Recent content by Dustinj

Experiment with it. Pitch a different yeast and see what types of different flavors you get. I will do that with my next batch. 10 gallons two different yeast for each 5g fermenter.

A tripel and a quadrupel

My process is while I'm bringing my strike water to temp. I'll boil a gallon of water and throw it in the tun (72qt Coleman extreme). Let it sit until my strike water is ready. DUMP THE GALLON. It's still hot but I have no idea how hot. If I want to mash at 158 I bring my water to 168 with 80...

I LOVE a hop monster. Like SN Hoptimum but I also like a smash or a 3% French saison. I can't taste most of my favorite DIPA's after about 3 because my pallet is blown. The awesome thing about brewing your own is you can brew an experiment and go buy what you like. Once you have brewed a few...

What ever the main hops in DFH 90 minute are. I love hop monsters but that beer is terrible.

Cheers to you and yours. Merry Christmas

I don't have one but brewed with a friend that has one. WOW it was awesome. I'll be getting one after Christmas. Silent and very efficient. I love how it has it's own wind block. Great for garage or out door brewing. Go for it. I don't think you'll be disappointed.

Bar keepers friend is awesome. I use it on everything. No off favors just rinse well.

I have a 70qt mash tun and 15 gal keggle. I use my 5 gal crawfish pot I had laying around for a liquor tank. Heat 5 gals to mash in, fill it back up with how ever much sparge water I need heat while mashing. Works pretty good for my gravity system. I'll go to a 15 gal keg when I get a pump for...

I want a blichman burner and/or a hop basket that will hang on my keggle.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/chest-freezer-specs-layouts-377518/ Check out this thread and head down to the kegging/bottling forum. Lots of builds and specs. I'm getting an 8.8 cubic foot chest freezer. Looks like it would hold 4 cornies.

I built a 1/2 inch cpvc manifold for my 70qt Colman extreme. I made it fit tight so it wouldn't float. It works awesome and I can pull it apart to clean. Nice and cheap too. I can open the valve wide open after recirculating and drain the tun as fast as I want and no stuck sparge yet.

I've missed my first two AG batches by 10 pts as well. 70 qt Coleman mash tun keggle BK. The first time I mashed in with way to much water and didn't sparge much. The second time I mashed in just right then didn't sparge enough again (didn't heat up enought sparge water) I've learned that going...

Working on my 63 karmann ghia while my Hoptimum clone takes up my fermenter.

Deschutes Hop Trip. Wow am I pissed I just discovered this beer. It'll be out of season soon.