Recent content by CheshireCat

I guess I deserved that. But have you noticed how many "fancy growlers" are out there. As in 22s with a non-conforming top? Usually a 12 crown top is a 12 crown top.

I like the 22s but you gotta buy em ($10 for 12 at my LHBS). The 12s are free when you drink a beer and get the labels off. I usually just put 2 cases into a plastic bin with sanitizer water and let it sit there for several days, and when I get around to it the labels are falling off. I use...

That makes sense. A ton of grain needs to be boiled longer. I hadn't taken gravity measurements until this batch because I broke my hydrometer early on in my rookie brewing career and didn't get another one for awhile. But I'm doing all-grain now so I'm trying to follow a more proper...

The OG was around 1.080 - 1.085. I have it in secondary now, it's been in there 17 days with the temp at 68-70 degrees. I was planning to keep it in there at least 60 days since many brewers have recommended this for better results. It's my second all-grain beer and first stout.

Was this directed at the swing top bottles? I acquired a recycle bin full of Grolsch 16 oz bottles and I was gonna use em for a blonde ale I plan to brew, but not if they don't stay capped tight like a crown top. I think it would be sweet to have kegs with my beers on tap at home. I bottle...

You read what I was reading, that's why I came on HBT looking for more info. What would you replace the centennial with if you brewed it again?

I love Gansett Summer too and I wanted to brew it back in the spring and couldn't find a recipe, so I ended up brewing this. I did a 5 Gallon the extract way in April and shared it with everyone over the summer (sparking a lot of debate over whether it was an APA or an IPA), then I made it the...

How did this come out in the end? I'm thinking about brewing the Glacier Brewhouse Blonde clone from BYO and age it to be ready around springtime. Opening Day for the blonde ale, not just for fishing. I want to know if you were happy with your adjustments and the resulting flavor. I know you...

I just made this on Friday the all grain way. Did you say that its a 90 minute boil for All Grain but a 60 minute boil for extract? What happens if I only boiled it for 60 minutes? I hate how I do this when recipes are extract and they have a P.S. at the end if you want to do all grain. I...

Glad I saw this thread. Just watched it on Netflix. And now I remember why I am in operations and not sales. ;)

$10 for box of 12 growlers from my LHBS here in R.I. I've been accumulating a ton of 12s though so I don't think I'll be buying any 22s for awhile. Need to clear out the garage and get em filled with beer and into the cellar.