Recent content by dtisher

I know this thread is kinda stale but I have gone through 2 auto siphons in one year. I think the older ones (that people have had for a very long time) may have been better quality. For mine, both died with the valve popping out numerous times. I was able to get the valve back in but then...

Thanks everybody. Yes, I should have just used common sense and let it sit a day before posting. :o Checked it today, and it is fermenting nicely. Placed it back in the 66F fermenter and I should be in good shape.

3 days ago I brewed an all grain stout with an OG of 1.066. Pitched a pack of Safale US-05 into aerated wort and placed into my fermenting fridge. I went to check on it today and discovered that my thermostat was dislodged and the fridge got down to about 42F! Obviously, no sign of...

Excellent explanation. I just read the first few pages of the force carbing sticky and now I have a good idea of what I am looking at. I will push my tasting party to the end of next week and things should be all good by then. Thanks! Now I have to go buy an extra keg and regulator so I can...

Hey everybody, thanks for the advice. This morning the keg is cooled to serving temp and the regulator is showing serving pressure so things look good. Golddiggie: I should leave it here for two weeks before pouring? I was under the impression that force carbonating was faster than bottling...

Hi folks, this is my first ever brew and I intend to keg it. I went out and bought a 'new' corny keg which needed its plugs swapped out. I went ahead and did that, sanitized the keg and then racked the IPA into it. When I hooked everything up to the kegerator and turned the CO2 on, I heard...

I had this during my wedding last April and then found it on tap at a bar near my house last week. They ran out before I could fill my growler though. :( Let me know how your brew turns out and I will definitely plan to make it later this summer!