Recent content by nealmc

Does anyone have any more Google Voice invites? If so, I'd be overjoyed to take one off of your hands!! nealmc(at) g mail

When I was in Spain for a while, they had a drink that was very similar. They would mix their equivalent of a BMC half and half with lemon soda in the glass as they served it to you. I have to say it was very refreshing on a hot summer day, and it also had the effect of allowing you to forget...

Does anyone use insulation on their kettles on a gas range or propane burner? I'd love to try this on my gas range, but not sure of what material to use. I am not familiar with the engine compartment insulation. Is it fiberglass or mineral wool based? I saw some fiberglass and mineral wool...

I use two burners but also use a Heat Stik. It is essentially a water heater element with a power cord attached. I can just barely get 6 gallons to a boil this way. I have a gas stove and let me say, it is no Viking.

The only one that I have been to is Brew Brothers by Kedco out in Farmingdale, Long Island. They had a pretty decent selection of stuff. They had bulk grain and they take special orders for bags of grain. Not sure how they handle shipping, though. I end up buying most of my stuff online.

Black pepper is also mentioned in Radical Brewing as a possible ingredient to use when making a rye beer to add a little more bite.

Oh ok. I used malted rye and came out of the mash with decent efficiency so I figured everything was ok. Does raw rye have a different flavor than malted?

I read in Randy Mosher's Radical Brewing that he recommends cooking or boiling the rye before using it in a mash. I just made a beer with about 20% rye and i just crushed it and threw it right in. The sparge stuck once or twice, but no huge problems. Why would you cook or boil the rye...

Thanks for the links, RadicalEd.:) The only TEC's that I have played with have been rated at 12V, and I have tried several from I think around 320W to 120W. I was using a 12V supply and the biggest factor in the heat removal proved to be the current running through the TEC's. I eventually got...

I'm happy you guys are working on this, as I have played with a few TEC's as well and they do seem to have some potential given a proper power supply and thermal connection to the fermenting wort. One thing that I haven't seen mentioned in your capacity calculations is the effect that the...

http://newyork.craigslist.org/que/bfs/360032174.html The guy wants $35 for a used CO2 tank. I asked him how big it was and he said it measured 30" tall. Not sure how many pounds that is, but it's too big for my apartment. He also said the tank had been hydro tested in the last 2 years, so...

That's true...So i suppose the cost argument doesn't work, but for me, it just doesn't seem right pouring the fruits of my labor into a buch of acid bubbles. I know there is nothing wrong with it chemically, that there is just too little actual liquid in the bubbles to affect anything - just a...

I'm using Saniclean. It's the same ingredients as StarSan, but without the foaming agent. You use it the same way. It's even cheaper than StarSan at North Country Malt.

Brews Brothers at KEDCO in Farmindale, Long Island, NY I'm thinking of driving out there this weekend from Brooklyn and was wondering if it was worth the drive. I was hoping to pick up a few brews worth of grain to save myself from shipping. Any reviews would be much appreciated. Thanks!

How about these from McMaster: 2276T71 2" OD x 10" L Aluminum $8.40 A machine shop could put a knurl on them for you pretty cheaply, I bet. McMaster also has stainless and plain steel.