Recent content by MattCA

Well I kind of made something based off this. Didnt really come close but didnt turn out too bad. I used honey and biscuit steeping grains. Next time I would use honey only and I don't think nottingham was a good pick either. Funny, I was thinking about using brown sugar too but didnt. I think...

I just got my Perlick 525SS installed and wow it seems so much better. I haven't used it enough to see about the sticking issue, but I really hope so. My generic brand would stick like CRAZY. No more hollow pours. After getting the warm beer out this thing pours the perfect beer. less drips...

Nice. Looks similar to what I did except connect to garden hose, 1 clamp each hose and 25'. Cost me about $30

Does starsan kill yeast? Like when you rehydrate your yeast in a sanitized container? Didn't cause any problems but was curious.

"Hop-pocket"

Since her carboy is only 5 gallons, wouldnt she need to leave some headspace? So maybe 4 gallons is good.

This looks a little faster than usual. http://s18.photobucket.com/albums/b106/MattCA/?action=view&current=VIDEO0025.mp4

according to John Palmer infections from dry hopping just dont happen

Lol. Well I ended up just running down to the LHBS and bought 2 yeast packages and I have bubbling now :)

There's a little left. Idk if I should pitch it or not.

Looking good. How's Seattle? I'm thinking about moving there and going to University of Washington.

http://stores.kegconnection.com/Detail.bok?no=13 1 time order of $10

Well keg connection just started shipping their orders with screw-on connectors so you can switch between ball and pin just by screwing on the connections :ban:.

Looking good. Can't wait to see how it turns out. Did you get the "B" grade kegs because mine was in good shape. Maybe I just got lucky though. I dont know why I posted the same picture twice but I put up a few more.

Nothing special but it works and I made it myself. Built it for around $150 Put Casters on it so I can move it from in my garage to the backyard for bbq