Recent content by dpt222

Great suggestions guys. I have both an orange carboy cap (didn't realize I could get a tube into the larger hole, but I can). I have quite a few three piece airlocks too, so I guess I am good to go. Thanks all!!

Does anyone have a decent homemade solution to fitting a blow off tube to a Better Bottle? I see they have specially drilled stoppers now for the Better Bottle, but I need something RIGHT NOW!

Nothing like a little Cheech and Chong! Except, unlike Chong, I will just buy more grain.

Agreed, he'd have a lot more problems then just getting his arse beat. Luckily my hops are chilling in the freezer. Hopefully he won't learn to open doors.

Here's the main culprit. Boy I wish I had Photoshop!

of specialty grains. I got all my brew gear out and was about to get my steeping water going when... ...WTF! Where are the grains?! I had left them on the kitchen table with other brew stuff that came in the mail the previous day. Hmmm, maybe I put them somewhere else. Wrong! Could the...

Great, thanks for the help!

Holy Crap that was quick!! I was just reading this nice document on converting all grain to extract and figured out to use 8 lb. LME and just half the rest of the grain bill...you beat me to it though! I do have one other question though. Do I just steep the specialties at 150-155 F...

Anyone have an extract recipe for the Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter? I know there are recipes all grain but I don't know how to convert these.

I would like to get some general thoughts and experiences with the following area: I have noticed that lagering my Pale Ales for a few weeks after carbonation has basically made them crystal clear in a glass, as opposed to cloudy if I would just take them from room temp and chill for a few...

Ahh, the power of this forum. I looked at a bunch of company websites for this stuff but was not aware of these. Thanks guys!

Does anyone know where I can get this stuff? I've looked around online, but can't seem to find it. I find that certain grains are particularly difficult to find, even with the current performance of today's search engines.

Check out this nice design made with redwood. It allows lowering of the bines for easier harvesting. Wait for the pics to load and the trellis is on the bottom of the page. http://www.picobrewery.com/hopgardn.html