Recent content by hoppy

This one-cooler setup is the one I am familiar with. Originally, I would use cheesecloth to put the grain on so it would drain - then I went to an old, well-washed section of a sheet because it was cheaper. Someone mentioned a false bottom in a previous thread - is the false bottom for the...

DeRoux! A buddy lived in NYC and a favourite alltime bar for me is the Ginger Man there! At the foot of the Empire State building. Good times and great tap selection.

I have resurrected my big ole cooler and have found my roll of flexible copper tubing. I am missing my filter, CO2 tank with regulator, carboys and cola syrup kegs. Before I hunt for replacements for this stuff, is there anything innovative in the infusion/step mash procedure that would take...

If you're looking in Canada - Richters.com. Nothing quite like a mature hops plant - sprouting from root and rising 100 feet - or climbing over your trellis. As much sun as you have and plenty of water. A beautiful plant, really, even without its great purpose!

Thanks everyone for their posts. I dod try googling locally, but couldn't find anything. I live in London, ON, which is too far from Ottawa. We have a Labatt's brewery here, so I know we get a fair bit of malt :) The local beer supply place will source it for me at $1.50 per kilo for 2-row...

Hello all! I just joined tonight, and happy to find this forum! I am a long time grain-brewer in Ontario, Canada and wonder if anybody's got a source for malted barley. I used to get huge 40 kg bags of 2-row, Munich malt and Crystal malt from a microbrewery here who would get it from Canada...