Recent content by puckjer

well i have already racked it so there is no going back so i guess i will just wait and see. im not worried about overcarbing since i will be kegging this one. so if i missed FG by 0.004 how much will that really affect the taste of the beer? im still going to let it sit in the secondary for...

i have used this yeast before on a similar style beer and used a starter this time just like had previously with it. does it matter that i went ahead and racked it to the secondary since the gravity was pretty close to the recommended FG of 1.016? i measured it at 1.020 and i hit OG of 1.064...

guys, i brewed the recipe below and had an interesting issue last night when i went to rack to the secondary fermenter. when i opened my primary there was this thick Mucus like yeast structure on top of the beer. i have brewed at least 30 batches and have never seen this before. it smelled of...

Wyeast 1187 is Deschutes House Strain. i received that info direct from one of the brewers at Deschutes. i used it when i made the clone and it came out great

that was plan B. how long should i wait after i recap to try them again?

so i made the irish car bomb stout from this forum a while back and bottled it with 5 oz of priming sugar. this beer sat in the primary 2 weeks and 4 weeks in the secondary and i hit FG on the money. i let it sit in the bottle for 4 weeks before i tried one and sure enough it is slightly over...

call Ben at keg connection and see if he still sells their portable CO2 charger that takes the small 16gm cylinders. i didnt see it on their site but he sold me this kit a few months ago and it works great. its just a small CO2 charger that connects to a gas quick disconnect on your keg and...

would you say that provided enough vanilla flavor? how much whiskey did you use? i am looking at going with 2 cups.

how many vanilla beans did you use for this recipe?

i used LME.

guys, i met one of the brewers from Deschutes when he came down to our homebrew competition in dallas back in March. he and i hit it off pretty good and have stayed in touch ever since. i asked him about a mirror pond recipe and these are the details he sent me. he knew i was doing partial...

i dont know if this is an option for you but have you thought about putting the faucets on one side of the fridge instead of in the door? that is how i have mine and it eliminates all the problems with doors hitting the tap handles etc. it also makes it easier to access your equipment without...

i have the same problem in the summer time here in tx where the temp in my garage reaches 110+. my lines are all in the fridge as i just have faucets mounted to the side but i pretty much have to dump whatever is in the lines before i start pouring unless i want 3/4 foam in the first glass. i...

i know this may sound dumb but i actually did this when i first got mine. make sure you are lifting up the bottom half of the quick disconnect before you push down on the post. i didnt even know that part was moveable when i first got mine and just pushed them down on the post as hard as i...

yeah the trouble is the inside and outside of most fridges are slick surfaces. if this is the case you are going to have a hard time getting a really tight fit. i would suggest using a thin piece of rubber that you can cut a hole in and push the shank through then thread your locknut on the...