Recent content by mikejmiller71

This issue would only happen if you had a 'flow control' type faucet and used it incorrectly as I did. I was shutting off the tap with the flow control knob and then closing the tap. Locking the chamber with air and remnants of beer. In ambient temp it quickly (1-3 days) results in small...

I have 4 new Perlick 650's. It does not seem to matter much what's on tap. I have had, 2 milk stouts, an Irish red, a hefe, and a cider and they all are susceptible to a little funk even after one night. It's not very noticeable if you pour an entire glass but the first .5 - 1 oz is gamey...

Great feedback, thanks guys :mug:

Really...nothing? My tap gets rank if I don't clean it. When I first got my keezer running about 6 weeks ago I put a rubber cap on after every pour. Oh man, that got nasty. Sulfur egg farts when you cracked the tap for the first time. After running 12 - 16 oz it was better but that first...

This is probably a dumb question but how do you guys clean your tap after your done for the night? I'm not referring to dismantling and giving it a thorough clean, just a quick sanitation after a few pints and your ready to turn in for the night. I have been shoving a strip of paper towel up...

Well...truth be told I am taking a shortcut. We are having a b-day party next weekend and I don't have time to secondary so I threw it in the primary after only one week. There is probably at least some alcohol at this point though. That's the concern behind all the sanitation.

I just read about adding vodka to cacao nibs and assumed it was for sanitation. Maybe it just helps bring out the flavor and does not sanitize? Just wanted to be safe before I added the coconut.

I'm getting ready to drop my cacao and toasted coconut in the fermenter. I have let my cacao soak in vodka for the last few days but I just wanted to make sure I don't need to sanitize the coconut. thx, Mike.

Typo, I meant the higher mash temp. Lactose goes in the boil so, non-issue, appreciate the help. Going try a little peanut butter extract in the keg. Was gonna try PB2 but have heard mixed results.

I should have mentioned I will be using lactose. Will the temp higher boil have an effect on that?

Hello all, this is my first post. I want to try the 'Jim Baumann's Milk Stout - All Grain' from MoreBeer but the recipe seems to be lacking some info: ? Total mash time ? Mash temp ? Total boil time ? Amount of sparge water (or at least what the boil volume should start at). I was just...