Recent content by tsjolin

Have you tasted it more than the one time? Is there a chance your spices crashed to the bottom of your cold keg so the first pint was over spiced?

Another thought... Find a way to power whatever mill you get. Hand cranking takes longer than you'd expect.

I bought the barley crusher and I'm loving it. Same reports as everyone else, big jump in efficiency. I saw you mentioned the amazon gift card but when I bought mine it was actually cheaper to watch northern brewer or Midwest supplies for one of their "spend x get y" deals. I think when I...

Thanks for the replies. I am using an S style air lock, I typically prime it with vodka. I checked it after the swing from 60 degree's down to 37 and there wasn't a lot of reverse pressure on it yet.

Hi everyone. I'd like to get some of the great minds to weigh in on a scenario for me. I brewed a pretty basic amber ale and let it sit for 16 days in the primary, with the change in weather I'm using my garage to cool it down and test what kind of difference I'll see with cold crashing...

Update?

I'm also interested in what part of MN, if you do part out the kegs, co2 regulator, and tank what would you be looking for on those?

Short answer is you'll get better efficiency. Each time you add water you'll want to stir it in good, recirculate the first runnings until its running clean. When you drain go slowish.

I'm interested to hear the thoughts on this as well. My brew buddy and I just faced this scenario and we opted to add 8 pounds of 2 row to go from a session beer to something with a kick. Our main concern was not forming a proper grain bed. It's only been in the fermentor for 2 days now so...