Recent content by lordpx

Hi, I’m In the process of adapting my set up generally based on this thread. After a year or so of working with it, are there any other lessons you could share? Anything that you’ve changed on the system? How about chilling? Have you gone with the FTSS? Or using a immersion/counterflow...

I was just thinking about the same thing. How'd it turn out?

Belmamba, thanks for this!! As a new dad I look forward to the day when I can share a Homebrew with my son... But as that'll be at least 17 years from now, it got me thinking about the 'KinderBier' I used to drink when I was a kid in Germany. A couple of questions... 1) I'd prefer to try and...

As a new Dad, I've been using the same product that we use to sanitize the baby's bottles. There's a few different brands out there... Milton probably being the big brand, but there are lower cost alternatives. They're all a no-rinse sanitizer. They all seem to say that you should leave stuff in...

Thanks! I swore off Facebook some months ago, but this might lure me back. I'm interested to tap into the local community and learn what I can.

I've been reading about the virtues and risks of secondary fermenting, and the regular comments about leaving as little space in the carbouy (or bucket, etc) as possible to prevent oxygen contamination led me to a question. What would be the effects on the beer in a secondary fermenter if a...

Hi. I'm happy to have found this thread. I wasn't sure how active the Japan home brewing community would be given the local rules on brewing... I've just done my first brew day and my brown ale is 2 days into its fermentation cycle. I'm already dreaming of giving up my salaryman life and...