Recent content by grunt69

Thanks Guys, It's off to the lab to brew up a new batch. If I screw up the whole mess, I have a good batch of wort for my still

I made about 4 gal of mead using an online recipe. Even though I followed the recipe to a T, the end product was thin and way to heavy on cloves [ the recipe called for allspice and cloves - my wife informed me that allspice is mostly cloves in her critique]. I iced the product and removed...

I am brewing my first beer and have had a Newcastle Brown in the fermenter about 10 days. I then racked it into a secondary for 7 days and am filtering it into a carboy. The intent is to cold crash it in my fridge at 40 degrees for about 10 days and then bottle it. One thread says to use an...

Thanks, I guess I'll keep looking at chiller threads. Water here in Texas is a precious commodity and I hate to waste it.

I'm a first time brewer so cut me some slack on this. I have a small personal refrigerator that has a shelf for an ice cube rack. I was thinking of running a plate chiller in the ice cube rack and putting a 3 gallon tank in the refrigerator. I picked up two 12 v pumps from Harbor Frieght and...

what pump do you recommend and where is the best place to buy them?

Just joined the forum and am gathering information and equipment to brew my first batch. The guys at HomeBrewParty here in San Antonio have been great and steered me here as well. Lots of questions and big ears. Thanks