Recent content by jnlipas

Derp, thanks for catching the dry hop mistake!

Thanks John, I think I'll just stick to the recipe and see how it turns out. I will definitely get to know the characteristics of Falconer's Flight hops this way! :mug:

Hello, Yesterday I brewed up a batch of an IPA that I want to make with all Falconer's Flight hops. Those were the only hop additions during boil, then the recipe calls for 14 days of dry hopping. I've read a few articles online and folks seem to think that IPAs with just Falconer's Flight...

My assumption about the lower OG reading was because I did not mash at the proper temps. My Taylor thermometer was saying the mash temp was 190 degrees but when I used another thermometer it said it was 145. Eventually when I turned the thermometer on even after running it under cold water it...

I haven't really evaluated my specific setup, I just plugged in some general numbers given by Brad Smith from this article: http://beersmith.com/blog/2015/08/02/creating-an-equipment-profile-in-beersmith/ adjusted for my size. I did remake this tonight and although I had some mash temp...

Thanks for the reply. So how would I accurately measure the amount of dead space? As I mentioned the article I read said to fill up the mash tun with a few gallons of water and then empty it until nothing else comes out, then dump what was stuck in the bottom in to something you could measure...

Hi all, Today I tried to make my first all grain batch (Ed Wort's Haus Pale Ale) and it ended up not turning out how I imagined due to a disregard on my part for setting up an actual equipment profile in BeerSmith. I downloaded a recipe for the Haus Pale Ale from BeerSmith's website...

Upgrading to an all grain setup today and giving my hand a try at the infamous Ed Wort's Haus Pale Ale :mug:

This guy right here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007ZT2XRW/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

Thanks for that bit of info. Currently the biggest dilemma is that I can't find out a way to get the back of the kegerator off to see where the leak is. I've talked to a few people about it and all of them basically said "Well just start cutting the thing apart and the worst thing that could...

I just wanted to update anyone that cared - a few weeks back I did end up filling the kegerator with R134 and it immediately started cooling down. However, after a few hours the temperature shot back up and it quit cooling, so I'm assuming there is a pretty big leak somewhere in the system. I...

Definitely seems to be a common question among us noobs :cross:. When you say "release valve until vented" does that mean release it until nothing is coming out when you pull up on the valve? I lifted up on it for a while earlier and it went for a while then got audibly quieter but it still...

Hello, Yesterday I kegged my first batch of beer (I know, I got ambitious and went straight to kegging instead of bottling) and I did not pull on the relief valve after I filled the keg with beer. Once I started filling the keg with co2 I did pull on the relief valve some and I didn't have...

I had someone who knew some things about fridges look at it the other night, his suspicion was that it was out of freon. Unfortunately he couldn't find a service port on the compressor and said it would have to be a pierce filling which is costly (he gave a ballpark quote of between $3 - $500)...

That's correct, I let it run for a few days and it hasn't cooled down. It's sitting right at 60 degrees.