Recent content by RichardM

I just mixed up a batch of this and started fermentation. I’ve been wanting to try a NEIPA for a while and was needing something quick so this fit the bill. I basically stuck to the original recipe. The only exceptions was I used corn sugar that I had on hand instead of turbinado. Also my local...

Found some 5/16 id grommets at the hardware store. They fit snug on the 8mm line. It should do the trick.

i bought a larger co2 bottle for my kegerator. I plan to move it outside and run the line through the wall. My setup is a converted refrigerator. I do not believe there are coils in the side of it but plan to start with a small hole on the inside and feel around before drilling. I will be using...

That's pretty interesting, thanks for that.

Thanks, it may not need to sit that long, but was curious if it could.

I was going to put in an order at my lhbs for a recipe. They double crush the grain for me and are in a closed up paper bag when I pick them up. I was wanting to place an order for another recipe to save me a trip, but will be close to a month before I brew the second one. I was wondering if the...

Ah, thanks.

I think this method makes sense to me. How hard is the sieve to clean? Also is there a reason you drain into a bucket first rather than directly from kettle to fermentor with the sieve over the fermentor? Thanks

This bock recipe is a little different from my past recipes. It calls for a 90min mash at 152 in 3gal of water then sparge with 3 3/4 gal @ 168 deg. Boil 90min reducing volume to 5 1/4 gallons or less. I was planning a full volume rather than sparging.

I was wondering if a recipe calls for a 90min mash & 90min boil, vs. 60/60, is it really critical to the outcome? This would be in reference to brewing a bock, but was wondering in general. It will also be brewed using biab method. I understand that a fine crush and maintaining a good temp will...

I asked for a double crush at the HB store. I thought they did a good job and looked fairly fine, going off some pics I've seen posted here. My thinking on topping up the kettle while the bag was hanging was, why not try to get a little more sugar since it's just hanging there? It made heating...

On my 1st biab brew I went with a Munich Dunkel. The recipe called for a 60min 155deg mash. Being my 1st and not how my efficiency would be, I mashed in 5gal of water with 1/4 campden tab predisolved. At the end of the mash I hung the bag and heated the water. When the bag quit dripping I poured...

You are basically paying for serving lines and faucets twice. The kit comes with picnic taps and then you are getting faucets with serving line again. Both will probably give you problems since they are only 5ft. I would suggest going to kegconnection website and picking the system you want...

Sorry, yes they are 3/16”. They did warm up on me which I’m sure didn’t help. After backing it off to 10 psi and sitting over night it still has some foam but not as bad. I was wondering if turning gas off to one and shaking it a little and purging it would help, but will probably just leave it...

Some information on my system is I’m running 13ft bev seal 3/8” lines around 38 degrees at 11-12 psi if the gauge is right. When I shut off gas at the manifold for the two good kegs, I put in the new keg and turned the pressure up to 30 to check for leaks and try and seat the seals. I turned off...