Recent content by DeadSquirrel

Well, that's not gonna work then! :drunk: Go Patriots! Kick some Viking's ass!!!

Actually the Moderator up there hooked me up! I was great up to purging the oxygen. Then I was stuck. So I'd fiddle. And then beer/cider would start spraying everywhere. (Token! Caine! Run for your lives or the cider will stay in your fur FOREVER!) Last night I released the pressure...

If you try to carbonate in the regular fashion, all you are going to get is sweeter cider than you have now. Your yeast is dead. Potassium Sorbate is what the cider companies use to preserve their product, too. It's purpose is to KILL yeast. Or Neutralize. It's the same thing. Yeast...

I love Kegging. There is nothing better to me. I hate bottling. It's soooo much work just getting the bottles prepared. So six months ago I bought the Listermann Counterflow bottle filler. The directions don't make any frakin' sense to me! I had my husband and a couple of handier guys (sorry...

:off: To kibby is to twitch uncontrolably in frustration. Venture Bros. on Adult Swim is a perfect example. This guy Brock kibbies w/ the best of them!

'She', silly man Great pic!

I'm on vacation next week, so I picked up some White Labs East Coast Ale and I've got a freezer full of fresh hops. Just about any kind I could get my hands on. Now all I need is an EXTRACT ONLY clone recipe. I swear I'm about to start kibbying if I don't get one. I asked around and all I...

My question is, what kind of beans to pick up? I was figuring a french roast would work well. I'm picking up the vodka and beans tonight to soak for a couple of weeks. Then I'm going to put it into the carboy for a few more weeks. Whadaya'll think?

I've got the solution right here! Add two pounds of honey to your whole boil. Honey is great. It's about 75% fermentable, and if you boil it for more than 20 minutes, it kills off any honey flavors, adds no color difference, increases alcohol % without making a heavy beer, and yet still adds...

Prevert. I love it! www.livejournal.com/users/42waystodie Didn't think I could actually prove it, did ya!

Back off, bub! I'm a woman **takes a quick peak to make sure** and my husband is the one that doesn't understand! I found a 50 dollar kegerator on ebay (after just getting one for my b-day) and he told me that if I bought it, he'd need to take us to therapy. But it was fifty dollars!! (what he...

I found that adding two lbs of honey for a five gallon batch works wonders. Boosts that AC, helps with head retention and body, and if you boil it for the whole time, no real honey taste in your brew.

Here's a pic. I have a 72 piece socket set. I bought it JUST for these kegs, too. My deepest sockets spin free. Oh, and my kegs have two of these star things on top of each other on the "In" side/cO2 side.

Just curious. My first tank lasted a week, so I found the silly leaks and fixed them. But I'm still wondering about how long a 5lb tank "should" last. I have a five gallon corny set up. I understand that different people carbonate to different levels, just looking for a general idea...

Totally! I paid 60 bucks on ebay after watching for over a month for something cheaper. And it's used. And it's Pin-lock. Ugh. But I wasn't about to bring a five gallon corny to a bbq, so I bit the bullet and got a small tap and cO2 gun.