Recent content by TenaciousJ

got mine a few days ago. looking to run some tests with the fridge I've been using to ferment in. then building a dual stage chamber

So here's my dilemma.... brewed a ToD clone last May. Gravity has been right around 1.007 since September. It's nice and sour from ECY01 and dregs from one bottle of ToD. While it's enjoyable, I think it's missing those "Black Tuesday" bourbon/oak notes. I have 1 oz of French Oak cubes saved...

i'm glad i found this thread b/c i'm having similar experiences. for reference i use a copper convoluted CFC from morebeer. the CFC is mounted vertically with the wort being pumped upwards via march pump. water flowing downwards at temperatures as low as 45F. i'm starting to believe these...

Looking for some advice from anyone who reuses oak cubes in wild beers. I'm getting ready to bottle a sour brown that used the dregs of La Roja and Consecration and one ounce of medium french oak cubes. I was thinking about reserving 1/2 cup of the finished beer in a mason jar to keep the cubes...

Check the link... day_trippr provides a the part number from mcmaster. Question day_trippr: Does the gasket actually create an airtight seal? Also, how did you attach the cut edges? Looks promising!

Just like you, I never really had the issue with the stainless steel braid i used before this! I switched to the false bottom b/c I intend to use a pump in the near future. A false bottom seemed like a better option. To answer your question, I haven't regulated the flow on the ball valve...

yeah the space around the false bottom seem to be the culprit. i figured the weight of the grain would be sufficient, but it's not doing the trick. i feel like there has to be something i can add to keep the cooler flush with the bottom. Something heavy.... I've tried cutting a piece of tubing...

I'm having some problems with my current mash tun. I use a 10 gallon home depot cooler with a false bottom (pictured below). The issue is no matter how much I vorlauf, I can't keep big chunks of grain out of my runnings. I've resorted to using a very finely meshed strainer to catch the grain...

Bringing my blog back from a LOOOOOOOONG break. lots of real-life stuff recently, but looking to focus on writing in the near future. BTW, I've been killing a lot a time checking out as many blogs as I can in this thread (more than I remember!). Tons of great stuff out there. Prost!

Happy Weekend Everyone! Posted a bunch of pics of our club's Big Brew HERE Hope everyone else was able to brew for the holiday :)

Big Brew Day this weekend! Let me know if anyone is planning to blog about it HERE

checked out your hop post too. you're plants look great going into year 3! hoping mine turn out the same. Question for all you homebrew bloggers: Are you planning anything for the AHA Big Brew Day on May 5th? More importantly, will you be blogging about it? Our club will be doing an all...

amazing tap handles! love em i got a chance this weekend to visit a local hop farm. Check it out

Thanks! submitted a survey too. cheers

congrats on gettig the wedding brews done. the labels look great! new post on hh about the a fun contest our homebrew club held:Barley Legal Cereal Contest