Recent content by nicktoney

Ok, Ok, Im here im here. I probably have nothing to do that weekend. Sooooo.... BTW. Haags feed store in troutville is now starting to sell homebrew supplies...

How do you expect to drink all day if you don't start in the morning?!

Well, its been a week. The beer is great! And now my dad loves it. Everyone at work loves it. The only problem with brewing at work is everyone loves it! Itll never make it home alive!

So I brewed BM's Centennial Blonde here at work and have since kegged it. I kegged straight from the primary after 2weeks, and its been in the fridge for 1. My question is this. If I were to transport the keg home, would I need to wait equally as long for it to clear back up? Will it affect...

Now, because im coming into brewing my own AG batches and everything, I know more than anything to document everything. That way, if it tastes bad, i wont do it again. And if its amazing, i have it all documented! My question is this: Do you have a notebook for this, or use a laptop? Just...

Update! Today i finally got time to keg this beer. Been in primary for 2 weeks @66-68*. OG was 1.040, FG is 1.008. Right on par with the recipe! Sampled from my hydro tube and its great for summertime! Let my dad taste it, (only likes commercial beers really, if any) Says he doesnt like...

Thanks for the congratulations/additional tips! Love learning new things regarding homebrewing!

Then it shall turn out great! :tank: So according to BM's recipe for his Centennial Blonde https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f66/centennial-blonde-simple-4-all-grain-5-10-gall-42841/ It says" Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 4 days at 68 Degrees Additional Fermentation: Kegged, chilled and...

My thermometer is a thermoworks digital pen type ...in my opinion, regardless of price, should have checked calibration. Like mentioned above, my water boils cooler at my elevation so my temps were probably all accurate

Knowning now that water will boil at 209 makes me feel better! One other thing that i realize i did kinda of botch is my pickup tube in my kettle is a little too far into the center. Sucked in some trub and hop sediments into my primary. No big deal to me though as ill rack into my keg and...

Well, last week i finally stepped up and brewed AG by myself with my own equipment! Prior to getting my own stuff, i brewed all grain with a friend, pretty much watching and helping when needed. This past Thursday i pulled the trigger and did it solo! Everything went great! I put my own set...

Der, nevermind. Should have read the prior page!

I am brewing this tomorrow and i have one question. Should i rehydrate the yeast prior to pitching and what temp, or should i pitch directly to wort?

Well, after brewing with a friend for over a year, its time to do it by myself with my own equipment! I just ordered my ingredients from brewmasterswarehouse so, whenever it arrives, ill be ready!! Figured since ill be going into it solo, ill start with the Centennial Blonde recipe on here...

jman, go ahead and jump on it! Ive been fighting with my new tower design and am thinking of going another route.