Recent content by rjsnau

Hello, I started to collect hops a while back thinking I was going to get into IPA's and never did. I realize now I am more of a wheat beer fan and will only buy a 6 pack of an IPA every now and then. I can't drink 5 gallons of an IPA. I want someone to put these to good use. They are older...

I just heard about this. I had the great pleasure of talking with him a few times at the homebrew meetings. He was a great guy and will be missed.

Am I just being overly cautious in saying I would dump the batch no matter how expensive of a batch it was? No matter how small the chance I don't want to risk ingesting glass or lead.

Slanting is used for long term storage of yeast. 9 months to a year. But you are only saving a very small amount f yeast on the slant so you have to build it up in several generations of starters. It is more work and more chance for an infection but you can go several months between uses of...

Personally I am much more likely to drop a glass carboy on my foot and have it be cut off than I am to have any problems from possibly drinking some chemicals.

It is possible but will be close time wise. Also you will be estimating your pitch rates which could add some variability to your batches. What I would do is make a 1.5 liter starter and let it go for 24 hours. Then make two more 1.5 liter starter and split the original one between these two...

I was intimidated by a decoction mash until i tried it. They are not really hard but are alot of work. Yhe reason you dont want alot of liquid is that is where all the enzymes are located to cinvert your mash and if you boil the liquid you will kill them. So to get around this you pull the...

So sorry for your loss Yooper.

Don't fear the anti foam. I have used it in the boil kettle and in my fermenter. It has never affected my head retention. It dosnt dissolve so it just settles to the bottom of the fermenter and you rack the beer off of it. Greateststuff ever.

The catch is they don't subsidize the phones so you are paying more for the phone or getting an older/cheaper model. The big carriers subsidize $300 or more of the phone and then charge you an extra $20-$30 per month. If you don't mind paying more for your phone or having an older phone then...

Welcome Jake! This is an awesome community with lots of knowledge on here. Enjoy the new obsession!

Sounds about right excpet i have 6 ft but just leave the serving psi at 12. You may try just leaving it at 10 and see what happens. The only other thing to watch out for is how easy it is to grab a second/third/fourth. :-)

Another one for plastic. Glass scares me to death. Plus BB are every bit as goog as glass imho.

I never understood keeping the stuff and having to test it. Since you just need to get the surface wet, i just make up a half a gallon (doing the math to figure out how much starsan i need) or even less. Sometimes i just make two pints (32) oz. Doing this a bottle will last forever. No need...

Thanks PJ, I Do have a GFCI outlet installed where I would be brewing. It is not worth the risk not to! Thanks for the help!