Recent content by PrimalBrewer

Ok, last bump to the top.

Huh, looks like a mold to me, but never run across it in brewing. I'd love to take a look at it under my microscope though, looks interesting.

Bueller?

Hmm, sounds promising. Anyone else?

My thoughts are that I may have a high ester profile which probably will not be so great in this style of beer since I fermented at the upper temp range of the yeast for the first 48 hours. At that point it came down to 70deg, but still not low enough. Have to find a good solution in the south...

BTW, in the primary and had insane fermentation for 4 days (looked like a volcano almost in there - I have a video). She started 4 degrees too warm for my taste.

So my wee heavy has been in the secondary for 12 hours and already has a solid cake at the bottom. No airlock activity that I can tell. There was still a good amount of suspended yeast in the primary when I did the transfer at 8 days of primary fermentation. Beer is now very clear. My...

Yeah, getting the temp down is tough in an upstairs duplex in Richmond. I am shooting for 70 now, but its not looking too good with the downstairs floor cranking up their heat! I've had the AC on and its still hard to do. At least my heating bill should be low this winter.

Alrighty guys (and gals), I want to post a "hypothetical question to ya'll". If a keg is sitting for a couple days with a open valve and no CO2, do you think the beer will go bad? Let's say that after two days the system was correctly pressurized with no more leaks and will be sitting for...

Excellent, thanks! I'll go ahead and just bolt a small tower down and call it a day (two tap uncooled). I'll link some pics of the result in case it will help anyone else. On a side note, do you think adding that interior insulation did much for you?

Yeah, I've measured the hole, but I am not sure of the diameter of the tower shaft. For a 3" tower is it less than 3? Or do I just need room for the lines. I have about 2" diameter now.

I'm looking at trying to put this in the stock hole location: http://www.beveragefactory.com/draftbeer/beer-towers/single-double/ebd4743dt-525ss.shtml

So I have to ask, any luck with installing a tap in the stock hole location? Would that be even possible? I would like to do a two tap tower. I have the keggerator already, but am hoping to order a tower this weekend.

Richmond Oxygen charges about $13.50 for a 2.5# and will put a safety label on your bottle if it doesn't have one already. Also, they have some kegging hardware/cleaning supplies. The CO2 is beverage grade. Hope this helps any future keggers in Richmond!

Hey everyone, after several calls around the city I finally tracked down Richmond Oxygen. They are the only site that will refill 2.5# tanks and larger. Plus, it is while you wait and no exchange if you bought a brand new tank. Only open to 5pm so I have to wait until Thursday.