Recent content by gaviga

I recommend getting a larger tank. Mine is 9 gallons US. I can fill my 10-gallon brewing system (20 gallon boil kettle) in one day if I need to.

I'm sorry you can't see the explanation, but I know from experience that it's right. I really don't care what your calculator says - go ahead and carbonate however you like! Have a great brewing day!

From experience yes, the efficiency with natural carbonation in a keg is more efficient than in bottles. It's also more predictable since ypu are filling one vessel vs 48. BYO agrees with me : https://byo.com/article/bottling-kegging-bottling-kegging/#:~:text=The difference is that you,the...

I respectfully disagree.

My experiences over the past 27 years of brewing are that you need less priming sugar to carbonate in a keg. You will have to serve under pressure, of course. But just enough to push your beer (~5 lbs).

Warning - you won't need as much priming sugar!

That was my thought, except I just carbonate a little higher without longer lines.🙂

Couldn't you just keg carbonate at a higher volume?

Market, yes, that's why we see these two styles, the barrel-aged series, etc., but they aren't sessionable so the market is limited. I personally prefer a good Saison, especially if it leans more traditional in strength (<6%).

I have 2. I still have to moderate!

The strength. If you drink 2+ a night, you'll be legally drunk.

My rhizomes are not below the frost line. Actually, hops require freezes to over-season, right?

As noted above, 3.2% was/is ABW. That's about 4% ABV. Many good beers around and can be brewed at that percent.

I have had Japanese beetles come back year after year. My hops have survived well and are still healthy and producing. Maybe it's my climate (we have long, hard freezes here?)

I've seen them eat leaves but never rhizomes. Sounds more like a burrowing animal.