Recent content by WilliamShakesbeer

+1 to the orange stopper in the post above. You can dry the rubber stoppers but they still slide up a bit. With this one you don't have to worry about them sliding up and popping out anymore.

I've been using the one at http://www.brewers-assistant.com

I will be kegging this Saturday morning but have some friends coming over that night and thought it'd be great if I could get this carbed by the night. I've heard of people fast-carbing by shaking the keg and they say you can have it carbed within hours using this method. I've never done this, I...

I've been using the one at http://www.brewers-assistant.com. Smooth graphics, ton of features and it's free.

For me it's the hops that hit the most, so if I'm making a beer that's low on hops like belgian blondes or trippels , etc it will be significantly cheaper than a very hoppy IPA with 8-12 oz of hops. Right there we're talking about 16-20$ difference in the batch price

Haven't run into any yet. I've heard that some people don't like Citra or Sorachi Ace, but I see nothing wrong with them.

Thanks - I'll check that out. Is it all Danby's that don't have the cooling lines on the top or just the 440BL model ?

For me , I boil mainly to sanitize the container itself. Basically, instead of sanitizing with star-san or what not I boil the starter in an erlenmeier for about 15-20 min , cool it, then pitch the yeast.

Does anyone know which current line/brand of compact refrigerators are good for top-side kegerator conversions. I looked around for some instructions , etc, but they all seem to be for models that aren't around any more (including that danby bbl400 or something like that).

I've never used a false bottom so I can't say anything about that, but I use one of those "bazooka" screen tubes and never had a problem with it.

US-05 works really well for me at those temps

I tried brewing with this app a few days ago. It flows very well - I liked how the various steps are organized in those panels. I have a couple of questions though: 1. There's a preboil gravity field there on the brewing panel. It'd be nice if the app would calculate efficiency automatically...

I don't think shocked the yeast by rehydrating - that's very unlikely. As long as you didn't put it in a scalding hot water it will be fine. Might want to wait a little bit longer. Although I generally see the signs within the first 12 hours it's not unusual that it could take longer , like 24...

I wouldn't say I'm intimidated, but never really cared to try. Don't they say that for today's well-modified malts you don't really need to do decoction ?

Very cool - I really liked the recipe design part. Haven't tried the rest yet - will do a test brew with this in a week or two.