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  1. OkanaganMike

    Help needed please - Coffin access panel

    Hey shout out to all coffin folks. Having difficulty getting my head around the best way to make the rear panel removable while maintaining a good seal for the recirc air design within. Can anyone help me by showing what you did, what you like about it and what you don't? Thx!
  2. OkanaganMike

    Disabling the temp alarm on a Danby Freezer model DCFM108A1WDD

    Looking for a bit of help. Bought this freezer from Costco months ago and has been sitting in the garage waiting for me to pull the pin and start on the keezer build. I framed up the base and bolted the wheels on today and just discovered this thing has a temperature alarm if the temp rises...
  3. OkanaganMike

    Humidity+exposed wood inside Keezer = mold?

    Hey guys, question for you Keezer folks. I have been using my kegerator in an old fridge for a few years and planning on switching and building a Keezer for multiple reasons. I understand humidity and Keezers go hand in hand and wonder if any of you have ever experienced mold issues due to this...
  4. OkanaganMike

    Roasting a Chocolate Rye

    None of the local HBS has chocolate Rye and I'm contemplating roasting my own out of regular rye malt. I made my own Cara wheat a few months ago and wonder if anyone has any experience with the Rye to a chocolate level? Temp? Time etc?
  5. OkanaganMike

    Carbonation charts - How do I use them?

    Hope this isn't a silly question but here goes. I've been kegging for a while now and found that if I leave the keg at 30psi for a couple of days then turn down to 8-10psi for serving pressure, they're just where I like them. I'm into ferment week 2 of a dunkleweizen for a local brew off and...
  6. OkanaganMike

    How many BIABers use FWH & Hop-back?

    Title says it all. Wondering how many of you guys out there use these 2 hop uses and how you do them.
  7. OkanaganMike

    Flavor help on a Nut Brown please

    Made this beer and ts very tasty but the beer I'm trying to clone has a bit more toffee / caramel tones. SRM is pretty much there. Looking for suggestions fr a bit more of this toffee / caramel flavor. Double the C-60 or maybe a pound of a darker one like C-100/120 ? Title: Gellatly Nut...
  8. OkanaganMike

    Whistler Brewing's Chestnut Brown Ale Clone

    Hoping someone may be able to offer some feedback here. I'm attempting to clone this beer made by the Whistler Brewing Co. in Whistler, British Columbia. I feel I have the grain bill and hops fairly close but have never used actual chestnuts in a beer before. I've seen some folks boil them for...
  9. OkanaganMike

    Winter Seasonal development

    I'm wanting to develop a winter seasonal spiced type of beer. I've never brewed one before but have enjoyed them in the past from local craft breweries. Thinking of using my Irish death clone as a base (since I can harvest the yeast in 3 weeks) and would like advice on how to "spice it up"...
  10. OkanaganMike

    Imperial Stout development

    Hey folks, I'm trying to develop my own spin on an Imperial Stout and wonder if you folks could review it and give me any feedback from the members' vast experience. Imperial Stout Method: BIAB Style: Imperial Stout Boil Time: 60 min Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume) Boil Size: 7.5...
  11. OkanaganMike

    Tried something new, bite in the a$$?

    So I brewed a nut brown and Biermunchers IPA about 3 weeks ago and was getting ready to keg the nut brown. I cold crashed last night and decided now to check the FG. The OG was lower than normal at 1.040 and and I was shocked that the FG was still way up at 1.030! I'm not a newbie and have done...
  12. OkanaganMike

    Left Nut Brown development

    I've done a few nut browns but nothing really jumps out at me so I'm thinking of developing my own using whats typically out there for them and tweaking it to make my own. Based loosely on the British Brown with a bit more late hop addition for the hop forward taste but being still within the...
  13. OkanaganMike

    Barley Crusher gapping

    I've got a barley crusher and have been using it for a couple of years, wanted to open it up all the way to see how wide it went and now after closing it back up, I can't seem to get it to grind below .054 of a gap. I'v e opened it, closed it over a few times and the teeth just won't grab. :(...
  14. OkanaganMike

    Any fix for undercarb'd bottles?

    I somehow screwed up and underbarb'd a batch of bitter and its not very enjoyable. I've recently got into kegging but am hesitant to dump them all into a keg to see if they can be carbonated more (without oxidizing the whole dang batch). Anybody else done this and how'd you fix it? :confused:
  15. OkanaganMike

    Can't find the leak

    I'm brand new to kegging and kegged my first 2 batches yesterday. I put them at 30 psi for the first day or so and have checked all connections with soapy water. Had a leak coming out of the valve directly below the regulator so I removed it as I'm using a manifold. Before I go further...
  16. OkanaganMike

    Whistler Brewing Chestnut Ale

    Just tried one of these last night at a local pub before the hockey game and was it ever good. The description was deep caramel with fire roasted chestnuts. Has anyone ever heard of adding chestnuts to a beer? Thought it was just a tasting note description but when I went to their site, it...
  17. OkanaganMike

    Best method of running CO2?

    I have recently purchased a single tap kegerator made from a full size fridge -freezer combo. I have 2 kegs but really want to expand to a 4 tap system despite the fact I haven't yet kegged a batch yet. I have a 20#CO2 bottle and a single regulator. Whats my next move? Should I be looking at...
  18. OkanaganMike

    IPA "conditioning" vs. green IPA's???

    Virgin kegger here. I've recently got me a keggerator with 2 corny's and have a black IPA and a brown ale fermenting since Sunday. I've seen various threads where guys condition in the kegs for 3 weeks before serving and seems like a good idea so the beer isn't so green. That said however, I've...
  19. OkanaganMike

    Lost In The Woods Black IPA

    First time trying the recipe post. Built this on Brewers friend and attached pdf hope it works. Take a look and tell me if you think this IBU is more than it looks like it should be.
  20. OkanaganMike

    2in1 - Simcoe vs. Chinook & Dry Hopping in a Secondary

    I'm developing/brewing a black IPA today. I'm a little torn as to bitter with Chinook or Simcoe and dry hop at 7days with the other. The hop schedule I have is below...(I included the leaf or pellet as its what I have. 1oz Simcoe/Chinook leaf - 60min 1 oz Chinook pellet - 15min 1 oz...
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