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Thanks for the response. I was hoping I could pick them and use them right away without drying them out. If I can't figure out a way to do that safely, I will use your method. Since I brewed with the hops as a wet hopped beer. I was going to see if I can do the same in the fermenter without...

I am brewing with some Chinook hops I grew this year. I have enough for the brew and for dry hopping during fermentation. Is there something I need to do with the hops that I will use in the fermenter to prevent contamination of the beer? I have never tried it but would like to if possible...

So what about liquid yeast? I ordered some beer supplies last week that included Wyeast 1187 Ringwood ale yeast. The shipment sat in a UPS warehouse all weekend and it arrived today. The ice pack was warm and the yeast was 81 degrees. Will that harm the yeast?

I have a 3 burner brew system with 10" banjo burners that I think are Bayou brand burners ( its a custom built brew system I bought) and I am looking at converting to natural gas. Do I just need to change the orifice on each burner or is there something else I need to do? Can Bayou burners be...

So from what I am reading, dry hopping for 5 day would get most if not all the aroma and flovor I could get from the hops? I am fermenting an American Pale ale and going to dry hop with 2oz of amarillo hops.

So if I ferment in the primary for 7 days, transfer the beer to the secondary, let it sit in the secondary for 2 weeks, and then dry hop the beer will it make any difference to how the beer turns out? Due to scheduling issues this would be the only way I could make this current batch which will...

OK. I am going to dry hop for the first time and have some questions. When I transfer the secondary, do I wait or can I wait a week or two to put the hops in the beer after transfering to the secondary? Also, at what point do I transfer to the secondary? Right now I go 2 weeks in the fermenter...

So it sounds like it would be fine if I don't use it until Sunday. Thanks for all the quick responses. I am still hopeful that I can brew tonight as planned.

I have made up a yeast starter that is currently on the stir plate. I was planning on brewing tonight but may not be able to due to a schedule change. If I put the yeast starter in the frig for a few days, will it negativly affect it? I would be able to use it on Sunday.

So then why does the recipe in the issue call for a 90 minute boil? It has 2 row and carmel malt. There aren't any pilsner malts.

So is there a point when you max out on the bitterness you can get from the hops?

I am going to make the Sierra Nevada pale ale clone that was in the December 2012 issue of BYO magazine and it calls for a 90 minute boil adding the first hops at the beginning of the boil. What does that do different than a 60 minute boil which is what all my previous beers called for.

Here are some picture of what I did. Also I used Silicone weather strip to seal the foam as it loos better than tape.

Looking at my Frig, the only way you might fit a 10lb tank is if you only put one keg in the frig. If all you have is a 10lb tank, just drill a hole in the frig and put it on the outside. I have seen several videos where people did that.

So looking at your photo, the foam insulation holds everything together. I was looking at cutting away the door shelves the same way so it is good to see that it won't weaken the door which was a concern I had.

I like the idea of cutting the shelving as flat as possible and covering with plexiglass. I think I may do that to my frig and use a frosted plexiglass to give it a cleaner look. Sure would have been nice if they just let it the way it was with the panel being screwed in.

I bought a Danby DAR 440bl that I converting into a kegerator. When I got it home and looked at it, the interior door panel is glued into place not screwed in like I read online from others who have converted this frig. I am interested in know if anyone has converted this frig with the panel...

So I bought a Danby DAR 440bl and the door panel is glued in not screwed in. I was looking at it and thought I could cut out the panel leaving the channel for the door gasket. Then I was going to glue in a piece of plexiglass with silicone to cover the inside part of the door. Has anyone done...

Yes the paint strainer is fine enough to use with the pellet hops. I have have very few if any get into the wort. I figured if any gets into the wort/ fermenter its negligable.

Ya I have done that too. I figured stirring it around wouldn't hurt. I think I may use a bigger bag. I get the paint strainers from Lowes so I can make the bag larger than I have. I was just worried about the bag touching the bottom of the pot and melting.