Recent content by tspilker

two batches +5.5 +5.5 30,356 I also have two bomber bottles from a batch back in 2011. Last time I opened one it blew my mind, that was two years ago. Cheers

I opened a bottle of my second ever batch of this stuff from Feb 2011 last night and it was mind blowing. If you have the ability to put some down for five years it will definitely be worth it. Super super smooth, lightly effervescent, tastes lightly sweet with fresh apples even though I know...

Made 5.5 gallons yesterday 30,077 gallons so far!

Did you have any issues with the thermostat? The compressor just seems to keep running in mine. Where did you stick the little thermostat wire to keep it from getting too cold? I set mine at 1 and my thermometer read 19 degrees from the bottom of the fridge. Might have just been a fluke since...

Awesome! Thank you!

Any luck on this fridge? im about to pull the trigger on it myself and am curious if it will hold two corneys and a co2 tank

I just started a 6-gal batch in my new apartment. 2.5 lb corn sugar. OG is 1.076, if it dries up like last time im looking at ~10% abv. Unless the montrachet dies before then, but since its a wine yeast I figure its hearty enough. My LHBS doesnt sell 2lb or 4lb bags of dextrose, so i had either...

This thread is why my "what is your favorite mechanical pencil" thread took off. Engineers and their writing utensils...!

I kegged mine after around 40 days in the primary, then had to transfer to bottles for long-term basement storage. I used the homemade beergun method. It sat down there for at least 10 months. SOO wonderful. Minor headache this morning... but it was worth it.

I put a case of Apfelwein bottles in my basement last May and sort of forgot about it. Well, I just cracked a bottle of it open... it is better than I could have ever imagined. So appley, lost all the of the "cideryness" that I remember from a green batch of this stuff. It is like...

I've been considering making a cocktail with my last bottle of DFH 120 min.... it is*rather undrinkable IMO* on its own, sickly sweet. Substitute for a liqueur in a cocktail... I am interested in how it would turn out. *edit: changed wording

Ive lost 30lb in the past few months by starting to run. At first, it was next to impossible to run a full mile without feeling like dying. Now I am able to do regular 4+ mile runs without stopping. I just did a 12.5 mile race here in town, running the whole way at a 10min pace. Ive also cut...

I have growlers from lots of breweries. I just found out that one of the local higher end restaurants brews, and in addition to selling their beers in Imp. pints for $3 each after 9pm EVERY NIGHT, they do $5 growlers on Wed and Sun. So I always wonder if it's kosher to use another brewery's...

ITT: I realized I don't drink enough beer anymore.

English rootbeer: Vodka Coke