Recent content by ruinsx

Actually I did pull the dip tube out and blew threw it with no problem. Sanitized it and put it all back together. The dip tube was crooked though so my next move is moving the beer to another keg and trying another dip tube and post. We shall see...

Ugh, I'm having the exact same problem. My keg was clogged the other day and I couldn't figure out why. I messed with it, let off the gas, resealed the lid, changed to another picnic tap and jostled it around a bit. For whatever reason it started flowing, I wasn't really sure why but didn't ask...

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So you feel like that Wyeast would perform better at winter room temp (68-72deg) than the kolsch yeast?

Completely agree w/ suds. I've been brewing mini-mash w/ liquid extract for a little over a year now and i've tried a pale ale adding all the extract as the recipe stated (at the beginning) and then tried another pale ale adding like 15-20% at the beginning and the rest towards the end of the...

I have a question about substituting lager yeast with ale yeast in a helles bock. I'm wanting to brew the AHS Helles Bock (http://www.austinhomebrew.com/product_info.php?products_id=270) which originally calls for White Labs German Lager Yeast (WLP830). I don't have a dedicated beer fridge so I...

One of my local homebrew store guys mentioned the forum as a good knowledge base, also most google searches related to brewing have a pretty relevant forum post. Been lurking a while, finally decided to post!

Glad to see people loving BIAB. I've been doing mini-mash recipes for over a year and I'm about to move to all grain. It seems like a similar principal just with larger quantities. Also it seems like the most affordable entry into AG brewing, just a bigger pot and a big bag.:cool: