Recent content by Offset_Bender

Congrats on the BOS and runner up. One heck of an accomplishment and filmed no less. Did they say anything about when the show may be on and which network?

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What temperature are you fermenting at? Are you controlling your temps better now than on previous batches?

You didn't say if you were using the little red can of O2 but if you are this is my practice(I am sure if someone with more exprience than me will correct me if I am wrong). I hold the stone closer to the surface so I can see the bubbles closely. The valve for those cans aren't the greatest...

I'd like a code too please.

I wish she was brewing so I could go out on the boat and fish.

She could head over to Crown Point and get her antique shopping in and stop by Crown Brewery. It is not too far from Munster, especially if you plan on staying at DLD for awhile. In Munster there is Charlie Horse not too far and they have some 3F on tap there.

My wife had a taste for a wheat beer I didn't have any made for her, so I grabbed some Goose Island 312 as it was the only cold option. This morning I was making some room in the beer fridge for some homebrew and came across this bottle that had a shocktop cap on it. I have bought my fair...

This may be better suited in a different forum but anyway. As this was my first 5 gallon kit I didn't catch the spice pack notes at first too. Look under the brew day schedule on the right side of the directions. It should be part of you hop/ boil schedule. Looks like 40 minutes into the boil.

I use a bazooka screen in my rectangular cooler and batch spare. The length should not be an issue( I tilt my cooler so my dead space is next to nothing). My only issue is that no matter how much I vorlauf I still get some grain getting past. I use a funnel with a fine screen to drain into BK...

Sorry to keep posting on an old thread, but no point in starting a new one. Jewel now has the 5cf freezer on sale for $99. You still get the $170 worth of coupons with it.

Ow ow ow cramp!

I got tired of doing simple starters in a growler, so today I received my stir plate and 2L flask from Bell's. This is going to be nice.

Thanks to everyone who put this together and please count me in.

Sorry typed from my phone.