Recent content by pendries

My hops are starting their 3rd season and through some neglect on my part have become quite unruly,When I initially planted them I covered a small area with landscape cloth and mulch, bordered by timbers. The vines quickly found their way under the cloth, along the timbers and up the support...

What types of yeast are pitching? I am having some apples pressed in the morning and I plan on pitching Red Star Champagne yeast. First time making Cider for me.

I have a Choc stout 1 1/2 weeks primary 1 1/2 weeks secondary and a smoked porter 2 1/2 weeks primary That I want to keg. In your opinion will this beer "properly" condition, force carbed in a keg as opposed to several more weeks in a secondary?

Thanks for the input. The keg I have has a portion of the bottom sloped to the side . I am hoping to weld my pipe fitting into this, right on the bottom corner of the keg, I'll have to get my brother in law to plasma cut the opening. This would allow for complete draining of keg. and also the...

I recently acquired an old firestone style keg, I will be cutting the top off and using it for a HLT on the 3 tier I plan on building soon. Quick ?,What do you guys use for a sight glass? I am considering using a SS compression type fitting and a piece of sight glass tubing from McMaster Carr...

I feed mine to my chickens, I have about 15 or so. They love the grains and I love the eggs!!

I don't drink near as many beers since I bought 24 oz glasses! I only drink half as many beers as I used to!

All you need to do is replace the beer with CO2, but what is the pressure in the paintball tank?

I recently built a different type of chiller, I am using a 40 qt aluminum brew pot. I took an old water conditioner salt resevoir and cut it down. I plumbed my garden hose into the bottom with a bulkhead. I inserted an overflow tube several inches from the top. I filled my brewpot with 5 gallons...

I goofed. I siphoned from brewpot into primary.when auto siphon got down to hops mush on the bottom I stopped. musta thought I was going primary to secondary.I dumped remainder :( Very wasteful. I hadn't brewed in several months this wont happen again.

I understand the grain may become stale. The grain is factory sealed in plastic lined paper bags.It sure smells good! Also understand that my tastebuds are not nearly as sensitive as many others seem to be. Probably from years of drinking store bought. Don't get me wrong I appreciate a good beer...

Should pellet hops be added directly to boilpot? or in a bag? My last batch had alot of hops on the bottom seems kinda wasteful.

I do sanitize thoroughly but I do brew in a barn! Lots of space, peace and quite.I,ve got 40 pounds of grain left with another 250 on order. I'm thinking a Wee heavy. Got any simple recipes?

I brewed my first AG this past weekend.SWMBO came home last week from the hairdresser with a 50 lb bag of barley "for chicken feed". It turned out to be Breiss 2 row brewers pre crushed. This spurred a trip to LHBS and frantic equipment manufacturing day Sat. I had only done extract/partial up...

How long does beer last on the tap? About 2 weeks around here! I've been kegging since I started, One draw back I found is that with only two corny's I need to "keep Drinking" if I want to keep brewing. I am considering getting some Grolsch bottles for some of the heavier beers. Have you ever...