Recent content by radtek

I'm gonna brew with two packs of WB-06 on xmas day. They say best by 05/09 but have been in stable fridge temps for the entire time. LOL My preferences lean toward clove/ester balance. So thinking 65-ish ought to work. Ideas/experiences/opinions about this yeast?

Nice Bitter.... Easy there boy!

Pulled the trigger last weekend. Splash-Proof Super-Fast Thermapen. ThermoWorks - The New Splash-Proof Super-Fast Thermapen It arrived yesterday: I checked the calibration with ice-water last night and it read 32.4°F. According to the directions the Thermapen should be accurate within ±0.72°F...

That is amazing.

Anyone know where to find homebrewing scale tri-clamps and fittings. Sorry I only have a half-bbl capacity lol. No need for the 2" fittings... Thanks rad

Keg of beer sits Flowing golden goodness I made this

Ahh... I guess a taste must be developed for this then. I got about 14 gal of the stuff. Overshot my gravity and still hit my numbers on the nose. That's what I get for closing up the gap after 1 1/2 years!

I used a proven recipe grain-wise. Upon inspection I remember Perle was from last summer and had sat in my fridge. I was getting rid of them. I'm wondering if it was the Perle...?

I was skeptical at first about growing in SA but I saw some fresh cones at the Todd's LHBS last fall that someone had brought in. I believe there's a perfect spot in my backyard that gets full sun all-day-long. Only thing that worries me is the trend towards 100F temps and zero rain. It was hot...

I love my carbonator caps... Two liters are ok if you plan to kill it in one sitting but yes... will lose carbonation due to the increasing head-space. I usually use 1-liter's since I'm sure to drink that much. In fact I just carbed up some 8mo dubbel in a 1 liter and it is in the freezer...

Just kegged up 7 gallons of an AG Blonde ale after one month in primary. Used fresh pack of S-04 at 68F. After 7 days pulled it out of the chilled fermentation chamber, but kept it in the cool room. We've been having unbelievable scorching temps and the "cool room" probably got into the upper...

Jeez... Thanks guys. Been busy. Put 20 soffit vents in on the South facing side. Made an imediate difference. Got heat-stroke nearly and drew some blood. We've been having some extreme temps here so the insulation project is on hold even though I got everything.

I've got 3 analog & 1 digital food-service type probe thermometers plus an infrared. Only one of them (analog) I trust to mash with and the infrared is quite useless for that. Looking to buy a couple more and retire my current cheap equipment. Looking for reliability, relevant resolution and...

I've seen some nasty infections in bottles of Affligem. Huge cumulo-nimbus clouds of waving bacteria. These appear to be infection-free... And they taste great! Heineken owns the brewery. The Dubbel and Tripel are cheap for Belgian imports. Price-war anyone?