Recent content by MGR72

Don't hate on Granville Island.... I lived in Van for a while. Their regular line up is just that a regular line up of beers nothing remarkable but all their seasonals are amazing. I highly recommend the winter ale, dobblebock or scotch ale if you can get your hands on them. If you want to send...

Definately check out Granville Island Brewery. Excellent beers. If they have the Winter Ale try it... it is one of the finest beers I've ever had.

Thanks for the input everyone. We ended up changing things up a little bit due to some mistaken calculations in the store house..... Ended up doing a partial mash with 3 lb two row 1/2 lb Belgian Pils 1 lb Pale Chocolate 1 lb Roasted Barley 6 Oz Carapils 1.5 oz fuggles at 60 min .5 oz fuggles...

How does this grain bill look like for a strong chocolate oatmeal stout (there will be cacao added in secondary as well). I think its a little heavy on the roasted grains but have never really used that many before. Me and my brewing partner disagree so I just want to see what the group opinion...

Speakeasy is open on friday nights tell 7 or 8. Speakeasy Ales & Lagers, San Francisco Otherwise just go to Toronado. It's the best you can do.

I just recently ordered mine from Superior Products. Good price and good service. Be aware, I saw the picture on their website and assumed that the black handle pictured on the faucet was part of the deal. When you order the faucets, thats all you get. Just a heads up.

Well, just put it together and made it fit.... for anyones future reference in order it was assembled beerline--nipple--nut--washer--shank--faucet. No beer to pour yet but water pushes out of the keg just fine! And on an unrelated note, thank you all, I have been lurking on these boards mostly...

Hey there. I'm putting together my Kegging system in a refrigerator finally. I got 1/4 ss shanks from Micromatic along with some Perlick faucets from Superior Products.... I'm very excited to have it all set up to say the least. When ordering from Micromatic I got the neoprene washers that it...

Hey, I have a question about what the standard practice is for most of you. In most recipes and instructions I've read the hop schedule is pretty straightforward add x at 60min y at 15min z at 5min etc.... I understand the bittering/flavor/aroma compounds are all different and utilized at...

Hey, This is my first post, thanks for all the great info on these forums... Anyways... I was brewing a batch of Nut Brown Ale about a week ago and managed to break my carboy while everything was cooling to pitch the yeast. I had a Wyeast English Ale smack pack that I had allready smacked in...