Recent content by rth97601

The light ale I kegged last week is not looking good. I ran a couple pints out and it's super cloudy, fruity, and flat--it hardly carbed up at all. The next batch, the one I pitched the Notty into just before I read the thread, measured 1.011 today, but it was less cloudy and fruity than the...

Should've checked this before ... I just pitched a packet of the infamous 1081140118V into an Ordinary Bitter this afternoon. Funny thing is, it was the second packet--the first smelled and looked funky after rehydrating (no froth, smelled musty, not like happy yeast), so I dumped it and...

I'm running mine through the door as well

I've had the low-temp problem, and I just picked up an external thermostat. I haven't used it yet (I don't have a keg ready to go, so the fridge is currently sitting idle) but I don't expect it to be a problem. I do English-style beers, and intend to keep them nearer 50, so the thermostat...

I got mine from MoreBeer just last week. 4 ounces for $10.95.

Whether you're using a secondary or not, there's really no need to rush. It won't hurt to leave it in the primary a few more days, and if you go straight to the bottle (as I do), there's no point in risking it--I've had gravities drop slowly toward the bottom end, especially in the winter, and...

I used Nottingham on a partigyle--the first runnings ended up at 1.075 and it went fine.

Thanks for the advice everyone--It'll be useful on the next round. From my perspective, since I'm only going for a PA rather than and IPA, Dude's comment on the lower perceived bitterness fits the mark, since I was afraid I way overhopped this batch. We'll see, but I'll probably stick with the...

For reasons both financial and practical, I'm experimenting with Summit hops, and trying to take advantage of the super high alpha to stretch my budget. I just made my first experimental batch yesterday, a partial-mash Pale Ale, and it seems like I added hardly any--1/2 oz. for 60, 1/4 for 10...

I'm not exactly eletrically inclined--I can do this without frying myself?

Sorry ... didn't catch the Halifax bit ... I don't know if that fridge is available up there. Still, do you have a basement? I like the snow and cold water idea ...

I've considered it--I've got a basement in Rochester NY that's in the 50s all winter, and I do English ales, so it's not that far out. Still, it's in the 60s down there in the summer, so I just bit the bullet and bought a mini fridge. Check out the frigidaire mini-fridge conversion threads...

Nano is the perfect size--that way all of us can start one without stepping on each other's toes (yes, I've entertained the same notion myself ...). Wouldn't it be great to have nano- and micro-breweries in every neighborhood? Think of the variety and accessibility. Wait a sec ... I'm having...

1.012-1.014 isn't an out of whack final gravity for a heavier beer, so you're probably not too far off. Congrats on the first batch. Here's to many, many more.

Everything seems alright and intact--it was Scotch glue that I had sitting around, so it might be a little different than the standard superglue. Overall it's not a pretty as it could be, as you can see where it's all gummed up behind, but it's solid.