Recent content by mikechambers

Thanks for the help and resources. mike

I am bottling a California Common tonight, and am trying to figure out how much priming sugar I need. I am using this form: The Beer Recipator - Carbonation However, I have no idea how to figure out the desired volumes of CO2. Can anyone give me an idea of how to figure this out...

Looks like it should be about 2.8 oz. mike

Drank first one at 3 weeks, but didnt drink most until after 5 or 6 weeks (cream ale). For nut brown ale, it has been a couple of months.

I am about to bottle my Irish Stout (extract kit from Northern Brewer). I have 5 oz of priming sugar from Norther Brewers. How much of the sugar should I use? My first beer was a Nut Brown Ale and it was a little too carbonated for my liking (5 oz priming sugar). However, 5 oz seemed to...

fyi Just to close on this. I got in touch with NorthernBrewers.com and they said it sounded like a defective unit. They are sending me a new one. mike

I just received a pre-wired Johnson Controls A419 Digital Temp Controller from Northern Brewers. http://www.northernbrewer.com/temp-control.html I plugged it in, and then plugged the fridge into it, and the fridge works fine. However, I get not information on the LCD display, and the...

Im making a Cream Ale from an extract kit from northernbrewer.com I got: Safale US-05 American yeast. This will be my second batch, and a friend is joining to help (and help bottle the first). Already getting excited for brew day. mike

Thanks. Ill try out the dry yeast, and proof it a little beforehand. mike

Does anyone know if wyeast smack packs are considered wet or dry yeast? Specifically, should I worry about the yeast making it through an extended mail trip? (i.e. potentially 7 days). Or should I just get a packet of dry yeast? mike

Thanks. I used oxiclean and it worked great. mike

Any suggestions for detergent to use to clean Better Bottle Carboys? Can I use oxy clean? or unscented dishwashing detergent? Ive seen this page: http://www.better-bottle.com/technical.html?=b-b_cleaning_right.html but it wasnt clean on if i could use those detergents. thanks...

cool. Thanks. mike

This is the tubing I bought: http://www.hardwareandtools.com/invt/6710784 -- Listed by NSF, Standard 50, 51, 61. Shore A, Durometer, 83+/-3. 1,550 PSI tensile strength. Non-toxic FDA Listed Material. -- So, it looks like it is ok? mike

Yeah. It didnt say. it just said to not use it for Refigerator water / ice machines. mike