Recent content by Worthog82

I brewed a arrogant bastard clone that ended up being a bit bigger then target. SG 1.083 FG 1.018, so 8.1% ABV. How long do you think I should let this sit? I was thinking 8 weeks.

So I transferred the cider to the keg. I sampled it and it was slightly carbonated already. I put it in the kegorator and turned the gas on to 12 psi to force carb it over 3 weeks, but since it was already primed and some carbonation occurred will it be over carbed? Should I back off on the...

I have a keg that I can move it to in a week or two. Any risk of spoilage if I loosen the caps?

I primed with 5oz of corn sugar.

So I thought I'd save some time and bottle half my batch of cider into three growlers and a 1 Gallon apple juice jug from Whole foods. I read the threads on here to late about strength issues with these types of containers. (Well not exactly to late, just bottled yesterday and no Kaboom). But...

Thanks. The recipe is similar to the Denny Conn porter. It doesn't have quite as big of a SG then the Denny Conn. It starts at 1.067

How much did you add? I'm not wanting a strong bourbon taste. Just a hint. I was thinking of starting with 8 oz.

I'm using pure vanilla extract. Prob start with 1 oz and work my way up to taste.

I've got a porter that I'm going to keep in primary for 3 weeks. Once that's done is it ok to rack to keg and add bourbon/vanilla. Then put 12 psi on it while its in the fridge at 40 degrees for 3 weeks? Or should I secondary with the bourbon/vanilla before kegging it?

How does this recipe look? Any suggestion? Thanks! Amount Item Type % or IBU 7.00 lb Pale Liquid Extract (8.0 SRM) Extract 80.00 % 1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 11.43 % 0.50 lb Special B Malt (180.0 SRM) Grain 5.71 % 0.25 lb Biscuit Malt (23.0 SRM) Grain 2.86 %...

Yeah, I'm leaning towards putting the faucets on the side of the fridge with the Co2 outside.

I looked at it closer and the fridge has a metal grate on the back of it, so I assume the coolant lines are in the back. It seems more convenient to drill the side, since the grate is in the way. I'd like to install three taps in the room behind the fridge. I was thinking of building a conduit...

I've seen some post on drilling the side of refrigerators, but has anyone drilled through the back? I've got a fridge in my garage and want to drill the fridge and run the tap lines into the room on the other side of the wall.

I used 5 oz priming sugar to 12 oz of water. The yeast I used was from northern brewer and was kind of warm when I received it, but I made a 1L starter and fermentation went fine. I gave the beer a light stir every 8 bottles or so when bottling. I did not filter the beer. One thing I noticed...

I brewed a batch of midas touch following this exactly: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f78/dog-fish-head-midas-touch-71861/ I cracked one after ten days in the bottle and absolutely no carbonation. I waited three weeks thinking it needed more time....same thing totally flat. Not one bubble...