Recent content by Beastmaster315

Really! Just use water. Boil the water first If you are concerned about contamination. You could use a hose and stick it in a jar of any liquid of your choosing. I have never had an issues with water getting sucked back into the fermentation bucket or carboy. Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

As long as you're still producing CO2 you should not have a problem. Next time you have a full batch, use a hose instead of an airlock. Place one end in the stopper and the in a container of water. If you bubble over the tube will carry the over flow away and into the water container. Sent...

Sometimes it takes a season or two to start growing vigorously. Each year the roots will spread and produce more vines. I have found some varieties do extremely well and other barely produce an once or two. Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

Different method for adding hops. My boil pot is too small for a all grain brewing. I split the boil in two pots. The first sparge extraction get boiled for 60 minutes and gets bittering hops. This batch, I tried something different. I typically boil the second half of my wort for 15...

I use faucet water for the wort boil. if i add water to complete the 5 gal batch, I use filtered water. My tap water is ok, no sulfur or real bad odors. Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

You should give him $20 and toss out the cooler. Get yourself a new igloo water cooler. Sent from my iPad using Home Brew