Recent content by rob211

I'm selling a bunch of homebrew stuff, basically a nice stainless 5 g kettle, Speidel tank, and other stuff. See the ad here: Beer homebrew kit 5 gallon - general for sale - by owner It's an all or nothing deal, I need to move it out. EDIT: given away.

Aargh. Go to get beer, PSI=0. I had been doing fine with 3 kegs and various fittings; perhaps the 4th I just filled leaked at lid or something. And of course it's on a Sunday and no CO2 available anywhere. I'm trying to swap out a tank tomorrow; probably will get a 5lb spare. I have my...

Leaving day after tomorrow; gone three weeks. That's where that comes from. It's at 1.015. Started at 1.045 with 5 gallons dead on at fermentation. My original gravity might have been a bit low for the type, but I added a bit more water than usual (Beersmith and the kit I got were 1.051 and...

Let it sit in the fermenter three more weeks?

I'd got a CA common in the fermenter, been in two weeks. Fermentation seems to have picked up a bit, perhaps cuz it's a bit warmer. Maybe four bubbles every minute. Original gravity was 1.045; final should be about 1.015. I haven't taken a gravity yet pending the answer to this query. I'm...

I liked the Orange Blossom; thought it was their best. But maybe that's because it was a hot late spring day. Mojave Red is pretty good as well. Definitely worth checking out if you're in the area; it's right on the highway. Lotta interesting history thereabouts.

I shop at both the Richmond and Concord CA Costcos, and their alcohol selection is amazing. Aside from the beers I mentioned, they also do a Kirkland house-brand bourbon that's great; I wonder who makes it. And they stock everything from $150+ bottles of wine to our very local winery's stock...

Whoa...guess this means beer is finally hitting the big time. Went into my local Costco today and for the first time I saw pallets and pallets of great beer. They've always had some variety cases and what not of microbrew, but now it's bottles of Chimay Duval, Firestone, Ommegang (3 bottles...

Does anyone have any recommendations for water flavorings? I'm looking for the sort of thing you add to carbonated water; I'd prefer sugarless. This will be for drink-by-drink use, not kegging. Kinda like Sodastream. They'll be used both for full-on soda (like root beer) and lighter...

I'm wondering, being a newb, on when it's time to keg. I see lots of info on when to bottle a particular beer, and then about how long it takes to age. But not so much on when to keg and aging in the keg. Other than increasing the amount of undesired sediments that would otherwise be left in...

I thought I could find a container for measuring liquids, but the largest I've found is one liter. Any suggestions for something bigger, up to one gallon or four liters? Imperial and metric would be a plus.

My local air quality guys want me to sign up for cap and trade I'm generating so much CO2...is there a way to sequester all that carbon that's coming out of the fermenter?? Should I start an enclosed MJ grow? ;)

I figure the weight is close to 50lbs with hoses, regulator and a full load. Not sure I wanna hang that on a collar. And some of those brackets are designed for 20lb dry extinguishers. Some I saw are 17 gauge steel and designed so that the base sits on something, like a bumper or running board...

Thanks, kinda pricey. And begs the question of how to attach it. Sheet metal screws aren't strong enough. I can fab a metal L-shaped stand, and use a chain across it (don't need a quick release like an extinguisher), but still wondering how to attach it.

There are other sources of flavor. Try prairie moon.biz; they have bazillions of concentrates: melon, piña colada, etc. you can then use any sweetener you like and it's cheaper than syrup. Health food places also have concentrates sweetened with stevia.