Recent content by smallbatchbrewer

I had tasted the brew when transferring to secondary prior to dry hopping and almost left it as is. The flavor and aroma were great. This recipe had so many good reviews that I opted to go with the dry hop step. I just tried the first bottle. Whoa! Hopefully the hop flavor will mellow a bit...

The home depot rubbermaid coolers accept a one inch fitting. Instead of fussing with o-rings, washers, nipples and valves, simply use a a plastic valve that usually goes on a fermenter/bottling bucket. For a proper seal, use the rubber washers that come with it only on the inside of the cooler...