Recent content by KobiGirreven

Why not just get a growler and keep a constant culture of the Omega OYL-605? Just feed it a few days before you need it and use half. Feed. Split. Repeat. I try to do this with all of my yeasts and save tons of money on brett, lacto, and saison yeast.

yes, he contacted me very quickly and i believe sent me some today! Great help! Thanks

Just thought i would post in here and see if anybody had a few SS nails they would be willing to sell (Vinnie nails for a couple of barrels). Would rather buy a couple from a member than go pay $22-$44 for a couple hundred i'll never use.. Thanks!

I'm a little late on this one. I just got two barrels in this afternoon and thought i could pick up SS nails locally. That failed and i just discovered the prices on McMaster. Anyone have any they are willing to sell off?

...for a newb. First time kegging: I set to 40psi for 24 hours (then degassed), then 20psi for 24 hours (then degassed). Let it sit for 3 hours at 11psi. Setup: 3 gallon keg, 5ft 3/16 hose, picnik tap (pouring at the height of the top of the keg). The research i've done says that...

I think i will do this for my first time, except i will not put the dry hops into the second keg until about a week before pop it in the fridge. I'll skip cold crashing this time, just use gelatin, and see how it goes. Thanks for the input.

So do you mean that you let them sit for 21 days in a keg at serving temp, or in a carboy/room temp keg? I am not very knowledgeable with IPAs. Would i not lose aroma if i were to wait a month after dry hopping, to drink my second 3 gallon keg? I was thinking i would wait to dry hop in the...

So i have an odd setup. I have four 3 gallon kegs, and a mini-fridge that, currently, can only hold one keg and my tank. So... This is my first experience with kegging, and i want to get my beer as clear as i can, and i need to dry hop this IPA (5 gallon batch) with 1 ounce of Citra. What i...

one concern is that with the lactose, final gravity is 1.026 according to Beersmith and BrewersFriend. Seems awfully sweet. Thinking about dropping the lactose to half a pound to hit 1.022. Then when you add any sweetness from the PB2 powder it will probably taste a bit sweeter. Any input?

Good feedback. The recipe is a little to crazy for my taste, but i'm looking for a bit of a complex combination of roast/sweet/biscuit/coffee/peanut butter/chocolate. Probably going to cut the carapils to 1lb. I am expecting the PB/Choco to be very up front. Looking for a full...

Sorry, actually meant to say Robust Porter, not stout.***

Sorry, this is actually for a Robust Porter. Can't figure out how to change the title :S Please tear my recipe apart, and tell me why i'm stupid: Boil additions based on 5 gallons 63% 2 row 12.6% Carapils 6.3% Malted Oats 5.5% Crystal 80l 3.1% Chocolate 3.1%...

Hey everyone, I decided to do something a little different with a coffee stout, and wanted some thoughts on it. I added 2.1 oz of priming sugar to 24 ounces of water and boiled (to make my priming solution). Then, i tossed that water onto 2.5 oz of crushed coffee beans to cold brew in the...

Thanks for your post. Do you mind explaining what you mean by "keep up" with it? Thanks a lot

Thanks for your input, flars. Anyone have other thoughts?