Recent content by BoilerInSoCal

I've done an amarillo @ 30 min., followed by 1:1:1 WP and DH, which came out great. I just think you cannot go wrong with this trinity no matter the ratio. 4-5 years ago Stone had a limited release "Mojay" with this combo (it may have been their homebrew winner). That was my inspiration. The...

I upgraded to a 20 lb. when I moved up to my 4-tap. A great decision. Very convenient, with only a few fills in the past couple of years (maybe only 2?). O'Shea in Laguna Nigel and Windsor Homebrew in Costa Mesa fill tanks. Unfortunately, I cannot recall their current prices (been going up)...

I've also done the Strata/Citra/Idaho 7 (totally bomb, thanks again @Dgallo !). I wish I could give you a true description. I'm just no good at describing aromas and flavors. The YVH description seems to makes sense, except the menthol sage and bubble gum. That I don't pick up. All I really...

@Bobby_M sells 2" TC posts. That is where I got mine. works great! I am the same with respect to process (I have a CF10). 8-10 psi on before opening (don't forget to purge the headspace between the fitting and the valve before opening valve...I do this by keeping the tc clamp loose enough...

Hey all, thanks for your contributions to this great thread! I embarked on my first warm lager a two weeks ago. I went with a Mexican lager recipe that I used last summer, but switched out the yeast (subbed 34/70 for WLP940, since it appears 940 doesn't do as well at the warmer temps)...

Also, just got an email from YVH about a Galaxy Flash Sale. Looks like 2021 crop for $16/lb.

I have a CF10 and use the same adapter to churn up the hops. My current setup is CF10->sight glass->elbow-> butterfly. I rouse every 12 hours or so. But the hops seem to get really compacted in the elbow and sight glass in a fairly short amount of time (even after CO2 rousing) and I'm...

Cool! Thanks all. Looks like I need to put CH on the list!

Looks great! Have you tried Imperial Dry Hop A24? I'm curious how they compare since they are both blends. (I cannot find any details on what is in coastal haze) Man, I love this hobby. So much fun to experiment!

Totally agree. I've been running mine regularly for over a year and have had great performance (both cool and heat) with zero issues (other than forgetting to power off the temp control/pump prior to shutting down the main power...and then later turning on the main power when the lines were not...

A few of us describe it earlier in this thread. Take a look at the instruction manual in post 29, and then my brief description in post 77 (along with the other posts around there). Super easy. Cheers!

I routinely bounce between 15L and honey malt....basically whatever I have on hand. I use 2% for both. I tapped my first spelt-containing batch about two weeks ago. I am definitely a convert!! (I used 20% spelt, 2% 15L, and pilsner). It has the soft mouth feel I've been going for, but...

Interesting. My last batch also had this character...hard to describe the taste other than Belgian-y. My wife says the aroma is more like a Wit or Hef. Mine used a combo of Waimea, Motueka and Rakau (Barbarian Gen 3 yeast). I was going for an all Kiwi after my all Aussie (Galaxy, Enigma...

So, I am about to jump on the spelt and Cosmic Punch train. I really wanted to try A24 Dry Hop this go around, but my LBHS was out, so I went with Cosmic Punch. But I am excited to try the spelt. Anyway, two questions for the group: 1. I'm thinking a Citra/Strata combo (targeting 1.080 OG)...

I've been using Barbarian in my normal/west coast IPAs recently. Does that count? Targeting between 60-70 IBUs in the boil, followed by 3-6 oz in WP at 170 and about the same in DH after soft crash (I've used both both old school WCIPA hops and the newer hops more often found in NEIPAs and...