Recent content by rod251

This one's probably been covered before, but a 1" PVC elbow fits perfectly on the inside of the spigot that comes with the homebrew store bottling buckets, making a perfect dip tube. Now when I bottle, I leave less than one beer behind in the bucket without having to tip the bucket to get the...

Have a Warsteiner Premium Verum, then try to clone it. Then you'll know why to fool with lagering.

Cool. I just checked my gravities, and after 12 days the stout is down from 1.063 to 1.026. After 11 days the scottish ale is down from 1.054 to 1.010. The stout has 14 ounces of lactose in it, and I expected the FG to be around 1.023. I'll give them both a few days, check again, then bottle...

I currently have a cream stout and a Scottish ale fermenting, both with S-04. This is my first time with this yeast, and I was wondering if the speed at which this strain reaches FG would also mean a faster time conditioning in primary. In other words, would two weeks in primary with S-04 be...

Am I dreaming or did I hear Sam pronounce it "wort" on brewmasters?

I use it to remove chlorine/chloramine from my tap water before the mash and boil. As far as fixing a bad batch, IDK.

I don't know about that. Sam Adams Cream Stout is pretty good stuff.

I use the 16g cartridges from Midwest Supply with no problems. No MacGeyverin' needed. :mug:

Last week I brewed a 3 gallon batch of Blonde Ale. The yeast was US-05. I use a fridge with a Johnson Controls external thermostat. Within 48 hours of pitching, the temp in the fridge was 61, but the temp of the wort was 70. Fermentation can and does cause a significant rise in temp. From...

I can't comment on the "best" setup, but I can tell you what works for me. I skipped extract and went all-grain from the start. I'm on a budget, so the less money the better in my situation. First off, I do 3 gallon batches. This yields me a little over a case of beer per batch, which works...

Are you boiling tap water for your brew? If it contains chloramine, it won't boil out and you could be getting the off flavor from that. If that's the case, try campden tablets.

I just run hot water through my line with the tap open. The casing will screw on and off much easier with the tabs broken, but it will still seal tightly with a cartridge in. I now have two of these units. I ran a batch of Irish Red Ale through one, and now they're both waiting to be filled.

They all seem pretty close, but I also keep coming back to Midwest. I like their website layout and selection as well.

So it sounds like storing the CO2 in the fridge is the way to go.

So instead of opening the cap to relieve pressure before installing a cart, couldn't you just draw a few pints then put a cart in?