Recent content by dancon12

My carboys are filthy!

I had no idea it would work so well! I can't believe what I've been missing out on for the last 3 years - I got down to pitching temp in 7 minutes. Granted, our groundwater temps here in Wisconsin are probably 33 degrees, but still - amazing!

Now that's an idea that I can get behind! You've got me toying with the thought of adding maple and bourbon.

Cheers everyone, I'll now have a great porter for Christmas.

I'm in a bit of a dilemma, and can't find any good answers (I'm also a notoriously poor googler, so if you know that this has been answered elsewhere and can point it out, I'd appreciate it). My brew day was delayed by a week, and I need a homebrew ready for Thanksgiving. I brewed last...

My fermentation took off like mad overnight, and it's starting to flow into the airlock. Is there anything I can do about it now to save my beer, or is it too late?

I picked up a used Ritchie BruHeat bucket this weekend :rockin:, and it's fitted with a type G plug rated 220v/15A. Will I be endangering my loved ones if I just snip that thing off, rewire a standard USA dryer plug in it and plug it into my dryer receptacle (220v/30A)? I don't want to start...

Perfect, thanks!

I'm getting together an ingredient list for my next brew - Belgian strong ale - and it will be my first time using a yeast starter. Does the type of DME used in the starter matter? In other words, should I get something dark, that's similar to the malt profile of the wort that I'm pitching it...

Racked to the secondary today at 1.011, will leave it there for 2 or 3 weeks until things clear up a bit more. Looking back at the original recipe and my additions, I added the honey too early - with about 30 mins left in the boil. Could there be any negative effects from this?

My Honey Kolsch extract kit from NB is fermenting away, does anybody have any experience with it? I expect it to go fast, and am already daydreaming about my next batch for early summer. I'll post updates as it gets closer to drinking day.

I'm considering this same fridge for a conversion, it looks like it will work. Has anyone done it?

Hi, I've been brewing several batches with a Cooper's kit and I'm here to figure out the next step up. :mug: