Recent content by makapol

thanks bob for the friendly advice. i will agree with you on the point of support for the lhbs and venture online to see about those hops. i had emailed the brewmaster last night with pretty much the same recipe as above. theyll probobly think im way off as well, but will post any reply I receive.

here is the final first stab. (6.5 gallon collect, 5.5 ferment) 60 minute mash in the high 140's 8 lbs of 2 row 2 lbs of american munich (dark) 2 lbs of crystal 60l My local home brew supply shop has only 2 varieties. The two they have are: Fuggles Wilamette The substitutes they have for...

i spent some time formulating a recipe so far from the details on their web site, and I have came up with this (below). if anyone thinks it needs adjusting, please let me know. 8 lbs of 2 row 2 lbs of american munich (dark) 2 lbs of crystal 60l now, oldsock, the hops are a bit crazy. and my...

thats a great idea oldsock. ill have to mess around with those ingredients and investigate the hop varieties and try and put something together.

anyone have one? im loving this variation. thanks! chris

looking to get into kegging and was wondering what the difference / preference is for homebrewing. Thanks!

that was a consideration of mine. how do i test that thing? there was some very old and possibly illegible operation info on the back, but as far as plug and go, how can i estimate cost/efficiency?

to build said kegorater? This fridge is an old school from like the 60's or 70's collecting dust in my late great grandmothers place. it looks like it could hold 4 cornie kegs as well as the co2. so i would love to build it out that way. i just dont know all the supplies i would need, and wold...

did everyone measure the evaporation at flame out (burner out) or after cooling to room temp, pitch temp?

yeah i figured for as much as i could "reinforce" this cooler i may be able to find a new one that does the trick just fine. but i guess i didnt want to abandon this cooler right away without a little investigation or slight modifications. about 4°+ an hour that sounds like a good idea.

hey all just wondering how anyone reinforces thir cooler mash tuns to keep the heat inside. i know some do great with no other additions, others wrap with blankets, ect....mine does ok on its own, but i would be interested to hear of any modifications i could make to seal it up better...

it helped me. i also, i read (and agree) that the braid is similar to a pair of chinese handcuffs, (not the style from mallrats) so if you kinda push the ends together while pushing out the hose, it helps. sounds wierd, but i somehow did it.

heres a website i have handy http://www.allaboutbeer.com/homebrew/extract.html

first post here as well. create a swamp bucket. right now i am using the frozen 2-liters in big tub method. others suggest, to do the same but wrap in a towel/t shirt and blow a fan on it. that will cause evaporation thus removing heat. you have to replace the forzen items and add water as...