Recent content by FarFromBilly

That is what I was afraid of... I figured at the very least I could naturally carbonate the beer in a keg, like I do in my bottles, only on a bigger scale. I would just have to shorten the liquid out, so I am not sucking off the yeast bed. I just won't be able to get past the "no-chill" barrier...

I have been debating kegging my beers and trying to get away from the constant drone of bottles, caps, etc... My problem is, I am in a small apartment with minimal space and funds, but am willing to try invest so I can save time and such. I do not have a designated fridge. I was first of all...

I haven't tried any of those. I have tried a milk stout, troegs java head, and an assortment of others that I can't remember the names to. I think I am going to make a chocolate honey wheat ( that's what I have in house )

And if your not a fan of porters? Either I'm not a fan of porters are I just have not found one I like yet.

Recently made a big holiday beer, that's now fermenting. It called for some chocolate malt. I have half a pound left and would like to incorporate it as a steeping grain in an extract wheat beer. Does anyone have any suggestions that I can use instead of making a chocolate wheat or things I can...

It seems nice for when you don't have time.... I make time to brew. I brew when my 11 month old daughter goes to bed....

I want to get a pump filter that can be used to rack or rack and filter. I want to be able to bottle with the pump after it has aged. I would also like to be able to pump filter (course) from my beer secondary into bottles for conditioning/carbonation with the same setup. I provided my sketch...

I am hoping you guys & gals will be able to help me with the good advice to help me make wise choices with home brews. My question is if I want to filter my wine to simply remove small visible particles that don't want to settle out. Is it ok to use sanitized coffee filters?

So the likelihood of having the big beer ready for the winter holidays is very slim. Would adding yeast nutrients and yeast energizer also be must have items in my recipe?

I am considering making my first big beer, and need some help. Fisrt does anyone know the avb that most ale yeasts shut down. I am planning on trying to get my beer as close to that point as possible, followed by adding a bottling/kegging yeast to condition the beer at bottling time. Also is...

Items needed: One empty soda stream syrup bottle with cap (optional) a 16.9 oz bottle of water a 4 oz bottle of your extract 9 cups of slenda or equivalant (I'm not sure if I can get that much sugar disolved into the water) Measure, pour out, 4 oz of water (waste) Dump the remaining water into...

Yes, arbor mist is carbonated. So to answer my own question, it looks like I'm stuck with bottles till I can get a kegerater.

I am going crazy trying to figure out my next step, but first a little background. I live in a small apartment with limited floor space, with a budget that seems to match, now that I remarried and have a new daughter. I started out with a 1 gallon starter set. After a few batches decided it was...

According to a response email I got from a uv disinfection system manufacturer, for water and waste treatment facilities, it isn't going to work for one reason. The root beer is not light transmissive enough. He stated that the fluid being treated will require the solution to transmit 75% of the...