Recent content by planetek7

I guess maybe I am one of the gearheads. DD is an 05 Honda Civic. Best car I ever owned. 176,500 miles and drives like new, and yes I am a commuter. In garage is a 1980 F250 truck that I rebuilt. Also a 1969 Chevelle SS that I rebuilt. I drive my truck on my days off to give the Honda a break.

Belgian fermentation pic. House temp kept at 68.

Really appreciate the feedback. Thanks for the tips. That WH honey ale kit will be here today. Looking forward to finding recipes and tweaking or I should say experimenting with ingredients after I regain confidence in my brewing technics and processes.

Thanks. Yeah, just bought a small freezer to make a keezer so eventually I can have maybe two corny kegs on tap. Still need the temp controller. I used to keg but, thought I would bottle for awhile so that I can share and get feedback on the brews. I am fermenting in a 6.5 gal carboy and the...

A frequent reader of HBT, I finally brewed on my own yesterday after over a year off and gathering necessary equipment and supplies. Bought a Belgian golden ale kit from NB to get back in the swing of things. Got a late start and ended up boiling into darkness with my headlamp on. The new...

I figured since all the other Blichman products are well made. The Therminator was flawless. Thanks

I think everything was assembled properly, including washer. Guess we'll have a go of it again in a couple weeks. Need to inspect if ours has warpage as well but, didn't notice anything significant there.

Hello. Looking for advice, knowledge on using the Blichman false bottom. My friends and I switched from all grain keg brewing to electric using Blichman pots with his false bottom on MT. Seems simple enough, but we definately had issues. We are using the Rims system. We somehow got grain caught...