Recent content by MPOWELLJR

Love the lhms, going to be doing this next. Thanks for the recipe.

1. Progress on my 3 tier setup (unless I hit the lotto and get a single tier). 2. Start brewing 10 gallon batches. 3. Build a fermentation chamber (under work bench). 4. Build a planter box in the backyard and plant some rhizomes. 5. Brew and enjoy beer :)

Another vinator/bottle tree combo user. After doing a few batches and trying to turn the bottles upside down in a dish drainer after soaking/rinsing the bottles in the star san mix I had in the sink it was well worth the investment... the only regret I have is not buying a bigger bottle tree.

I'd like to win this because using a brush and twirling a glass carboy around to get it clean isn't safe... and I have a bad history with glass... lol.

Hoping to do a batch of vanilla bean stout.

This was my first all grain experience, other than some dumb mistakes on my part while pouring the water into the mash tun (thank god I heated more than needed) it went great. I'm due to bottle it this Friday and can't wait to taste it! Cheers all!

Dogfish is releasing their Chicory Stout today! Look forward to finding it locally lol.

steve45ca - I believe they are fine to use, just more apt to break if not careful while capping.

Use them till they break! I've accumulated a vast array of bottles from friends that I've de-labeled and are waiting to be filled. Now I need to up production because they're feeling empty inside and I don't want them to get depressed lol.

I had been talking about trying it out and then my GF got me a kit for Christmas. I waited until about March when my neighbor got me a 15g stainless pot and it's gone downhill from there as far as working on my collection of brewing equipment and trying new recipes lol. What a great hobby.

Looks great! I would suggest using a blowoff tube for future batches as well though. Tough lesson learned after coming home to what must have been an amazing show of a krausen fountain spraying from the top of the bubbler until the top of the 6.5g bucket blew off lol. Enjoy the hobby...

I'd say a gift card to your local home brew store... it may not be as personal as anything else but unless you know exactly what he has already then it would be best for him to pick something out that he wants/needs.

Looks great! Let us know how it performs. I have 2.8 cu ft fridge I'm thinking about building one around.

Man that is a nice looking rig! Congrats on the build!

I've only had 2 bottles (bought the same day) of it this year but it tasted like pumpkin pie in a bottle to me when we had it. It's crazy how much disparity everyone is getting between bottles.