Recent content by PaulHilgeman

holds 6-7 kegs, copper top. 4x perlick faucets, the nice ones. Needs new lines. Includes a 5lb CO2 tank, dual regulator seems OK and gas distribution. Please text: 847-847-852five

35 each, ball locks. Soaked in PBW and then sanitizer. Served me great for years, changed all seals about 2 years ago. Text: 847-847-852five please!

I have two new corny kegs for sale. They held saline for eyewash stations for a few weeks and that is it. There is a sticker on the other side that will take some elbow grease and goo-gone to remove. It needs posts, but other than that, they are perfect. The smaller is 10 gallons, the larger...

Now it is done!

I'll snap some tonight when I get home if I remember. They look JUST like this:

Hey Guys, I have a basically new, pristine 10 and 15 gal corny keg. The only thing that they are missing is the posts, all other hardware, including probably the hardest to find part - the dip tube - is included. They held saline once for a few hours and that is it. I am in Arlington...

I just took a 1.100 quad down to 1.011 in about 10 days with the Ardennes yeast. I starte it around 68 and peaked at 84 for the final 3 days. Smells and tastes amazing.

So wl833 is an absolute monster. I ferment in a SS conical. I pulled the first pint or so of thick yeasty beer and then kegged the remainder, I poured the thick yeasty beer right back in the conical. I chilled the pilsner down to 39 degrees before transferrin to the conical. I set the...

I am going to go for it. I pulled a sample, light diacetyl and sulphur, but gravity was at 1.014, a few points higher than target. Krausen has fallen, so a good amount of yeast should transfer over with the beer, and enough *should* be left behind to ferment the pilsner next. I'll let this...

Brewed an amber lager on Monday, used a 4L stirplate starter of WL833 bock yeast, had solid activity in 12 hours and it was roaring after 24 hours. I have kept the internal wort temp at 51 degrees. Is there any chance that: 1. I can move this to secondary on Sunday, 6 days after brewing...

Hey, I brewed a Special Bitter a few weeks ago with some pale chocolate in it. I get a distinct ashy / tobacco flavor from it. Historically, across about 5 batches of the stuff, I never used the pale chocolate malt. Do you get any tobacco / ashy flavors? Thanks!

What happened with this beer. I just brewed a very similar recipe and I am thinking that the pale chocolate gave me a distinct tobacco flavor. Any feedback?

Ugh, that's really disappointing. Why have I seen it included in others' recipes? I still have a bit of hope, I am going to hit it with gelatin tonight just to get all particulate matter to drop as fast as possible. I guess time to brew more!

Hey All, Took a 6mo break from brewing to renovate a new house, trying to get the pipeline stocked and started brewing some easy favorites. I am typically very picky of my beers and consider myself a good brewer, compares well to most commercial beers, high drinkability etc. My most...

Thanks guys, when I actually get done, I will update the thread. Yes, the copper was pricey!