Recent content by Diogenes

Something like 12 feet or so....I never rolled it out, I purchased it the way it was from a local brew shop.

Selling all the things needed to start home brewing your own beer. I live in central Oklahoma and am willing to drive a bit to make the deal work. This kits includes: 1. Stainless Steel Brew kettle with lid, has only been used in the production of beer. 2. Garden hose and copper tube...

You Da Man!!!! Thank you so much!

I've searched around and have not found this yet. There was a post I remember where a tag was made that you cut an "X" in the top of the tag and hung it over the neck of your bottle. There was a shareware of some other program template that allowed you to enter your design and it would...

Yeah, it was a wing capper. One of the red ones that feel like they are going to snap apart every time you use it. Got two of them though. I may pick up a bench capper at a flea market. I put the bottle into plastic boxes in case I over primed. Why is a RIS more of a challenge than other...

Well my first brewing attempt is in the bottles. Russian Imperial Stout. Took about ten days to hit the FG and then spent three weeks in the carboy. Now I'll wait maybe three or four weeks and try one. Next week I start a pilsner to brewing. When capping the bottles I may have been a...

Thanks, I was concerned leaving it in the carboy for two weeks or more would be a problem. Its sitting at 70 degrees in the dark. How will I know when the yeast has fully flocculated?

Ok, My Russian Imperial Stout stated life with a SG of 1.073. After eight days in the carboy and no bubbles the last three it now sits at 1.023, which is at the lower end of the target given by the instructions. In three days I will measure again and if it is unchanged I will bottle it...

Thanks to both of you for the time frame and the information about the bleach dip. That's what I was doing, dipping and then rinsing under the tap. I will get some Iodophor or Starsan next time.

Well the airlock bubbled pretty steady, a good burp about every second or so, for three days, now it burbs about once every ten seconds. Lots of kruzen on it. The recipe is a Russian Imperial Stout that had two cans of dark malt and on bag of dried malt. When should a take my next...

Kind of what I was concerned about, thanks!

Hey! I've posted in the introduce yourself forum and figured I move one. I have brewed in the past with my brother. He had the process and I helped with the grunt work. He's too busy now to brew so I have purchased my own gear and struck out on my own. My first batch is a kit from...

Thanks for the greetings...

Not a strange choice for a first time brewer at all. I know nothing about how long it takes one style over another and made my choice by what I like to drink. Thanks for the heads up! I've got the water heating now and the grains in the water. How long do you think it will have to stay in...

Kind of new to brewing here. My brother and I use to brew together, he knew the process and I helped with grunt work. He doesn't have time now so I went out and got my own equipment and brew kit. I like the dark beers the best and am doing a Russian Imperial Stout first. I am going to clean...