Recent content by Emanresu

Later today, there is an Oktoberfest going on and a homebrewing competition! We had our Oktoberfest ready, well, almost ready, but the bottles we had didn't condition long enough for them to get carbonated. I did have a back up plan since we also kegged part of it. I force carbonated it a...

I would like to know more info on the secondary and primary, whether there actually is a secondary or not. Would love to try this out!

When should I add the raisins? The mash? End of the wort boil? Or add them in the fermentation process?

Looking into incorporating raisins into a Chocolate Stout of some sort. Has anyone used raisins in any of their recipes? Using all-grain. Not sure on my grains and hops yet.

+1 to the idea of using the oval on the neck of the bottle and rectangle at the bottom

Sweet label! When I was looking at it I had a picture flash in my head of what my version would look like so I spent over an hour in ms paint (which is pretty much on everyones computer). Just let me know if you want me to post my version up. Hammered brewing....what a clever name

yeah, watched that wreck live on tv, that was something else. it blows my mind watching it that someone was actually in there flipping around like that, think he kept his eyes open?

My theory is that "If you can brew it, you can drink it". It takes a lot of understanding for someone to brew beer and to make it taste good. People also appreciate their work because they dedicate 6-7 hours of the day to brew it and then have to wait at least another month to drink it. To me...

I have to admit, the pouches do get annoying, especially when your finished with one. I had one blow up in my face as soon as i took the tap and gasket off. my advice is to LOOSEN it first and then use a needle or something small and sharp to poke it with. If kegging wasn't so expensive to...

yeah, its fairly simple to do. make sure you read the instructions on it. Seems like each time we use one, we always mess up the metal rings somehow. Make sure its even all the way around and leave room for your tap. My bro-in-law used one and his tap was right above a screw which made it...

Glass thermometers just aren't worth it, it takes forever for it to read and you have to cross your eyes to read them. I broke mine in the sink when i was cleaning it. So i decided to spend an extra $7 to get a dial with a stem....much better! (personally I would pitch the batch so i wouldn't...

you're right, all i can find are the "tap-a-draft" systems. We have party pigs, but those mini kegs look nice and are easy to store. What does your mini keg look like?

Is there any way to make a keg similiar to heiny keg but make it reusable?