Recent content by phisig137

Not a problem.... 4# Belgian Pilsner Malt 1# Malted Wheat 1# CaraVienne 1# Crystal 20 6# light LME 8 oz clear candi sugar 6 AAU's of Perle - 60 minutes 4 AAU's of Styrian Goldings - 30 minutes WLP 570 - Belgian Golden Ale Yeast I don't have exact dates of how long I primaried/secondaried...

Hey all, first time posting here...... The La Fin Du Monde over on recipe tavern is actually mine... It's a great clone, and tastes surprizingly like the real thing. I know there are still somebugs being worked out of the site right now, and for some reason when I added the hops to the...

If need be, you can cut the top off of a keg with a dremel..... granted, it will take quite a long time but you'll eventually make it! i also would recommend a professional welding shop, but you could do it yourself if need be. While I'm lucky enough to know a stainless welder personally...

Personally, I find ther bazooka tube to be a waste. While Zymico has some great products/ideas, I feel there is better out there. Yes, A bazooka tube is cheap, reliable, and inexpensive...... but so is a copper manifold. Being an engineer, I enjoy building copper manifold, and even doing...

I've left batches in primary for well over a month before. I wouldn't worry about autolysis or off flavors at all. Takes a loooooong time for yeast to die and explode. Honestly, I feel that as long as you do a good job of sanitizing, and a half-way (read, not drunk) competant control over...

I also agree, 6# liquid and 3# dry should yeild a lot more than 1.060. As others have said check your hydrometer. If in PLAIN water it reads 1.000, your fine, if not, you can smack the hydrometer gently against your hand until the paper inside moves to the proper position. Finally.... If...

I also would like to see the recipe. Just out of curiousity.... why was so much trub transfered to the fermenter? Was it not filtered of siphoned from the kettle to the fermenter? 1.5 gallons seems like quite a bit to lose to trub......