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  1. jholen

    Washington (Seattle Area Only) / Kettle, Burner, Grain mill, Grains/etc

    Seattle Area Only. Below is the remaining to be sold, prefer pickup only in Sammamish, WA. Inquire for more details and or to make a deal. Help me clean out my garage! I'm cleaning out the garage and have the following for sale: - Fermentation Fridge w/ temp controller AND heating pad: $100...
  2. jholen

    Washington Brewing Supplies - Burner/Kettle/Bottles/Keg

    *** ALL SOLD *** Got quite a bit for sale - just cleaning out the garage. Will be more than willing to work out a deal with someone local, so just contact me and we'll figure something out. Here's the stuff: Older Propane Burner - first burner I used when I got into the hobby. Works great -...
  3. jholen

    Hop Help? Contemplating bulk hop order.

    Hey All, I'd love some help trying to decide a bulk hop order. Currently I have about 1/2 lbs left of EKG pellet hops which I've been using for primarily english beers. Nikobrew's $10/lbs sale seems pretty good so thinking of picking up some other hops to brew some more american style...
  4. jholen

    Best Batch Yet! Brown Porter from BCS.

    I'm happy to post I've brewed my best batch yet, a brown porter, recipe taken from BCS. My dad said he preferred it over Samuel Smith's Taddy Porter. It is pretty cool when you pour a pint and can honestly say you could imagine being served it at a local bar and you wouldn't think twice...
  5. jholen

    Kegging Equipment Shopping List - Have I got everything?

    About to pull the trigger on my kegging setup - already got to work on my keezer, but want to get all my goodies ordered up. I'd appreciate a veteran kegger to look this over and make sure I've got everything I need. I've tried to do my research so hopefully no one gets up in arms about this...
  6. jholen

    First All-Grain is not a Failure! Woohoo!

    I didn't even bother originally posting about my first all-grain attempt, as I had written it off as a complete failure. I brewed a Ordinary Bitter on 2/8/12 - and was so focused on all the new things I had acquired over the Christmas season that I screwed quite a bit up. The most glaring...
  7. jholen

    pH Meter Calibration Solution: How long is it good for?

    Just received my Hanna pHep 5 today, along with storage solution and my calibration solutions (4 & 7). My meter is soaking in the storage solution as per the maintenance instructions in the manual. I then intend to calibrate it to verify it in proper working order, then add storage solution to...
  8. jholen

    Just home from the LHBS w/ 70 lbs of grain + more

    Woohoo! Just got back from the LHBS and got the following: 55 lbs of Gambrinus ESB Malt 1 lbs Caramel 10 3 lbs Caramel 40 1 lbs Caramel 60 1 lbs Caramel 120 1 lbs Special Roast 1 lbs Munich Malt 1 lbs Honey Malt 1 lbs Pale Chocolate 1 lbs Roasted Barley 1 lbs Brown malt 1 lbs...
  9. jholen

    SMaSH with Gambrinus ESB Malt & EKG?

    Was wondering if anyone has done a SMaSH with Gambrinus ESB Malt and EKG? For those not familiar with Gambrinus' ESB Malt - here is the description from their website: Gambrinus ESB Pale (3-4°L) This “Extra Special British” pale malt is malted for brewers seeking the unique flavor...
  10. jholen

    pH Meter/Whirlpool IC/Accessories or Whirlpool IC/March Pump/Kettle Valve

    I can't do both, which do you feel would be the more valuable upfront investment - I plan to make the purchase from MoreBeer. Hanna pHep 5 pH Meter w/ calibration supplies/storage supplies and a Whirlpool IC chiller without kettle valve/march pump to run the whirlpool (will get down the...
  11. jholen

    Brewing Classic Styles: Adjusting for IBUs

    Greetings! Just plugging in some recipes from Brewing Classic Styles (BCS) into BeerSmith and vacuum packaging my hops for each batch, and wondering how I need to adjust for proper IBUs considering the specified hops used in BCS differ from my new hop pellets from HopsDirect.com. BCS...
  12. jholen

    Oxygen Setup

    Hey all you DIY'ers! I suppose I could use your help - I'm trying to piece together an oxygen system for aerating my wort, and just want to make sure that the two pieces that I've found via HBT on ebay will work together. Figured this would be the best place for this type of question...
  13. jholen

    What are your Top 3 Longterm Investments in Homebrewing equipment?

    What are your top 3 best longterm investings in homebrewing equipment? I was pretty blessed this Birthday/Christmas season, and received quite a bit of money and or gift cards to invest in my new hobby; homebrewing. Because of that, I'm curious to see what you all think have been your best...
  14. jholen

    Anyone in the Seattle area able to help out newbie?

    Brewed my first two batches and would love to have a seasoned homebrewer taste my beers - I believe both have some off-tastes, however I cannot pin them down. Would be awesome to have someone experienced see if they can identify what went wrong. Send me a pm in interested, ideally I would like...
  15. jholen

    Water Filter - Need some input

    Searched the forums a bit for water filters, and came up with some links/topics however a number of them are a bit outdated. It looks like you can put together a water filter from Lowes/Home Depot for just around $60 or so, give or take $10 (seen here...
  16. jholen

    First post - first "brew weekend" - missed my OG hydrometer reading

    Greetings! First time poster here - and my first "brew weekend" (my weekend falls on wed/thur/fri) - brewed my first batch (American Hef) on Thursday, and then brewed again today (American IPA). My question relates to my first batch, the Hef, which happened yesterday. I unfortunately broke my...
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