Recent content by rlindsley

Wow, thanks a ton for all the thoughts. For now I think I will skip the olive oil. I'm dealing with enough new equipment as is, I don't want to be dealing with entirely new processes which could potentially screw up a 30g batch! I'm using dry yeast, so hydration requirements are nowhere...

Thanks for your help! Have you guys heard of aerating via olive oil? Perhaps that's a better method for what I'm trying to do? Thanks! Robert.

Thanks a lot! I looked up the Venturi effect and while I understand the concept, I don't see where I would inject the oxygen. Do you have a picture of your setup you could share? Thanks! Robert.

Hi there, Over the next week I'll be brewing a couple of 30g batches of beer. I just got all the equipment and am getting everything set up now. My question is around aeration. When I do 5g or 10g batches I would just use my aquarium pump and diffusion stone. But how would I aerate a...

Thanks everybody for your thoughts! These suggestions will definitely help solve the problem. Sorry for my lack of response. It's been a crazy week here in Boston! To answer pannell77's question, I only cut half of the inner tubing because that's all I had access to without cutting off both...

Awesome. I'll give it a try. Thanks!

Hi there, I just finished building my first mash tun from an Igloo 10 gallon cooler. Now that it's all finished I have a question. Rather than a false bottom I used a braided stainless steel supply hose. I cut off one end and removed about half of the plastic interior lining. I crimped...

Thanks everybody for your help. dcp27 I will definitely join wort.org. I met Dan Logcher through Craigslist (I picked up my corny kegs from him) and he recommended I join as well. Based on this thread I think I need to bring in some big guns to help me out with this. In the meantime I'm...

I honestly have no idea how many people are going. They asked for 2 kegs of each type of beer, and I know there will be a ton of wine as well. It's my wedding present to them so I would hate the possibility of running out of beer, but if it's WAY too much then maybe I should tone it down...

Thanks d_striker. I really appreciate all the information and help! Since I only have 1 keggle for my boils I would need to do 2.5 boils for each brew type (assuming 12 gallons for each boil), but as you said consistency and sanity are issues :) I'm ok getting the plastic fermenter you listed...

Whoops! My bad. My brother wants 2 FULL kegs of each beer (totaling 30 gallons of each type of beer). I need to force carb into full kegs -- but right now all I have is corny kegs. If that's too much beer (it very well might be), maybe I do 20 gallons of the honey wheat and 10 gallons of...

Hi d_striker and TopherM, My brother wants 2 kegs of each type of beer. I am planning on force carbing into corny kegs (no bottles). Also, I have a 1 micron cartridge filter. Should I filter both beers, or just the honey wheat? I'm not sure if the stout should be filtered. Here are...

Hello everybody, I have been homebrewing for about a year. I have been an extract brewer up until a couple of months ago, when I went all-grain via brew in a bag. I definitely want to upgrade to the full HLT and Mash Tun but I'm not quite there yet. I'm still doing 5 gallon batches, but...

Hi Coachie, I did my first BIAB last week and it was a complete success. I am officially hooked. A couple of things you should know: - Don't let the bag touch the bottom of your kettle. Definitely use a colander or false bottom of some kind as the bag could burn and get holes in it. - Try...