Recent content by Stonecold_OM

Thank you. I will do that. I appreciate the advice!

So what do you do to prepare your fruit?

Pasteurization is needed? Just put in a pot and heat up at that temp and time?

Do you do you add them at the beginning of fermentation or the end? Do anything else other than mush them?

I'm looking to make a mango wheat. Question is about the mango puree...what do you all use? Has anyone had luck making their own rather than buying it? I feel like a 5lb bag of frozen mango is a lot cheaper than buying a puree. Is there any reason to not buy frozen then blend it into a...

So if using Mango puree, either in the fermenter after fermentation completed, or adding to the keg/adding beer/cold crashing, did anyone have issues with the fruit clogging the dip tube? Or is the puree smooth enough that it's not noticed?

Thank you for the help! I will try that.

Definitely didn't put on the wrong post, but I'm wondering if a little keg lube may help. I haven't used any since I've been kegging the last 6 months. I guess just put a little on the o-ring on the post?

I'm wondering if anyone else is having this issue. I seem to be having some issues with changing connections on my corny kegs...both gas and liquid. When I first got the kegs, I had no issues changing lines out on the kegs. Now it seems as I'm trying to force the ball lock connection on...

I went with a chest freezer myself as they are usually cheaper to find. I picked up a brand new one from target for $200. 7CuFt I believe. My issue with fridges are that even used they can be pricey, and if they have drawers in the bottom then it causes a problem because of weight or the...

I definitely feel this way every time I pull a pint. I started with a Mr. Beer kit and quickly moved to 5 gallon buckets and extract kits. I still brew with extract kits due to the cost of equipment for all grain brewing, but I am planning for that. I can honestly say that I have never brewed...

This is a good idea. I may try it next time. I have been drafting off of the keg with no issues after the initial clean out.

I do use a similar calculator and have it set at 8 PSI. So I know it's not over-carbed, but I wanted to make sure it has enough. That and yes, to test the flavor as I hadn't yet. As for no beer coming out, it was the clogged dip tube. Once I cleaned that out, no problems dispensing.

It was not dry hopped. I'm wondering if me moving the keg all around while trying to fix it stirred everything up. I'm going to let it settle over the weekend and see how it looks next week. I definitely need to step up to new equipment but I can't make that investment at the moment.

I've just started kegging and have kegged my second batch. First batch went perfect, great carbonation, great brew, no issues. The current batch I kegged about a week ago. It's been sitting on CO2 to force carbonate it so I figured I would tap it today to see how it tastes and check the carb...