Recent content by BrosephJarclay12

when i go to pull a beer from the tap the first glass is foamy as all hell. i dump it and start over beer comes out fine. my thoughts are the beer in the line is too warm. i have a small fan in there, when i say small i mean my farts move more air. i suppose some stats might help. its in a...

AHHHH, I met Charlie Papazian on Sat night, I was so starstuck that I didnt think to ask him about this...I figure he might have known. damn it!

Haha your logic is flawless. I was thinking more along the lines of the BJCP styles just incase it turns out good and I want to submit it for a comp.

So I attempted to brew a hefeweizen yesterday. A big time error (too embarrassing to say) caused me to have both low pre-boil grav and low volume. I thought I would improvise by adding more water to bring my total boil volume up to 8 gallons and 3.3 lbs of pils LME I had sitting around from...

ok, I get that idea, But what to do with the line you just let out? Coil up the bine? at the base?

You make a valid point. and lucky you. Im guessing your loans did not total 150k or you got a good job right out of school.

My first rhizomes should be arriving shortly (2x chinook and 2x tettnanger) I have narrowed down my choices to two locations, both with their pros and cons. I am limited due to the fact that I still live with my parents (GOD DAMN STUDENT LOANS!!) Spot 1: Facing south, backed up against...

cuts for chamber

I got my keg set up with c02 tank, lines, corny, and picnic tap from craigslist. Then the fridge from craigslist for $25. At first I was set up for one tap...now I have two. Its not hard to get stuck with the stuff so to speak if you want to expand to multiple taps. Keep in mind, what you want...

Wowzers $500! with already having the kegerator you are a step ahead ( that all depends on what you want). The traditional sanke kegerator holds what 3-4 cornnies? ( if thats what you have). So to be honest you should specify what sort of kegging setup you want, I payed $150 to get me kegged...

For beer duh,.....I kid, I kid. Personally I have used them as bittering hops for IPAs

OK, some updates on this... Im not happy with it. With some changes I will be happy, I hope. 1)I feel that the wood holding carboy needs to be insulated. 2)I found mold on the wood supports, needs to be sealed with polyurethane. this is due to water pooling from condensation from the ice...

I recently drilled a hole for my tap with a hole-saw that was just too big. Reason being, I am impatient and cheap, couldn't find the right size nor did I go buy the correct size hole saw.....and what might the correct size be? In my opinion, just big enough to get the shank through. Mine has a...

Thanks for the input all. as far as yeast washing goes...im really lazy, but I guess there is no better time to start doing it then right now. Do you guys think that if I wake up tommorrow rack the Saison into 2ndary put some of the cake into a sanitized container added some sterile water that...