Recent content by OmegaFunk

I moved a carboy of wine that I'd been too lazy to bottle before the move. I'd imagine so long as you're careful your beer will be fine in the move.

One thing I suspect is happening around here with a lot of the small breweries that are opening up is that there is a huge demand for trendy craft beer from a public without very discerning palates. They can barely keep up with demand so there's no push to polish recipes or techniques (probably...

Last I checked McMaster Carr for stuff the sweetness of their prices was overcome by the cost of shipping to Canada :( I'll check again for o-rings though, hopefully shipping will be cheap since o-rings are pretty compact. Good call on the poppits. They're cheaper to buy as spares rather than...

I've batch primed and then bottled in a number of different sized bottles. Everything came out about the same. Any variation in carbonation seemed to be more random than related to bottle size.

I'm looking to pick up my first set of kegs from a reputable online dealer, kegs come pressure tested and guaranteed to work. At the check out there is the option to buy extra o-ring packs (the options are 4 sets of replacement orings and 10 sets) and/or have them replace the kegs poppets with...

I gather you're in the west? Westerners seem to prefer wormdrives and easterners seem to prefer sidewinders. It doesn't sound like he needs anything fancy, something like a basic skil would probably suit his needs pretty well. I agree with the cut shop suggestion though. That is probably...

I gather you don't know anyone you could borrow one from? Have you checked out what's available used? They're handy saws to have around, but if you don't plan on doing much diy stuff it's probably not worth the expense of buying new. A cheaper option would be a circular saw and a straight edge...

100% agree with this. Maybe it's a Canadian thing, or maybe I'm just naive, but I don't get the whole going on about the unsecure location thing. Seems to me it's common practice for deliveries to apartments and condos to either leave the package with the building manager/front desk or if...

Where did you order from? Ontariobeerkegs?

I'm in Ottawa. Doing extract now, but hope to transition to AG this summer.

I was toying with the idea of putting the big tank in my basement and running a gas line up to my kegerator and hoping I never have to get it filled again :p But trying to trade it in for smaller tanks may be the more practical way to go. Not sure exactly what I'm keeping at this point, but if...

Restaurant owning friend of mine wanted to clear out an old beer fridge that he hadn't really used since he bought the place. Let me keep what I wanted in exchange for clearing it out. Hoping you guys can help me sort out what exactly I have :) Sanke Couplers (not sure what the difference...

I think this is actually exactly what I wanted to know!

SWMBO wants a new dishwasher when we redo the kitchen, I'll have to sneak that onto the list of requirement! :D