Recent content by Majikcook

Then I'm messed up Janx... I thought with a 6.5 carboy and a simple airlock would not be enough, and a blow off would be necessary especially when doing a IPA or Stout My whole reason for wanting plastic pail was because I thought I wouldn't need a blow off....

Thanks guys, appreciate the input

Hey Piper, I'm new too, but as you will quickly learn, this is a captivating hobby! What kind of equipment do you have? Single stage, two stage or nothing yet? I am actually drinking a IPA now, which was my second batch and if I do say, it is excellant!

If using a 6.5 glass carboy as a primary, when do you need a blow off system? Only on Big beers? Will a airlock do the job?

Hear that! Thanks for the input on the last batch carryover. I think I'll be looking at a 6.5 with a blow off.

No, no real conclusion here Janx... I'm still up in the air. Just thought I'd throw a little wood on the fire. I do have to believe better beer comes from glass which is why you see glass secondarys pretty much exclusively. But I was interested in why glass is better, you know , the scientific...

All good points.. and Janx, you can't vote twice.... :D So, let us recap... Plastic will eventually scratch, however... the ease of using plastic as far as lifting, cleaning and at 1/4 to 1/3 the replacement costs, doesn't it warrant a closer look at replacing a pail every 6 months for...

Pail - 2 Carboy - 2 BB - 1 Tiebreaker anyone?

Are you an attorney Janx? ;) Pail - 2 Carboy - 1 BB - 1

Pail - 2 Carboy - 0

This is going to be the "Car-Boys" leg to stand on... If it truly is a valid point... I'd say chalk one up for the Pail Pail - 1 Carboy - 0 And by the way, Biased opinion are welcome.. I really want to know

Ok boys, we've been through this before but I wanted one last time to discuss the pro's and cons to plastic bucket fermenting vs glass carboy before I buy another primary. 1.The bucket is much easier to handle, and at 7.5 gallon capacity is more than enough to handle a 5 gallon ferment...

Could be it just hasn't had time to condition yet. If you just bottled it, there is going to be a BIG change in your beer in the next 3 weeks. Not sure you want to condition in the fridge though. Anyway, forgive my butting in (at least I didn't say you need a hydrometer) but your beer is still a...

My condolences... Been there, done that with my first batch of Alt... Tasted like fruity ice tea. Keep the head up and batch up another! My second batch, an IPA, I couldn't be happier with. Of course, I don't know what I was thinking. 6 months ago I was drinking Alt outside a brewery in...

Hey all, great to be back! been a rough month! Quick questions... I have several packs of dry yeast that came with kits I used liquid yeast for, and have found them in the pantry where they were put away. Should they have been refridgerated, and are they still good? Update: IPA batch came out...