Recent content by sfrisby

I do a spruce tip beer for the holidays with putting tips in the boil at 30 min and at flameout. One of the few ingredients I feel truly comes through post fermentation.

On the plus side, I bet more cocoa flavor came through by adding it after fermentation.

I think this assumes the keg goes in the kegerator in 30’s. So yeast will be dormant. If it’s stored at room temperature, it will likely ferment out.

So which yeast was this?

Would anyone know where to find a “Docker for dummies” tutorial? I really don’t want to lose my plaato scales when they retire, but I know nothing about docker. Thanks.

Has anyone found a good alternative to plaato scales to measure keg volume, for when they become obsolete later this year?

Another thing about 290, it’s suppose to self seal small leaks in the system. Kind of like fixaflat.

Hey Merker. Haven’t been on here in awhile so sorry for the late response. We have different model kegerators. I hired someone to do the work but I watched him as he did it. No ventilation or vacuum or anything like that. He just hooked up his apparatus to refill with a scale to verify how much...

I just dealt with that last month. Needed r290 refrigerant. My unit needed something like 4.9oz but the previous poster is right that the label inside your unit should have the required amount. The smallest amount I could find was a 3 pack of 8oz canisters on Amazon. So I’m sitting on 2 extra...

If you’re interested, look up MALT, (Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters) the Asheville homebrew club. They have a Facebook page.

I have a tried and true Berliner I have done over the years with Philly Sour. No hops in the boil. Nothing changed in my process but this time the finished product had an odd smell and taste that I’m describing as cheesy. Every Philly Sour has been excellent up until now. Grain tastes fine...

Is it worth pouring a beer outside. Moving the keg inside. Pouring a beer inside then have a side by side taste test to verify?

Their site isn’t pulling up at the moment. Do you know the differences from the original and the price? Thanks.

Ohhhhh, the irony! Just saw this online…

My Blichmann power controller that I use for my boil pot has died. Blichmann very graciously tried to help, but they don’t support that anymore. What would you recommend as a replacement? I use a brew commander for the mash but need a basic adjustable power controller for the boil pot. Thanks.