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Forum: General Beer Discussion 05-10-2013, 01:27 AM
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Posted By ron,ar
yuppies?

only thing worse than keg police is spelling police:ban:
Forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing 05-07-2013, 11:49 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 435
Posted By ron,ar
On the stuck sparge...add a handfull of rice...

On the stuck sparge...add a handfull of rice hulls...it works.
Forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing 05-06-2013, 02:50 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 83
Posted By ron,ar
converting to smaller volume

I poured out 11 bottles of brew today that were just undrinkable. This was from a 2 gallon batch that I did a few months ago. I had lots of problems during the process, stuck sparge, high boil off...
Forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing 05-06-2013, 12:04 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 268
Posted By ron,ar
[QUOTE=BlindFaith;5168810]I have read bad things...

[QUOTE=BlindFaith;5168810]I have read bad things about stainless hose clamps giving off flavors and rusting over time.
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If it's really stainless, it won't rust. Some purported stainless...
Forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing 05-05-2013, 11:55 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 601
Posted By ron,ar
Learn early on what your boil off rate is, it's...

Learn early on what your boil off rate is, it's different for different setups, even the weather affects this. Wind and barometric pressure included. Time and trial run works best. I use a stainless...
Forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing 05-05-2013, 09:05 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,053
Posted By ron,ar
Yanno, one of the problems that come with this...

Yanno, one of the problems that come with this hobby IS storage....I am beginning to see that we no longer have room for any more buckets and store my stuff out in the storage building.
How would...
Forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing 05-05-2013, 08:38 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 484
Posted By ron,ar
How much did you drain out of the MLT? If you...

How much did you drain out of the MLT? If you don't start with enough you can't finish with enough. As Jaydog said 6.75 is a fair approx volume for preboil. I like to have somewhere between 6.5 to 7...
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 04-16-2013, 12:26 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 382
Posted By ron,ar
I have a 10 gallon pot, my pre-boil volume for a...

I have a 10 gallon pot, my pre-boil volume for a 6 gal batch is 7.5 gallons. Thats cutting it close, but with a watchful eye and a spray bottle of water I have avoided any boilover so far. It can be...
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 04-16-2013, 12:21 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 115
Posted By ron,ar
This.........what Yooper said You can start...

This.........what Yooper said
You can start with 3 gallons of water, boil for an hour and measure what's left. That would be your boil off
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 04-16-2013, 12:13 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 216
Posted By ron,ar
Those plastic cappers are actually cheap when you...

Those plastic cappers are actually cheap when you consider how important they are to the final process. I have a spare, just in case something happens to my main capper. I bought the spare for 4...
Forum: BIAB Brewing 04-15-2013, 11:57 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 358
Posted By ron,ar
I am not sure about a 90 min boil for smaller...

I am not sure about a 90 min boil for smaller batches, everytime I try this I lose too much volume to boiloff.
Forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing 04-15-2013, 01:11 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 455
Posted By ron,ar
I use a 10 gallon Igloo cooler and don't lose too...

I use a 10 gallon Igloo cooler and don't lose too much heat, but I do preheat really good, drain, then add all the strike water. I also cover just to cover the bases.
Forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing 04-14-2013, 03:33 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,511
Posted By ron,ar
First wife didn't like me brewing in the kitchen,...

First wife didn't like me brewing in the kitchen, or brewing at all for that matter......maybe thats why she is the ex..
Seriously tho, the answer to not having spills, (meaning boilovers) is having...
Forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing 04-14-2013, 03:21 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,320
Posted By ron,ar
I agree with the comments about glass...

I agree with the comments about glass thermometers, use it only as a last resort or to calibrate other ones. They are nothing but trouble and too slow to reach temps anyway.
As far as your beer...
Forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing 04-14-2013, 02:45 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,511
Posted By ron,ar
I have done both BIAB and used a 10 gallon round...

I have done both BIAB and used a 10 gallon round cooler for a mashtun with batch sparging and I like the mashtun version best. However the reason is simply that I like all the time spent doing this....
Forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing 04-14-2013, 02:10 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 313
Posted By ron,ar
update on the beer that tasted like cat pee smells

The key word in the title is the word "tasted", past tense.....it has been more than a month; 38 days to be exact and it has improved considerably. It had a lot of Citra hop in it, 9 ounces and I dry...
Forum: General Beer Discussion 04-04-2013, 02:52 AM
Replies: 125
Views: 5,591
Posted By ron,ar
I just started cold crashing and I think it is...

I just started cold crashing and I think it is good for some recipes..
Forum: General Beer Discussion 04-04-2013, 02:50 AM
Replies: 512
Views: 34,276
Posted By ron,ar
I see a 5 gallon bucket on the side of the road,...

I see a 5 gallon bucket on the side of the road, I think...."maybe that is a 6 gallon bucket, I could make another fermenter out of that".
Forum: Hops Growing 04-03-2013, 12:40 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 176
Posted By ron,ar
I live in central Arkansas and recieved my...

I live in central Arkansas and recieved my cascades today. I plan to plant them in a 4 ft round pot using a mix of potting soil and loose compost.
Forum: Wine Making Forum 04-03-2013, 12:32 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 434
Posted By ron,ar
another footnote on this.....

a few minutes ago I transferred this batch to a 4 gallon carboy, added 4 crushed campden tablets and topped off to within 1" of bung as directed. I had to add almost 1 gallon to top off, and used...
Forum: Wine Making Forum 04-02-2013, 11:09 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 434
Posted By ron,ar
Yooper, thanks for the recipe and the advice...

Yooper, thanks for the recipe and the advice again. This wine has been in a 4 gallon plastic fermenter since the beginning with little headspace. I have several of these buckets and use them as...
Forum: Wine Making Forum 04-02-2013, 11:17 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 434
Posted By ron,ar
thanks folks, I just racked into the glass carboy...

thanks folks, I just racked into the glass carboy yesterday so I'll do somethinh about the headspace tonight. I may runto the lhbs and buy a 3 gallon carboy and have a 3 gallon and 1 gallon batch. I...
Forum: Wine Making Forum 04-02-2013, 03:18 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 434
Posted By ron,ar
Yooper wine?

I make lots of beer but very little wine. Some, but not much. I found a recipe in my notes from several years ago called Yooper Wine. This is what it said. (Don't know where I got it but off the...
Forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing 03-30-2013, 05:38 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 343
Posted By ron,ar
There was a thread on here earlier in the month...

There was a thread on here earlier in the month about this same thing, he let it sit overnight at high temps...then boiled it the next day I think. He had some flavor problems. I think it would...
Forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing 03-30-2013, 05:30 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 299
Posted By ron,ar
question on rice hull use

I recently used rice hulls for the first time in a wheat brew to help prevent sparge problems. It worked well.
Just how and why do rice hulls work to prevent stuck sparges and how much is enough...
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