my refracrometer. It seems, the more I use it, that it's always a touch off. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Hello all, So, I just finished brewing a lovely American Pale Ale. The recipe tells me that the original gravity should be 1.052. My refractometer tells me that the OG is 10.036. What gives. What did I do wrong? I did indeed follow the recipe. Should I be worried? I usually use the "hey...

OK. Thanks, guys and dolls. I get to support my local brew shop more!

Also, MrMalty says I need three liters of starter. That, which probably right, seems like a LOT of liquid. I think I might have missed the window for this smack pack. Maybe back to the brew store is the best bet...

So, when I make the starter, do I take the dry malt extract from my recipe? Meaning, if my recipe calls for 6 pounds of DME, and I want to make a starter, do I get the DME for the starter wort from this six pounds?

Hey all, I bought a smack pack a while ago, and it has been in the fridge for a while now. The creation date is April 19, 2014. The pack has stayed in my refrigerator all this time, but has still expanded as if I smacked the pack. Could I make a starter for it or should I just let it...

Thanks. Now I have a way to see how effective it actually is. Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

So, I've not had a problem... Yet. When I add the Starsan to my local water, even following the directions, the water turns cloudy almost immediately. I know people store Starsan to use again. I never do that because by the end of a session, it's milky white. From what I understand, this has...

I'm in Tampa. Does that count? I'm a total noob, though. Sent from my iPad using Home Brew