Recent content by SteveWheeler

Thanks very much!:mug:

Thanks for the quick reply, but just for my own edification and peace of mind, why would it not? It would be great if I didn't need to fart around with devising a system for shade (too many birds to be under the trees), but it strikes me that isomerized hops + sunlight would be a recipe for...

I am still working out a system for brewing outdoors. One of my ongoing concerns has been skunking from brewing in a sunny location. Is there any reason to think that skunking will not occur when brewing/cooling outdoors in the sun?

Apologies if this is addressed elsewhere, I've been searching without success. I'm going to be kegging for the first time, but since a number of my batches are in the 6 gallon range, and I also enter competitions, I want to continue bottle priming a portion of the batches going into kegs. Since...

I received a message from Bill (the owner?) this morning; think he called last night. He sounded very sincere about making things right with this transaction. Although I haven't yet spoken with him, I was very pleased at his response, and am at this point inclined to think that they are well...

Good prices, fast shipping. Both kegs I got from them were dirty; one filthy both inside and out, even though their website claims to clean them. Still soaking in PBW. I'm hoping I won't have to buy special brushes and cleansers to get the truly disgusting inside clean (insect parts, black gunk...

I just got two kegs from them. I received them 3 days after ordering. Big thumbs up for that. Their website claims that the kegs are clean. They were both dirty on the exterior. The dirtiest one also had all sorts of gross black gunk on the inside, including insect body parts. I can't reach...

Thanks, I'll try the gauge. I brewed a batch yesterday that appeared to have a brewhouse efficiency of only 75%, based upon my brewing software's default setting of 36 ppg. Set my crusher tighter today and brewed a batch which appeared to have a 74% efficiency. This is literally 10 points off my...

Hello all, I've searched the forum and have not found a specific answer to my question. I've been AG brewing for near two years now, and have regularly enjoyed mash efficiencies in the mid 80's. Lately my efficiencies are tanking; as low as 68%, more usually around 75%. No clue why. I use a mix...