Recent content by ggenovez

OMG!!! I don't want one. I NEED one. This is absolutely brilliant. I can't believe I didn't think of this wow!!!

I'm back after a 5 year break and have found that batch sparging, braided stainles steel mashtun filter, and single step mashing are the new black. Grains are pretty much all fully malted so adding enough water for a single step infusion is all you need. No need to spend 6 hours mashing...

Shipped to your door or is there a office or something there? Phone #? addy? Thx Mikey George

Hey DJMD, Does a copper 1/2" pipe fit into that spigot? If it's a tight fit you can just jam it in there or solder it with some NO-LEAD solder and flux.

I went to local.google.com and put beer supply near London ONtario canada and looks like you have about 20 places near you. Some may be wine only but worth looking into. Mikey, I'll be in montreal this summer, where do you get your grain from? Thanks George

Oh! I follow. Because I live in a residential area, there is a depot in grapevine, tx that services all of DFW. Hopefully I can meet interested parties there so I don't have to haul it away and store it in my garage. Also, no PM action so far.

PM action? Sorry, don't follow.

Oh, Forgot to mention, did you correct your reading for the temperature of your hydrometer? (what temp did you test and what is it rated for)? Is the hydrometer calibrated? (put in distilled water at temperature listed on hydrometer. should read 1.000)

Alright guys correct me if I am wrong here. But boiling for 90 minutes means he lost 1.5 gallons, putting is starting volume at 7.5 gallons @ 1.052. Using the End Gravity=Beg Volume * Beg Gravity / End Volume formula 7.5* .052 / 6 gives us 1.065 as a starting gravity. Correct? Now...

North country malt is great but shipping is going to kill him. Don't foget canadian malt is going to have doulbe taxes and duty going to Canada. Besides Canadian malt is cheaper in canada than it would cost anywhere in the US. I remember buying a 25Kg bag for 27$ CDN a few years ago. Now in...

Do you have a post boil gravity? Your efficiency might be higher than that. how long did you boil it for?

Oh, sorry, didnt know we could cheat. in that case here's a calculator http://texanbrew.com/tbcalcs/index.php?quicklink=eff ;) Later George

My understanding of the potential exctract (Theoritical maximum efficiency) is that is discovered under perfect laboratory environment, read looking under microscope and counting cells. Breweries strive for 98% efficiency because any spent grain that still has sugar, makes a huge dent in...

hi everybody, I have a few people interested in doing a grain & hops run from http://www.northcountrymalt.com/ Their prices vary from grain provider, but I have seen grain (2 row) for 20$/ 55 lbs sack . German Pilsen 22$/Sack ... Hops 6.25/pound for haulertauer, brewers gold for 4.70/pound...

I'm in Bedford, Tx, DFW metroplex. I checked out kegs.com. Cheapest they have is 50$ I imagine another 50 gets you shipping & handeling? I can probably find one precut for that price localy. ebay seams to have soda kegs but not sanke kegs. local distributor? can you elaborate? Thanks...