Recent content by mucci2k

How has the beer been turning out?

If you have certain brews that you duplicate a lot you can get a 5 gallon grain bill and split and freeze the grains into 5 batches. -or- buy and freeze individual milled grains by the pound.

Did you ever hear back about combined shipping?

You should probably comment on your own thread to 1. bring it to the top and 2. so more HBT members see your idea and hopefully you hit your pledge goal.

Check your FG then check again in three days. If it hasnt changed then it's done.

Early bird went fast! Good luck. I have never thrown a bar but all I need is a dimple in the water not a vortex.

since you used maple water did you take an OG before using it to mash/sparge your grains so you could account for the sugar that was already in the water?

Personally I would go with a side-by-side and use the freezer as a kegerator or a place to store glasses and hops. The freezer you posted looks like it would hold something like 4 fermentors.

I think using sap instead of water maybe didn't rinse the grains of all their sugar.

This may help seal the lid: http://www.williamsbrewing.com/OVERSIZE-KEG-LID-SEALING-O-RING-P58.aspx

This may sound crazy, ask someone to brew on their equipment. Fermenters and all, maybe even use their keg just to see if removing all your equipment has the same results.

That is awesome.

Has anyone ordered the Intertap shank to know if they are different than normal shanks? I want to know if the self close spring will fit a normal shank or only an Intertap shank?

I have one keg that will seal at 30 psi and when you turn it down the lid starts to leak at serving pressure. I ran my finger around the underside of the lip and could feel a dent. Some times they cant be saved or aren't worth the hassle.

Just from experience as an extract brewer I never steep my grains up to 170. I will go to 155 and hold there. Then I have another pot of 170 degree water for rinsing grains in a colander. I don't want to chance extracting tannins.