Recent content by Thirsty1

You can also fill completely, then just fill a couple growlers to take on the road w/ you. I do that alot. Or get a beergun, maybe cheaper than a pig setup and give you more versatility.

Just did this w/ my last two batches. My brewpartner gets half of my beer, and up until now has not had corny connections for his kegerator. His cooler STB so we got him a fridge and building him one, but we still need to split a couple 5 gal batches. I did my last 2 batches this way, 2.5 gal in...

Not a true hophead, I drink everything full of flavor, but do love the hoppy IPA's. Just bottled a dogfish 60min, and Ive noticed that the aroma can really offset strong IBU, you may want to consider a coontinuous hopping schedule, I just tossed hop pellets in every couple of minutes throughout...

Sounds like you are filling the airlock up to much- past the center cylinder. Try just filling it 1/3 but enough where the bottom of the "air cap" is submerged. Also try using cheap vodka instead of water. It will stay sterilized, keep insects from getting in during the summer, and if any does...

I haven't batch sparged yet only fly. I just hit 80% on a 15# grain bill, happy about that. I would like to try a batch sparge to check my systems efficiency on that just in case I ever do need to shorten up brew night. Do you still have a rest before running off? And what are the strike temps...