Recent content by MakoMadness

Where did summer go? I had plans for a bunch of fall beers, next thing i know its labor day weekend. Anyways im gonna do an all grain pumpkin ale this weekend. Plan on using baked pumpkin in the mash and pumpkin pie spices in the fermentor. This isnt my first pumpkin ale but it will be my first...

Sounds good, did the strawberries color the beer at all?

Thanks ill def check it out

Never heard of hibiscus - what would u say the taste was like? Did it have a floral smell?

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I was leaning towards a fruit beer for its color/flavor. But I'm not sold on it. I've done a blueberry wheat, letting the beer sit on ground up blueberries in the secondary. The flavor ended up not carrying through well and i still added blueberry flavoring at the end. I was thinking i could...

A good friend of mine is having his first kid in January. They're expecting a baby girl and I would like to brew up a batch to celebrate. Id like to do something thats "girly": light, sweet, smooth, probably fruity or floral and either pinkish or purple. To get the color I'm thinking either a...

Wow Nick, Thats a thing of beauty. But here was the other thing i was wondering, doesn't all those open ends open you up to infection when it comes time to transfer into a keg or bottles? Do you take off the first tri valve on your racking port and spray the ball valve with sanitizer before...

How about sterilization? Have you had any issues with getting the lid done?

Thanks for all your responses. I do have a keezer and at the moment dont need a brewstand. My biggest reason for looking at this fermenter was the temp control. I like the idea of just setting and forgetting. And, not wanting to look at a chest freezer (not to mention disturbing the trub when...

Been researching, dreaming and finally am in a financial position to get my first conical fermenter. The front runner in the More Beer 7 gal, heated and cooled. I like the idea of the heated/cooled version so i can leave it in my basement with a set temp and not have to worry about it. I...

Did this end up being a bust or have you been able to fine tune it?

First off thanks for all the advice on the stones and cleaning. It was a great point on using the stones since once I have the freezer set up I'll have multiple kegs connected. But now when connecting to the "in" tube do you have the stone sit just under the top of the beer in the keg or do you...

At the moment I just got a 3-4' serving line with a picnic tap - part of a kegging kit, I do have a chest freezer I've been meaning to convert but just havnt had the time.

I was thinking about a carb stone but wanted to try without first so I wouldnt be wasting money. Do you leave yours in after the beer is carbed while serving, or do u have one of the corny lids that u change out once it's carbed? Also without using a stone, and just leaving it in the fridge...