Recent content by storm1477

Can't say anything about 6 months, but the 2 that I bought 3 months ago are holding up so far. I guess it's time to go knock on some wood having said that. Storm

Teufel, Thanks for the encouragement. If you decide you want to come ALL the way down to Parker for a brewday you're more than welcome. Storm

The first all grain is done. It was a relatively uneventful day. I got started at about 2 in the afternoon, a couple of hours later than I wanted, but no big deal. I got my keggle filled and onto the burner warming up the mash water. I put 3 gallons of 175F water into the mash tun and let...

I haven't bottled a single bottle of beer......yet. SWMBO decided that I had behaved myself long enough to warrant an ultimate starter kit for Father's Day. I say yet because I got a counter pressure filler with a bunch of other stuff I found on CL. I'm gonna start bottling some of my brews...

Just so you know, this is all YOUR fault!!!! I'm going to brew up a Scottish Heavy all-grain kit from Austin Homebrew (that's for Forrests' sanity) tomorrow. I've read up on Bobby M's all-grain primer and I've turned off the perlicks in the basement, so I'm expecting an uneventful brew day...

The way I have mine set up is with 5/16" hose and 1/4" barbed QDs. I haven't noticed any leaks at the connection at all. I cranked down the hose clamps pretty good as well. Hope this helps.

Here is a link to a patent application for making clear beer (SRM < 0.5). Apparently you need to use activated charcoal in the boil. (WO/2006/046879) METHOD OF MAKING COLORLESS AND ARTIFICIALLY COLORED CLEAR BEER

Wildwest...I need you to inform SWMBO that I do in fact have a great mind. She doesn't seem to believe me for some strange reason.:D

I believe what you are referring to is a sight glass. It shows you the liquid level inside of a kettle.

Stupid slow connection.

Niko sells kegs???? Didn't know that. I just ordered 4 from Adventures in Homebrewing. Would have got them from Niko had I known. Niko = nikobrew.com

Good point on the line size Ben. I wish I had known that before I ran 4 lines from my taps to my kegs. I can fill a pint glass (with foam) in about half a second right now.

Here's the thing that I have noticed, being that this is the first time I placed an order with AHS. It may have taken 4 or 5 days for them to ship out my order, but it will still gets to my house in the same amount of total time (from order placement to delivery) that it takes to get an order...

Elm...I am in the same boat. After this 1st experience I will go with MW from now on.

I wish I had seen that earlier. It would have made my connections a LOT easier. Thanks for the link.