Recent content by Djshakes

Hi All I brewed my first beer last night and it is going crazy in the carboy! Awesome. It is a Hef and I used extract with pellet hops. When transferring from the kettle to the carboy my screen on the funnel got clogged easily so towards the end of the transfer a lot of the hops and...

Well, I had the recipe and was all set to go on this. I picked up my home brew equipment and then headed to the home brew store. When I got there the guy told me I couldn't do this because it is whole grain and I needed more advanced equipment like and outdoor burner and larger kettle. So he...

What is that small bottle for that the tube runs to?

Thanks Yooper. I have read more and it seems a keg needs to be under pressure for about 3 weeks to get the desired volume if you are NOT force carbing with 30 psi for a day. That is fine. Once I pass the three weeks it will be easy sailing. When one is done I can switch over to the other, brew...

Thanks I read three or four of the threads. It didn't say how to do it specifically but I am assuming it can't be that difficult. Basically get the beer in the keg and then pressurize it. I have the C02 setup already and just need the corny kegs and any connectors. One last question: Lets...

Hello All After going through 7 kegs of Blue Moon and my cheap friends barely contributing I think it is time to learn to brew my own beer. Besides, I need a new hobby. I have been reading thread after thread on here and have started the Home Brew book by John Palmer. I have one...