Recent content by Taliesin

Good morning all, I don't know why I didn't post this on here before now. I've recently had to change priorities, and while I do plan to continue to brew, I can't brew on my old system. I'm selling some of the stuff I'd been collecting in order to build a RIMS system. While the PID doesn't...

They're still around. Just went to their site and see no indication they're out of business. However, I also like brewhardware.com. Bobby really stands behind his stuff, and it's worth standing behind.

I wasn't really sure what I'd find at the Turlock BevMo. I happened to be over at Panera for a meeting, and decided to stop in to see if anything caught my eye. I ended up getting a bottle of Dust Bowl's The Therapist and Anderson Valley Bourbon Stout. (Which I had for the first time at 10...

Lol. I happen to be in Turlock this very moment, too. Meeting with my pastor and then heading to Bevmo. :-)

Keep in mind too that much of what we use specialty malts for can be done by varying mash temperature. I've not used Victory specifically, but assuming the grain lists on the bottle are correct, the one thing (aside from their spice extracts) that we don't have is their mash procedure. GREAT...

He's referring to the 7 Up Distributor in Modesto. I forget the name of the distributor, but if you search 7 Up Distributor Modesto CA, I bet you'll find it. I contacted them some months ago, and they never got back to me. Calling them might be better, but I didn't have the time and got some...

Just came across this thread after trying Pumking for the first time this weekend. I find the swing of opinions very interesting from those who tried the recipe on page 20 saying they can't tell the difference from the original to those who say that it's not even close. I've also seen some...

Heya Dawg. I know of at least one brewer who lives in Ripon. Guy named Mark Andriese. I'm out of Oakdale, and there's more of us in good ol' Motown. I will probably be brewing next in 3 or 4 weeks, and if you're interested, I'll let you know when that's happening, and you can swing by and...

I wasn't going to mention it, but yeah. My Blichmann Top Tier gets here on Thursday. So uh, yeah. KERBLAM!!!! Brewing is awesome.

Dude....I'm not knocking your equipment...it's just that I would never use it. Ever. JUST KIDDING! Actually, I was referring to the autosiphon you left at my house. I've never even seen it in use, but it's convinced me to get one when I need to replace my Better Bottles instead of getting the...

From Oakdale, and I frequently shop at Barley and Wine, except when it comes to large equipment, which they don't seem to have. mxpx5678 have done a couple beers in collaboration. Highly recommend the experience. Fun to see how other brewers do it, and it's also interesting to see the...

What he said. Rice hulls add little to the overall cost of a brew (from what I understand), and nothing to the flavor. If they fix your problem, it might be a good way to do it. I have a couple of other suggestions. 1. Check your connections on your mash tun spigot and tubing. If you're...

I find that churches in the Reformed Theology camp tend to be perfectly ok with alcohol. The basic thought being, Christ consumed wine, in fact, He instituted the Lord's Supper with wine, and thus, we could do worse than to emulate Him, and certainly ought not create conditions in congregations...

This thread makes me want to go home and smell my airlock....and I don't even have anything fermenting right now....I might have a problem. A glorious, wonderful problem.

Dude, that thing is freaking ROCKING!!!! Thanks for posting pics.