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no way to put nitrogen in the widget, I guess (unless we can use a syringe, but no idea). I was planning to add it to the beer... ???? never mind, my contact downstairs is on a research trip untill march... he'll come back, just on time for st patty's ;^)

check this out: http://home.howstuffworks.com/question446.htm please, tell me I can't and should not try that!!!! I was thinking of this: 1) sanitize a widget 2) take a bottle that is already carbonated, a sanitized cap and my double lever capper (and an opener) 3) bring the stuff concealed...

Two tricks to get a widget out: 1) string loop: rinse and dry the bottle (doesn't work if it is wet) make a long loop with a nilon string, 30# fishing line works great. introducee loop and put the bottle upside down (the widget migrates to where the neck starts) snag the widget with the...

The extract recipes may result in a wide range in color. But usually in my little experience is "darker than expected". The variability is attributed to different deggree of caramelization, efficiency of steeping and variability between DME batches. I am experimenting a little bit on this...

I see... anyone with experience steeping carafoam? can you see any diference between steeping carafoam and carapils when steeped? thanks!

good, the argument I've read is that briess carapils have a significant amount of unconverted starch, and if steeped they may produce starch haze. any first hand experience? walker you say you steep carapils. do you atribute any additional head retention from those or any detrimental property...

Hello there! can I steep carafoam? and carapils? they are suposedly equivalent (dextrine malts) but the briess carapils are suposed to be mashed (according to someone at least) while carafoam does not seem to require that. also can I get a simmilar effect (to carafoam/carapils), this is...

David you are a genious!!!! I brewed in the middle of a snow storm saturday night! (I was inside the house, of course :D) May have been that! Atmospheric preasure has been on a rise since yesterday, today we have a sunny day and high presure! How did I not think of that? and my personal...

all rigth, I'll keep checking it. Hope nothing happens while I'm out today. thanks!

Hamster in the cage all the time: check! :D must be something else hahaha thanks anyway! JP

Yes, this is weird... I was thinking if it is possible that a leak from the bucket lid may cause a gas current inside the fermentorm near the top, and a gas current under the airlock fit may produce a sort of "venturi effect" that would be a local reduction in preasure... oh! well maybe it is...

Hi there! I brewed my second batch this weekend. There is something weird happenning rigth now: There appears to be lower preasure inside the fermentor because the level of the water in the two piece airlock (inside tube) goes up!!! If I gently tap on the airlock, the two levels (inside and...

El pistolero: me pegaste en el ojo con esa! jajajajaja in english: you are dead on, man! hahahahaha! :drunk: :drunk: :drunk:

Good tip! I just asked for a dried ale yeast and they came up with munton's gold. I understand that has a very good floculation, but I didn't know about temp range and stuff. I'll include that in my list of things-to-adjust in my next brew this coming weekend! now the patience thing... do...

Thanks for all the ideas! yes, this one fermented quite fast. My termometer in the room indicated 20-22C. The very same room is now 66-68F (18-20F) and the bottles are there. I think it is fully carbonated, I had a couple of bottle in the fridge for 28 hs and I got some turbidity that I...

thanks! I'll let it sit on the bottle... (I hope I can keep that promise hahaha) Question: is it better to let it sit at room temp (68F) or can I benefit from some cold conditioning in the fridge, now that the carbonation appears to be done? (beer is an APA) Comments: yes, one of the things...

Hi there! I have one question regarding yeasty flavor in my beer. I have read in the internet and they should dissapear with time, but still have questions: I brewed a 2.5 gal batch and cut all the ingredients by half, except yeast :o . I used a full pack (7g?) of muntons gold. The...

Hey Tom: I did the same about 3 week ago! my first batch was the cincinnaty pale ale from JP book, scaled down to 2.5 gals! what happend to me was this: first nigth no bubbling at all, second day: bubbling like crazy. Third day: done! I even asked here the same question you did. I kept...

Hi folks! This is to say thanks to you all and to show you the first pint of my first batch. I asked so many questions and you answered them and helped me alot, so here you go! This should be cincinatti pale ale from John Palmer's book. I am not sure is the color and flavor are what they are...

Hi there! I am a newby in this, so no comment based on experience. But I was introduced to recipator in this site and used it with your recipe. Comments: I assumed some of the info you didn't give above. 1) Used FG of 1.006 for alcohol (lowest of the style, recomended by recipator) 2) Used...