Recent content by David Surette

Thank you Day trippr! I just ordered everything (I hope) that you recommended and I'll let you know how it works out.

I recently bought a second keg and a dual regulator and I'm having a hard time figuring out how to hook them up. I want to keep my gas and regulator outside of the Kegco kegerator but want to be able to pressurize two kegs at different pressures. I emailed Kegco for a diagram or some advice on...

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Thanks to both of you for the information. It set my mind at ease. I pitched the yeast this morning and everything looks good.

I've gotten to a point where I am very happy with my Centenial recipe and so far I have made three batches and the last one was very good. One of my favorite IPAs is Founders Centenial and the shop where I buy my supplies gave me a recipe that seems to work well. I do have a question about the...

But if I do that I won't be able to sit and watch it bubble. Seriously, I will have to consider that. Is it possible for a beer to ferment for too long?

I'm really chomping at the bit to start another batch using all the information given here, but in about three weeks we will be leaving for a three week trip to Texas. But I will get started as soon as we return. In the meantime I will be enjoying trying out some local Texas brews. One of the...

I guess I got my answer. Between filtering out the yeast and too few dextrose tablets, the beer never stood a chance. The directions are worn off the bag of tablets and the person at the brew supply store said to use three tablets for a 12 oz bottle. I'm not a big fan of filtered beer but my...

My first batch turned out much better than I expected, and I appreciate all the encouragement from the members of this forum. And I hope that you can help me with my latest problem. My second batch is the same recipe as the first, a Centenial IPA. The only change is that I added a dry hop of...

It turned out way better than I expected. Very drinkable. I bought a three gallon keg and a 10 pound bottle of CO2 and most of the batch is in there. It has a great head but not much carbonation in the body. Guess I need to play around with the CO2 pressure. I bottled a few 22 oz and put...

I'm happy to have found this forum. I started my first brew the day before yesterday and it didn't go as well as I had hoped. My boil boiled over in a moment of inattentiveness. I forgot to shut the spigot when I poured the boil in the bucket. Didn't lose too much. I thought that I wanted...