Recent content by TheTellTaleBrewer

Hey everyone, I'm selling a new "keggle". For those who don't know, it's a keg that is converted into a brew pot for making beer. Includes a bayou classic propane burner stand. Both have never been used. The keggle has two ports and comes with a new ball valve and temperature gauge. I acquired...

Thanks BioBeing... I'll let you know what happens in three more weeks.

I was reading this older thread in looking for an answer to my problem in regards to secondary fermentation... Any help would be appreciated. I am a new brewer making only my third beer batch. I had read numerous posts regarding doing a secondary fermentation to reduce the amount of...

I looked up the flow chiller and jockey box... didn't know what they were. Found an interesting article here: SBC: Wort Chiller Basics My first batch I just poured the wort into the fermentor and pitched it right then. I'll be doing it differently from now on.

I'm new to this... but I thought of an idea to syphon the wort into the fermenter and surround the tube with bags of ice. Has anyone tried this idea? Will it take too long?

I saw carbonation tablets at the local brew supply and thought of doing that... I'll let you know how it goes. I'm ready to try again though!

Thanks for the help Rick... everything makes sense. Beer was in bottles (at room temp) for 2 weeks. Now has been in the fridge for 1 week.

I'm using the Brewer's Best kit and I have a few questions before starting my second batch... When pouring the wort into the fermenter, the directions say to keep some sediment out. About half-way through I just used a strainer to keep most of it out. Is it good or bad to have the brewing...