Recent content by BellTap

Looks nice. I would add 2 more wheels in the center of the platform for added stability. I built a platform like that once and mine had some fairly heavy objects toward the center, so it really needed them. I was using 2x6 beams fyi.

A cactus. Stay away from my keg!

I soak them in hot water with oxy clean. After about 10 minutes, the labels fall right off, then a light scrub with a green 3m pad takes the glue right off.

I've made some beer that was soo good I couldn't believe I actually made it. I've also made some that made me want to puke as soon as I tasted it. I've dumped a few batches I think may have been infected. I sure miss the really good batches though.

I bottled 7 6packs, they were all 12oz bottles and I put approx 3/4 teaspoon of table sugar each. All bottles were soaked in oxy clean, scrubbed with a bottle brush on a power drill, rinsed, heat sanitized, starsan, tree dry for a few min then filled and capped. I bottled them last Sunday the...

I both bottle and keg, I bottle mainly for mobility or if I spend time up in the man cave and don't want to make a trip downstairs to the keg. The 22oz bottles i've bought from my lhbs have never failed, even after a drop on the concrete. I have received a lot of small name brand beer bottles...

Bottle brush + power drill.

Same problem here. All my stuff is currently in the laundry room. Stuff is stacked on the dryer, on shelves next to the soap and dryer sheets. I have a makeshift shelf intruding on the clothes hanging area for the fermenters. I have to keep an inch between the shelf and the appliances or my...

I have 1 glass and 1 plastic. They both have pluses and minuses, but neither outweighes the other so I keep using both.

I get confused reading so much, everyone has a different opinion. So are you saying it's ok to use a dishwasher to sanitize but not for cleaning? Not trying to be a pest here, just want to clarify what i'm doing wrong.

I soak all bottles in oxyclean, then use a bottle brush on an electric drill to scrub them good. I put all the soapy bottles in the dishwasher and run a full cycle with a soap tab, and let the heat coil dry them. Then I sanitize them with a couple pumps of the vinator/starsan and hang on the...

Yep, I mean nope, your not wrong. There is no need to boil the wort. Just boil a gallon of water, add the dex and the dme. Fill your carboy with 4 gallons of water either filtered or pre-boiled and cooled to room temp. Add the gallon of dex/dme and the pre-hopped extract. I pre-boil an extra 2...

They call them carb-drops. They've been around for a while now. I suppose you could lick one and stick it to the inside of your cap. Then cap & shake. Just don't let anyone see you licking them.

Coopers are good, Muntons are also good. I think Mountmellick puts them both to shame. http://www.mountmellick-homebrew.co.uk/index.html As far as the individual flavors go, they are all pretty good actually. It depends on what you like. I've tried all the coopers and haven't had a bad one...

Canadian blonde is my favorite. And Denise Bell. Just google her and you will know what I mean. :)