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Thanks for the tips, ill see what styles I can find. There are a few places over the mountains in Albuquerque that sell singles but I find the current trend of not putting any info just a crazy pic and batch name on the bottle to be a let down. I wish it was standard to put style, ABV and IBU so...

I have made two batches of this, both on the yeast cake from strawbery melomels. Comes out great, I constantly have people asking me for more. Sadly after having way, way to much in one night last fall I still cant drink it but will continue making it as its fairly cheep and a real crowd pleaser.

I recently learned that the local craft brewery started selling their imperial stout in bottles. Having never tried a stout I searched and could not find it on any shelves so I headed to the source. Sample out of the tap had me hooked, so I picked up a 4 pack and came home. Now after dinner I...

Jumping in late on this one. I picked up a keg that is waiting in the corner to become a brew kettle so I can jump into AG. Also grabbed a 4 back of the localy made stout... for... um..... research, ya thats it research.:mug:

Wow, I could have gone my whole live without seeing that.... I did laugh when he was so carefull to make sure no dust could get into the carboy with the pierced foil and all, then pumped it into an open top plastic pitcher :confused: . Now I want to brew a batch without sanitizing anything and...

Sitting at work reading HBT (terrible job I know) took a swig of Mountain Dew and could swear it tastes like hops....... I know its been to long since I brewed but did not realize how bad the bug had hit me..... hmm perhaps I will drop one of the pellets I have in the frezer in with my next...

Stumbled accross mine last night, put in the closet and forgot about it, and had to check on this thread. My 1 gal batch is drinkable, not good but drinkable. I did add some neon green coloring to it hoping to boost the WTF factor if I serve it to somone. After several months in secondary it...

I change mine about twice a year. Thats just the 5 Micron Sediment Filter, 5 Micron Carbon Block and 0.6 Micron Carbon Block. With the system from Bulk reef supply all three are $21 plus shipping. The RO membrane will last for several years as long as you remember to flush it out every now and...

If the top of the stove is not attached to the back part where the clock is, I say just pop it off and take the whole thing to a do it yourself carwash. Presoak with something like easy off and let the high pressure hot water do the work. Did this about 3 times a year on my old stove to get the...

+1 I have a system from the same company for the saltwater tank, and for drinking water. One of the best investments I have ever made and the replacement filters for their systems are fairly cheep.

Its just standard 3/8" ID tubing my LHBS keeps it in stock for use with the racking cane. Its a tight squeeze but it will fit.

I got lucky and read about blow off tubes before I had a beer shower in the closet. I chose not to use part of an airlock and just dipped the end of some siphon hose in starsan to make it slick and stuffed it through the grommit in the lid of my bucket. This is my first extract Hefe, glad I...

Macleod, that is exactly what I am thinking. My theory may be way off base but a test is the only way I can think of to prove or disprove it. If I had a chiller I would test it myself but that will have to wait. As for me when I get the setup I plan on running lower volume over longer time to...

Ok not a thermodynamics expert and my only training with hydraulics is running Fire Pumpers, that said my little brain can see how running the water slower could prove to be more efficient. I’m thinking that the issue could be at the reduction going into the chiller. When running water...

Wow, thanks for the support and info. Im sure I could get by without any fancy valves but I have this sever alergic reaction to pain that causes my eyes to water, nose to run and breathing to become erratic and gasping, so trying to pour hot liquid out of large pots just does not seem wise...

Ok, I have not been on or doing any brewing in over a year due to life / address changes (not going to go into detail is not a "feel sorry for me" thread) logged in last week to ask a question about starsan and responded to and ended up hijacking a thread about water systems (to the OP of that...

I was going to post the same thing. Decided to grow a beard as the former SWMBO thought it would fit in at SCA events better. A few months later I woke up and said "Hey ive never dont this before, but lets make beer!"..... Strange the way the Beer gods work, its like I was suddenly worthy of...

Ya I learned that the hard way, the second batch using water that just went through the carbon filters but not the RO membrane came out much better. Im not advanced enough to ad minearals to my RO water yet, perhaps someday.

Hmm, being well water Here the tap water is cold even this time of year, but the RO should be about the same temp. As far as water quality its not the best out of the tap. Chloroamines are not really a concern on a well, but I did consider it at my old house. Thankfully the water company there...

Ok, I have not been on in around a year, having been busy with a divorce and moving to a new house brewing did not make it high up on the to do list :( any way I decided to pull a sample of some Mead I have ageing and had to mix up a quick one gal batch of Star San for my wine thief. Having...