Recent content by prochlea

It's a good price if you can pick them up in person, or are buying a large quantity. For a single unit, shipping is $40... The shipping price per keg drops as you increase the quantity. If you're ever up in the Chicago area, there's a guy who regularly has them for $35-40/each on Craigslist.

I got some 16oz tulip glasses from Crate and Barrel. It's the perfect size for a 12oz bottle with a bit of head. They changed it a bit from the ones that I bought, but it's essentially the same.

Honestly - I wouldn't recommend Goose Island Brewpubs... I was very disappointed the last time I was there. They were out of most of the beers on their list, even their basic IPA. The ones they did have weren't anything to write home about. On top of that - their food was overpriced for the...

I recently made a cider with some juice from Fresh Market (similar to Whole Foods). I dumped in 5 gallons of juice and a smack pack of Wyeast 3711 French Saison yeast. It's pretty great. Rather dry, with a tart finish - similar flavor to champagne, but with more of an apple flavor. Very...

I know of a large Chicago farmer that lost 75% of their apple crop... Another lost almost all of their peaches and cherries. Early warmup followed by late frost.

When this first came out, it seemed like the cops were being crazy and accusing a home brewer. After more details have come out, the guys being charged were guests in the brewers home, the cops have been following these guys for a week or two, have recordings of them planning to ambush several...

Slightly off topic - but these items don't qualify for Amazon Prime. Between those two items, you'll end up paying nearly $9 in shipping.

I got the 7-gallon setup from Midwest, and have been very happy with it. I started pricing out stuff to DIY it, and it wasn't that big of a difference in price - so I just bought the kit. I think 17lbs is about the limit of the 7 gallon setup, but i've used it for 9-10lb grain bills and had...

My buddy uses a showerhead attached to the hose from his HLT. Works pretty well. It took a couple of fittings/adapters to hook the hose up to the showerhead, but those parts are all easily obtainable from Home Depot or wherever...

Also - on the orange peel - I actually used fresh orange peel from about six oranges. I came across a video on YouTube talking about them using fresh orange. I calculate the amount from their states amount.

Well - I just put the oak and orange in last weekend, so I don't know how those will affect it. That said - I really liked the taste when I racked to secondary. It had gone from1.083 to 1.020 and didn't have much alcohol flavor, very smooth. The was a bit of tartness and some fruitiness from...

You could adjust the grain bill a bit to get a little less abv of you want. I can't remember what I mashed at, and I don't have my notes with me, but if/when I do this one again, I'll probably mash at 145 to get it to dry out a bit more...

I've got one going with 3724, and I added Brett B at about seven days. At 22 days I racked to secondary and added oak spirals and fresh orange peel. I wanted it to have a little higher abv than the original, so I used more grain. The OG was 1.083, and in the first 22 days it went down to...