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Here I am tightening the bolts from up under. I found out you need longer bolts than what come with the tap so this is right after an unplanned midnight run to wally world for some 2 1/2 in #10 bolts and washers.
Measure twice cut once and drink home brew while your work... I think thats how it goes. anyway Im making measurements and reference points to center the tap tower.
I removed the plastic door piece, and had a piece of plywood cut to the same dimensions. after spray painting it white I replaced the rubber boarder and installed it in the door.
Good people is a good place, and I've heard good good things about Avondale. The best beer bar in town in The J Clyde. There is no such thing as a brew put in the state of Alabama but there are tap rooms at the breweries in town.
Sounds like a plan to me. Belgians are great and actually very forgiving to beginners since the esters and other yeast products that are some times a flaw in some beers are intended to shine. I'm not sure where you shop for kits but I had a friends extract fat tire clone from midwest the other...
Violent fermentations are a product of a few things. Use a starter/ Temperature of the Wort/ and strain of yeast. Pitching a large quantity of yeast in a wort that is 75-80 degrees will get them moving fast. Also some strains just have a thick sticky krausen like wlp 400 that thing produces a...
Call it a Summer ale or Lemon Wheat. Technicly what you have made is an American Wheat beer. BJCP category 6D http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style06.php
well according to this http://www.tidestrading.com/N5Content/pdf/apricot%20puree%20concentrate%2032%20brix%20nutritional.pdf apricot puree is 32 brix that translates into a specific gravity of 1.139. knowing how much puree you intend to add pint/quart...ect? you can do a simple calculation about...
How much are you looking to bump the abv? A few points? just add more fermentables sugar/Honey ect. If you are looking for more I would say tack on a pound or two of extract to your next order and add it in the boil. There are plenty of brew calculators on the internet if that will tell you how...