Recent content by Kojones

Thanks all... I gotta get going on AG. Can't wait to perfect that process.... Kojones

Howdy, I had my longest homebrewing day yesterday (about 9 hours of work dealing with 3 different beers and upgrading equipment). It started out with a 2.5-hour extract brew on a cold morning. That's my fastest extract start to finish (helps when the wife cleans equipment for me). At that...

Old thread I know, but I used it for research to solve the same problem I had with the temp alarm. Solved my problem... I have a new Kenmore ~24 cu ft freezer. I found that the alarm was coming from the door handle where it displays the interior temp. On the handle there is also an alarm...

I am by no means an expert, so I won't give suggestions. But I was looking for a recipe to cook up this weekend and this sounds interesting. What I might do to alter it for my own taste/experimentation: Grain Bill 3 lbs Wheat Malt 1.5 lbs Munich Malt .5 lb Vienna Malt + .25 Vienna Malt...

Howdy, Saw a lot of posts about putting the CO2 tank in the fridge vs no in the fridge, but I think this is a question not quite answered... When I am trying to carbonate the beer in my keg, if I follow the table by crossing the temp with the volumes to get needed PSI, do I need to alter...

Awesome - thanks. I'm relatively new to this, but learning and expanding quick! Cheers, Kojones

Howdy - I've been waiting for a new temperature controller for the chest freezer so I can keg, and my latest red ale has been sitting in the secondary for maybe a week longer than it needed. Any thoughts on impact to the beer? It looks sad all flat, no foam, just waiting for carbonation...

Thanks. Anybody have a good current source for low-cost kegs? Cheers, Kojones

Howdy- I've seen a number of old threads on this. The owner of my store (I think he was) said they have stopped manufacturing Corny-style soda kegs. If this is true, the supply will eventually run out (and before that, the prices will go way up). So - first question is where do I get cheap...

Howdy from Denver, CO - Home of the Great American Beer Festival! I have 4 brews under my belt and am looking to expand quickly both in equipment and production which is what brought me here to the forums. I'll check it out for a while then go for a premium membership. From what I've seen so...

Thanks for all the discussion! To summarize, it sounds like a refractometer is great and very accurate for pre-ferment (no alcohol). However, one company sells a unit with a calculator on it's webpage for conversion to compensate for alcohol content. (Makes sense that this is possible knowing...

Howdy - I have 4 brews under my belt and am constantly looking to upgrade each part of my process. (Already thinking of a 27-gallon conical fermenter.) Anyway, I've used the hydrometer for these batches, but I'm looking to get a refractometer. Looking at both kinds, the "look through"...