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  1. Shoopdog

    Natural vs. Forced Carbonation in Kegs

    Has anyone noticed a taste difference in their keg beer using natural carbonation with dextrose vs. forced carbonation? I am looking to stock pile some kegged beer that I would like to sit aside to naturally carbonate and condition.
  2. Shoopdog

    Magic Beer

    A lady walks into a rooftop bar and sees a really good-looking guy sitting at the bar by himself. She goes over and asks him what he is drinking. "Magic Beer," he says. She thinks he's a little crazy, so she walks around the bar, but after realizing that there is no one else worth...
  3. Shoopdog

    Austin Homebrew Recipes?

    Just ordered the London Porter kit from AHS yesterday...Does AHS supply the full recipe with their kits, or is it just labels like "Base Grains, Speciality Grains, Bittering Hops"?
  4. Shoopdog

    All Grain Hurts!!!

    Ok...I did my first All Grain batch today. Started my water and a small pot with 2 gallons of water to pre-heat the old mash tun. Life is good...doing EdWort's Haus Pale Ale, drinking a few SNPA's to get me in the mood. It is raining, thunder, lighting, etc...no big deal, just moved...
  5. Shoopdog

    Hi Everyone...Re-introduction

    What a great resource for brewing information! I have been lurking for a year now and occasionally posted under vtbrew. The handle stood for my Alma Mater (Virginia Tech), but most just thought I lived in Vermont so I just changed it to my nickname at work. The community here is a lot of fun...
  6. Shoopdog

    No gas getting into keg

    Ok...I am new to this kegging thing. I siphoned the beer into the keg from the secondary with intentions to force carb over the next 5-7 days. The tank was filled today...the regulator is working fine...and yes I have a gray gas disconnect attached to the "In" side of the keg. No gas is...
  7. Shoopdog

    Wort is too cold, Now what?

    Hey everyone! Newbie here. Brewing today and everything went great until the chilling of the wort. Cooled in a ice bath and then topped off with cold spring water that I had put in the fridge. Now the wort is 58 degrees, because I was too stupid to realize that my 80 degree cooled wort would...
  8. Shoopdog

    Nice to relax!!!

    Well...brewed my second batch today!!! Wooohoooo! Bought a propane burner to keep SWMBO happy, but it rained all day. Sooooo, I had to brew on the stove again. Oh well, I will just have to listen to "It smells like bread in here" over and over and over. Guess I must be doing something...
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