Recent content by parjay

Fridge is gone, thanks HBT!

Pretty self explanatory. I have a bunch of bottles that are free to a good home. Not sure how many, but at least enough for a 5 gallon batch. The bottles are all different sizes and most have had their labels removed. Located in Wicker Park in Chicago. I will hang on to them until August, but...

Top-notch beer and great people too! They also frequent local farmer's markets if you can't make it out to the brewery.

I am not really sure about that part, and I am sure that you will get more feedback. That being said. I think that my low pressure gauges wander a bit too. I find they don't wander when I fully close the valve on the tank and use the low pressure gauges to read the keg pressure. If you do some...

You are carbonating the water. That 40psi in the headspace wants to find equilibrium with the water. Sounds like that was at 6psi to me. Does it stay at 6 now that you got it there? Your test would work if the tank was empty, or if you let it reach an equilibrium pressure prior to taking the...

I can't believe that the dozen of you that liked last night's episode are all members of this forum :)

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/entire-wort-is-green-from-trub.643426/

Sounds like lots of hops.

My favorite compliment is when I bring a growler of homebrew to a party and hear a random person asking what brewery it came from!

I'd guess it is these: https://www.ballastpoint.com/beer-recipes/

https://www.mcmaster.com/o-rings Just measure inner diameter, outer diameter, and thickness.

I think that one is for proof, not gravity. If you add vodka does it sink lower?

Search for swamp coolers for an easy way to keep temps lower with things that you probably already have handy.

Does it seal when you put pressure on it? The lever isn't really what does the sealing, but if you want it to be tighter you can stick coins under the feet. Sometimes the lids or kegs can be slightly warped, you can try turning the lid 180 degrees and it might seal better.

Cold crashing will knock more stuff out of suspension so that you have less gunk to dump with your first couple of pints. I also cold crash colder than my keezer temp, so I feel that it helps my beer clear quicker.