Recent content by harding70

It's been about a year and a half now and approximately 8 AG batches and not one with the taste I complained about. It must have been the extracts because with AG, I haven't missed yet! Not nearly as cosmic as some people think it is. I recommend going AG if you really want to have some fun.

I had my wife and her sister taste my brew against identically poured Sam Adams varietals. Mine won!! After I pointed out the beer that was mine, they could taste the nuances of my beer that I dislike, but the fact that they preferred it to Sam Adams Lager, and Sam Adams Noble Pils without...

nope still using iodophor and letting it air dry. 1 tsp p/5gal solution. thinking about getting a water report to ensure no chlorine or chloramine factors in.

It's official. The verdict is: I still have the same homebrewish taste! The best words I can use to describe would be "green" and maybe ever so slightly "band-aidy". The aroma also is prelude to the flavor. I can smell how this beer will disappoint me before it even hits my palate. My...

Racked from the Secondary into the Corny keg last night... 1011.5. I sampled it and I'm thinking it had better get significantly better after conditioning. It still has that homebrew taste, but is not carbonated and pretty green. I was drinking Torpedo Extra IPA prior to the sample, so...

Alright< nobody liked the off topic emoticon... I was just bored and posted it because of the banter between BIL and myself. How about this guy: :tank: Look, I know this isn't great entertainment, waiting for a secondary to produce its yield, but I promise, I will be very entertaining in my...

Everybody roots for the under dog!:off:

After much deliberation about violating my control measures, but mostly because I'm lazy, I let the batch primary for an extra week and one day. Total 22 days in the primary and it went from a 1072 to a 1012. That blew my mind! I gather the starter, and temperature control allowed for what I...

Thanks for combing through all the comments! There have been some great inputs that I will use from now on. You lost me on the "BIL busting my balls" though. Am I missing a commonly known HBT acronym? In other news, I just picked up my 3 converted Keggles from the fabrication shop today...

Just dug out a couple old recipes that didn't quite live up to my hopes for them. After learning what I have on this forum and looking back, I'm a little embarrassed at my lack of research, following bad instructions, and foolish whimsy. Misguided from the onset: Our local brew shop puts...

Alright! sticking with the plan. I guess I'll have to use the millennium for another batch, soon!

I'm toying with a last minute addition to the recipe using 2 oz. millennium dry hop plugs in the secondary for the next month. This urge came after listening to a podcast about high AA% hops being misunderstood for their aromatic and taste capabilities in very late addition and dry hopping...

Where's the harm in blowing CO2 to start the siphon? Not argumentative, just inquisitive. I was under the impression that using CO2 negates the possibility of contamination, although I have heard some start by physically "blowing" into the tube. That technique does seem dangerous to me.

Liar Liar, I did not rack into the secondary tonight, I chose to drink beer with friends. Torpedo Extra IPA, thanks for asking. I did go to the local brew store and get some more tubing for siphoning/blowoff, a weldless thermometer for my mash-tun (under construction), and some of those neat...

It's been in the primary two weeks tonight. I'm going into the secondary tomorrow evening