Recent content by sar881

So that would be a non-fermentable, I assume? Any luck using that in lieu of dextrine?

For those of you that live in DC... I cant seem to find a place in or near DC that fills CO2 tanks. I dont have a car so too far outside city limits is no go. I work 9-5 so a place that closes at 5 (like most ive found) is a no go. Any one have any luck finding a place that is close to the...

You know, in retrospect, looking at that post, my bigger problem IS knowing what a homeless man's belly button smells like. The things I do after one too many and the subversive suggestions of my 'friends'....:drunk:

How important is it to make a yeast starter? I've done about 8 extract with specialty grain brews and not once used a starter. I use While Labs liquid ale almost exclusively and let it warm up, shake, pop the top and pitch. In the past i have had some minor issues with full fermentation, but...

Just racked my winter warmer to secondary. This is the first batch I have brewed since building my kegerator so i was psyched to get it going further down the line. When I went to rack it, though, a huge dirty yeast smell came out of the primary. Ok, thats fine, theres crazy amount of...

Oh I forgot to mention one thing: I brew with one of my roomates who, as it turns out, NEEDS to go to the gym and grocery store today after work. You think its time check that lease to see what sub-leasing requirements are?

Alright. So I haven't brewed in over six months. I have an ESB that has been sitting in secondary for 5 months. I moved 3 months ago and havent had a chance to do anything beer related. This past weekend I started to convert a chest freezer to a 4-keg kegerator, but everything that I've...

Recently my Imperial IPA has been foaming over endlessly when I pop them up. One thing I noticed, however, was that the ones that were stored on their sides were stored on their sides were more likely to fizz over. How are you storing them? Does anyone thing that this can be a reason, or do...

Hey all, I've got a beer that has been in secondary for over 5 months. I never got around to bottling it because i was in the middle of moving/starting to keg. I never thought 5 months would be a problem, but there is a build-up of trub in the carboy that is more than usual. Also, when I...

I've only used Iodaphor since I started brewing. No complaints here. I've noticed, that alot of people are saying you need a 2 minute contact time. I've always gone a 30 sec minimum, as per the direction on the bottle. Since we're on this topic.... Whats the best course of action to...

Awesome, thats what I though. Thanks.

Hey all, I'm converting a chest freezer for use with multiple kegs. I was originally going to buy a primary and two secondary regs, but the guy at Micromatic turned me onto this dual-primary reg. BevFac's website says that I need to hook this up to a primary, but that directly contradicts...

Thanks for the help. Despite what I originally said, I ended up going with a 7.0 cu. ft. chest freezer. I was wondering if I could get some feedback on the parts I was going to use to convert it before I laid out all the money. Because of what you guys told me, I decided to go with a collar...

I'm not the most, shall we say, technically inclined? How hard is it/how much time & money would it be to build a collar?

Hey all, I tried looking around, but couldnt find any information. Some linked to a 5.0 cu. ft. chest freezer awhile back and I was thinking about buying to convert to a kegerator. Problem is, I don't know how many corny's i could fit into it/how much extra room I would have. I think that...