Recent content by t8hopwood

I have been collecting the stone vertical epic beers i started on 04.04.04 because 2004 is the year i found out about it. i usually buy two bottles drink one and save the other for 12.12.12. does anyone have an 02.02.02 or 03.03.03 those are the only two i dont have and and i would like to...

the reason i asked is for my short extract batches i have been doing a one gallon boil and using the 4 gallons to cool it what if anything does the low volume boil do other than save time (boils quicker cools faster) i assume more flavor will be levt behind from steeping grains in...

About how many gallons does everyone use during the boil for an extract brew? a lot of people say a lot of things. how do the people in this forum weigh in? the reason i asked is for my short extract batches i have been doing a one gallon boil and using the 4 gallons to cool it what if...

if you are using a long (between 10 and 15 feet) gas line at 5/16 inner diameter, does the gas pressure need to be turned up a bit to compensate? the regulator is is only a foot or two from the corny this is for an existing draft system at a bar the regulators are at about 18psi for...

find a homebrewers club while you are over there go to a meeting explain the situation you probably could get a loaner or two for the year and a bunch of good drinking buddies and english techniques definitely find a club there

can you get ball fittings in 3/8 and 5/16 line sizes i would like to hook a corny to an existing bar tap system the gas is a 5/16 and the out flow is 3/8 (both are inner diameters) any help??? also for line cleaning is there a ball fitting for line cleaners (we use a comercial line cleaner...

just a packet of coopers was shooting for a pilsner

no lag time bubbles started right away lid blew on day two after a lot of foam had already penetrated the airlock this is totally different than the IPA i just did that had such slow and little activity during primary and brought back to life when racked to seondary.

Long story short yeast was pitched at about 90 degrees. My Girlfriend was rushing me so i pitched and split. came home to the lid blown off the primary. sanitized it and put it back on to find i have a racing ferment. how will this affect flavor? FG? ABV? i rack on tuesday to glass carboy...