Recent content by Joggin

I don't have a keezer, just use my side by side refrig which can hold one corney keg along with food. Never liked using more electric if not needed. And one keg at a time is fine for me. But the frig is over 20 years old and will be doing my 5th repair on it today when a relay that is common...

Doing a wet hop ipa with cascade and centennials from my yard. Then a traditional English porter.

Brewed a west coast red rye ale using verdant yeast. Also, an english ale with nugget/triumph and using a vile of 1968 yeast/glycerin in freezer for 7 years that I made a starter with. Airlock took off bubbling in 12 hrs.

Not for me. I'll stick to guac. https://www.health.com/food/no-you-shouldnt-start-eating-avocado-seeds

Personally, instead of buying that many yeast packs, I'd just brew a 5 gal lager and use the yeast from that. I only do 5 gal batches but don't see how that wouldn't work out.

I use a paint strainer bag I first soak in sanitizer that hangs in corney halfway down. I don't put more than one marble in as it could lead to an airleak with the dental floss I use coming out the lid.

Long time ago, someone threw out in trash a 20 lb empty tank for a different gas. I picked it up and took it to a gas supplier and apparently it was worth money. He gave me a free 5 lb co2 tank. I also found a corney keg I still use that was tossed out. This was from the demolition of a building...

If beer tastes ok I'd drink it, but wouldn't reuse the yeast. Happened to me brewing my first Kolsch. Somehow a beetle got in primary.

I like cranking it by hand. Good PT for post op shoulder surgery.

Mashing in now for last 2 brews of the year. An English ale with SO4 and DIPA with Verdant. My first try last brew I did 2 weeks ago using Verdant when kegging, I was surprised at how much it brought out the Amarillo and Zappa I used near the end. Like Amarillo on steroids. I'm not a big fan of...

Brewed an IPA using Verdant for first time yesterday. My to go Juice yeast got infected after many brews. Zeus, Comet 60 Cascade 20 Amarillo 5 Zappa whirlpool Fermenting nicely today.

Are they for sale to the public now?

Brewed 2 brews yesterday, and realized my thermometer broke when heating up first mash. Had to guess so went ahead and dumped the grain then to HD to get a digital thermometer which was pretty descent. I was only off a degree. Next problem was too much wort for a West coast DIPA. Damn near the...

I've made 3 batches of spruce ale over the years in the spring with fresh new tip growth from a Norway spruce. First one was overpowering to me using 4 oz at 15 end of boil. Very limey taste. Last one I made recently, I used only 2 tips at 15 and the taste is there but more in balance with the...

Brewing up a Red English ale, might throw in some spruce tips since the tree has them out now. And a Red DIPA. To get ready, had to bottle and transfer last night, my least favorite part of brewing. But 2 brews I last made and had a chance to taste out of primary, a DIPA with Enigma at 7 min...