The Mississippi legislature did away with another archaic "blue" law today. Mississippi craft breweries will be able to sell directly to the consumers, as well as open up taprooms. It's a great day here. :mug:
I've been brewing for over a year now. My third brew in May 2015 was a huge monster of a stout. I didn't make a starter and only fermented a month before bottling. I've been opening the beers a few at a time and making notes of the changes every couple months. It was almost undrinkable for a...
I know beer snobs, craft aficionados, and home brewers have a distaste for the big three. I just wonder if this translates to the at home distiller, the backbone of NASCAR. (I have no knowledge regarding the legality of your craft). Do you harbor a dislike for things like Jack Daniels etc?
This isn't a solution to poor efficiency but a bypass. My BIAB efficiency is terrible and I have a baby on the way so buying a mill is out. I take my gravity reading and add dme to hit my numbers.
I have up to 3 carboys fermenting in a deep freezer at a time so a thermowell isn't practical. I have a 1 gallon jug filled with water that I drop the probe in and set temp to the low end of the recommended temp range. Trying to regulate the ambient temp will have the freezer running non stop...
Initial equipment set $75
Two bayou burners $50
Freezer and controller $275
2 carboys $60
8 gal kettle $10
16 gal kettle $20
Misc tubes siphons etc $30
$520ish bucks. Plus no telling how much on hops, grains, yeast.
Last night my wife and I were watching tv and she asked if I was going to brew Saturday. I said I can if she doesn't have something planned. Her response was "I am really behind on my tv shows and need to binge watch shows you hate on the big screen". I'm off to the LHBS tomorrow. I hope she...