Recent content by bastardbrew

Hey all, I recently got myself a Perlick dual regulator setup on craigslist, the left side of which has a pull-ring type pressure relief valve. Unfortunately, it requires a 5/16" flare plug that was, for some reason, not included by the seller. I have been looking all over this. Home...

Ooops, mispost

You said it yourself! Edit: Chrome got it mostly right. Here is my translation of what I said. Hey Baquero! I know you made this "post" a few months ago, but I wanted to say something, despite this. I am an American, but I learned Portuguese at Michigan State University; I have not been to...

Oi Baquero! Sei que vc colocou este "post" alguns meses atrás, mas quis dizer alguma coisa, apesar disso. Sou americano, mas aprendi português na Universidade Estadual de Michigan; ainda não fui ao Brasil, mas tavlez um dia...se Deus quiser, ne? Tenho uma pergunta: como vocês refiram ao...

I have to disagree with the notion of resorting to DME. You know what results you expect from your brewing process and you should not simply count on course correction through significant additions of dry malt extract. Your goal is to figure out what exactly it is that you expect from your...

Still early to say, but it looks like we have about 3.5 pounds of Cascades from 4 bines and maybe 1.5 pounds of HUGE Santiams from 3 bines. The Mt. Hoods did terrible; parasitized by something that didn't even think about eating anything on the other bines. I think we will keep it as a...

I have a thermometer in my fridge so I can monitor the temp. On the lowest setting, it keeps steady at about 50º +/- 2º. For ales, I use the old swamp cooler method by putting my carboy in a shallow rubbermaid container with cold water, a wet towel, the occasional ice block, and a fan blowing...

O.o I should have thought of that And our first post may be the winner. Any other suggestions? If grain mill, recommendations for setup?

Hey hop-heads :mug: So my birthday is coming up soon and I am notoriously difficult to shop for. Need some ideas for new brewing equipment. I am an all-grain brewer with the following gear: —Several Glass carboys and a brewing bucket —2L Erlenmeyer Flask for starters —Two 7.5gal...