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Ever make your way up to Seattle? I'd buy at LEAST 10.

Brewsmith is cramped on my 22" monitor.... I can't imagine how tiny the text/windows would be on 7" netbook. That said a quick hex edit and compile would probably make it fit on there, just bring a magnifying glass to brew day.

... always primary, otherwise it's not foreplay and she wont be happy, then you'll be forced into a dry secondary as well.

Well, I didn't throw any nutrient or extra yeast in there. I just shook it up really good and it started fermenting really nice. I started a second cider the same day the Minea juice started fermenting. This time I used the $2 Safeway juice and it took 2lbs of lt. brown sugar to reach the...

Well.. the airlock just burped! ... Maybe the air from mixing it around and getting the yeast off the bottom will bring this rebel cider into submission! If the gravity is the same this weekend I'll pick up some more yeasties and "nutes".

I am fanatical about cleaning and sanitizing and the temp has been 68 - 72 in this room. So I guess I'll buy another packet of yeast... beer is way cheaper :-p Thanks

I slapped 5 gallons of un-pasteurized, preservative free Minea Farms apple cider and 5 crushed Campden into my 6 gal carboy. 30 hours or so later, I added 1lb brown sugar (boiled w/ water and cooled) Before the sugar my OG was 1.052, after the sugar it was 1.060 I then added 1 packet of...

So I lucked out, my freezer was damaged and the replacement was too.. so long story short I got two for the price of one. I know there are some reef temperature controllers that can handle up to 4 plugs. What I want to know is: Can one Ranco/Johnson spliced, control two Keezers? Would I...

I would be all over buying 4 kegs at once... but sadly my wallet said start with one and hope craigslist comes through with the rest. On a happy note.. The freezer arrived with a dented top, so they went and looked at the last freezer they had in stock and it was dented on the top too...

I will spring for the dual body Taprite then and see if I need to add more bodies later. I am hoping to be able to work with just manifolds later. Right now I have a porter, red ale and cider to keg, I doubt they all need the same pressure, but it would be nice to be able to get away with only 2...

I like the shipping and the prices at KegConnection! Thanks for the tip :mug: It's only $10 to upgrade to a 10# Co2 tank, seems a no-brainer. However should I spend the extra to get the Taprite regulator over their in-house regulator.. and since I am planning to have 4 total kegs on tap...

I bought the 9 cu.ft Frigidaire freezer from Lowes since it will hold 4 ball lock kegs (only 3 pin lock). I am looking to start with a 1 keg starter kit, but every home brew store in my state seems to be sold out of used ball locks! I need this keg setup installed by next Friday...

Your wooden tap box is beautiful! Even the wife gushed over it.. I can't afford it, but 5 years from now I'll be trying to replicate it. Wished you lived a few thousand miles closer to Seattle... your prices are great but the shipping would kill me (well the wife would kill me due to the...

It's the same yeast I have and I think I am going to try his sugar idea. If it works out well with the Minea farms juice... I'll post exactly what I did under recipes and call it "Minea's Wreckinball #9" :rockin:

The Kegging setup is a work in progress as I find deals. Trying to decide between a freezer and and a fridge.. so far I have a Co2 bottle lol. I have a hydrometer that has 3 readings.. I agree that it's a must have :-)

I like this idea, I don't want it to be super sweet... but not dry either Bottle bombs are my biggest fear ( I sleep with my bottles while they age to make sure no one steals them) so it's nice to know the cider yeast won't over produce. Who thinks it tastes just like sugar!? *Blec* all...

That is where I picked mine up at. $7.25 a gallon for the frozen stuff. I went 2 Fuji, 2 three apple blend, and 1 granny smith. The older guy, who I think owns it, took me into his freezer and showed me around a bit.. even topped off the mini tour with a bottle of his hard cider he made back...

So no need to heat pasteurize the juice before I ferment? The yeast I bought was supposed to leave 2-3% sugar behind, I take it that's a myth then? 7 months!? .. better be damn tasty if I am going to wait that long :drunk:

I stopped by the local apple mill yesterday and bought 5 gallons of Frozen unpasteurized and preservative free juice (5 types of juice). It's sitting on the counter thawing still this morning. I also grabbed some Wyeast Lab's 4184 Sweet Mead activator yeast for 5 gallons. I was thinking...

I really like the way the glass looks and how easy it is to clean.. but I have to lift mine and move it around a bit and it's just not worth the risks (albeit small risks). The other part I don't like about the glass carboy is the size. I think I am going to start making 10 gallon batches...