Recent content by Chulsky

I purchased a Jamil's Hop Jack extract kit from MoreBeer.com back in February and just got around to brewing it this past weekend (10/6). Since it sat so long I decided to buy fresh grains from my LHBS and use those instead of the ones that came with the kit. My question is, are those grains...

I am looking to install a tap handle thru an adjacent wall to my beer refrigerator. It is a cinderblock wall with drywall on the interior wall. I am inquiring to find out what precautions/ preperations I need to be aware of. I know I will need to insulate the liquid line and the tap handle...

If the Krausen hadn't fallen yet I would have not transferred to a secondary. Primary fermentation isn't finished at that point. Seams like kind of an odd instruction to transfer after only 4 days.

I have a question as to how I go about controlling my fermentation process with this yeast. I have a lager in the secondary right now and it is sitting at a constant 63*F. The temperature range for the yeast is 58* - 68*F so I just split the difference. My question is should I just let it...