Recent content by StanJohnson

I have several icing/frosting buckets with a 5 in the triangle.

I use a paint strainer bag in an igloo drinking water cooler. I call it "mash in a bag".

I bought this one. I clicked the make offer button and offered them $13. They accepted my offer. Total with shipping was $20. I've used it several times and I really like it.

Very nice. BTW, I have the exact same hose reel. Weird huh.

Yes, your gravity will be higher do to the loss during the boil. I usually lose about a gallon to the boil.

Nice.

http://www.tastybrew.com/calculators/priming.html

Here's a link that everyone should read. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/entries/of-patience-and-bottle-conditioning.html

Here's a good read about bottle conditioning. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/entries/of-patience-and-bottle-conditioning.html

Over night in the fridge is not long enough. You need to leave them in the fridge for a couple of weeks for proper carbonation. A good rule of thumb is 3 weeks at room temp and then 2 weeks in the fridge.

Pick me please. :ban:

Nice. Here's a good video I found explaining when your hops are ready to be picked. http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=TlsT-x19III&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DTlsT-x19III

I'm not a hop expert, so I'm not sure what you mean by body. I've read and watched several articles and videos describing when hops should be ready, so I think the ones I picked were ready. I can definitely smell the fresh hop aroma. I drank my hydrometer sample last Saturday and you could...

I picked this hop today. I wonder if this is what they mean when they say Miller Lite is triple hop brewed. :D

I know what you mean by how fast they grow in one day. It's almost like you can see them growing before your eyes. We also get frost. I guess I'll see how they do this winter. Last winter was really mild compared to the two previous ones. I just got done picking some more. I got about an ounce...