Recent content by gator_brewer

I'm in.

Figured I'd update this in case anyone searches in the future. Ended up going with a brewery tour of Tampa. Went to a couple different breweries around the Tampa Bay Area. Started at Peg's for lunch, the drove up north to 7th Sun and Dunedin. Stop by the hotel then out to Cigar City, Tampa...

oh yeah, i'm bottling into the mini-beer bottles (7oz) so I'll need to fill a lot of them, not just 4 wine bottles. Also, I saw online to use a wine thief on the end of a ranking cane, but without an auto-siphon I'm not sure how to start everything moving. If there is a trick to this, that...

So I made a 1 gallon mead, and have no idea how to bottle it. I feel like my normal bottling bucket is going to leave more behind than it will bottle (between what sticks to the sides and can't reach the spigot). Anyone have anything thoughts or ideas? My only thought is rack to another 1...

code please! Also is this a multi-use code? Can I give it to family to buy stuff for me for the holidays?

Thanks for the help guys. It's a Gatorade 5-gallon cooler (well the Lowe's version of it). I think the problem is the nipple, but I got the smallest one they had. I'll just go with the extra washer to play it safe. I'm afraid it is always "loose" then I won't know if something is wrong in the...

So I'm working on building my first mash tun and I ran into a small problem. I installed the ball valve and fittings and everything and it's water tight. However, it's not secured, I can easily rotate it. Not sure if this is a big deal or not. My thoughts are just adding a layer of...

I can always count on people here to help make my day a bit brighter. I think the rub and tug might raise the SWMBO fees to a bit more than i can handle (I was told I should be happy to get to spend my *entire* bonus on beer). Looks like the overwhelming opinion is ferm controls, so I'll...

So through a ton of hard work at work, I got a pretty good bonus! woo-who :ban::ban: But, after taxes, SWMBO fees, and such, I'm left with roughly $100. :( What to do? Upgrade, expand, huge beer?? My set up is extract w/ a partial mash on a turkey fryer. I'm not to interested in going...

Oxiclean at least over night, then the rough side of a sponge to get rid of any left over glue. rinse twice then store until bottling. For "science experiment" bottles with stuff growing in them, I jsut fill it up about 1/4 with water, shake for 10-15 seconds, dump out the water then drop in...

If you want to take a small drive up the coast, head to 7th Sun Brewery in Dunedin. I took a tour of the breweries in the area and that was one of my favorite. No food though.

I like "Weeee Do" and "Weeeeak in the knees" got to look to see which looks better on my label... weeeak in the knees might win if i can find the right picture to go with it. While the rest would be great for a 1 off beer, i don't think swmbo would be happy with the sex jokes ones...

So I'm making/made a beer for my wedding favor and can't think of a good name. I've been reading tons of threads about wedding beers but haven't found a name I like. Style: Wee Heavy I'm looking for a funny, yet not offensive name. This will be our favor so "grandma approved" is...

I'm going to try to high jack this post now... I'm doing something similar for my own wedding. Planning on having favors be a bottle of wee heavy... no idea for a name. Any help?

One thing is missing... add a BMC tap handle to the flusher... then it will be complete.