Recent content by jskennedy1979

Sub'd. This is why I love this forum.

I'm with everyone above. Just overbuild by 100 billion cells and save a few steps. I also only brew every few weeks. It's more comfortable for me to only worry about one jar of yeast rather than 4 which could take me a few months to use. Also, if you haven't found it, I love this website for...

I use two 6.5 gallon Big Mouth carboys as primaries. One with the spigot and one without. I find when I have the choice between the two I use the spigot carboy more often. I keg and the ability to attach a long hose and gravity transfer makes packaging day even easier. The placement of the...

I received a Mr. Beer Kit for Christmas in 2013. The end result frustrated me so I went back to just drinking beer. My mom bought me a Northern Brewer Deluxe Kit for Christmas in 2014. It's been nine months of solid brewing.

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I looked all over for this exact explanation. Thanks for sharing! Our stories were VERY similar. I think I tightened mine the wrong way at first as well. :mug:

I bought two used ball lock cornies a few months ago. I broke the first one down without much issue. The second one was a real pain. After several attempts at hammering a wrench to loosen it, soaking it in various solutions, and good ole fashion muscle I couldn't get the posts to budge. I gave...

I brewed this exactly a week ago. Brew day was successful and it fermented hard for about 6 days. I used two strains of local yeast (one malty/sweet and the other similar to WY1056). I also substituted Flaked Oats for the Torrified Wheat and bumped up the hops by a touch (0.75 Galena and 1.5...

When converting this to extract, is Torrified Wheat still recommended? I read that this should be used in the mash but not as a steeping grain. Should I substitute another variety of wheat? Thanks!

Good idea. Thanks for the feedback!

The more I look at the gap between the board and fridge it makes me wanna add some sort of insulation. Any suggestions?

Congrats! :mug: I've been brewing since the beginning of the year and echo you on the knowledge that can be obtained from this site. Reading this forum over the last three months has given me many "Aha" moments and a few "I am doing everything wrong and need to re-think my whole process"...

Update: I finished the base for my setup. Cut a shelf that would fit the inside of the fridge and work with the shape of the fridge lining at the corners. The corners are curved so I couldn't butt the plank right up against the walls. I added 3 2x2 support beams to the board; two in the front...

Setup

Great advice! Much thanks! I wasn't sure about using bleach but I thought it would "scorch the earth" and get rid of anything nasty living in there. I have plenty of PBW on hand so I'll go the route. From my limited research, I assume I could either buy a hand pump or pour a PBW solution into...