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I kegged a cider that had been aging in a carboy for about 9 months today. I know there was some contamination in that cider because: 1) The apple juice I used was unfiltered, unpasterized, contained no preservatives and had a best before date of 4 days in the fridge even though I bought it...

Great. Seems like there are many ways to properly do it. And yes, like many pointed out, I don't care either for break and hop matters going into the fermenter as it will settle out anyway. But I do care about an easy transfer with no clogging of the dip tube.. annasdad: [edit] *I like your*...

I am looking for the best way to seperate the hops and break material from the kettle before transferring to the fermenter. I am using an IC. I am considering a few techniques: Whirlpooling after chilling in the kettle, then racking while not disturbing the hop/trub mass in the bottom. I have...

I spent countless hours looking at all the posts in this thread while planning my kegerator, so I had to post mine! The fridge is so huge it can fit 5 kegs + 20# tank ;) And this is the custom tap handle my beloved GF got me for christmas! Lucky me! Merci bébé!

Honestly that is the answer I was expecting. I would have been surprised that a less than 10$ pump could safely transfer hot wort. But, I don't see why the mecanism of these "drill pump" would not work. The reason the 10$ ones do not work is that they are made of cheap plastic and they...

Anybody knows if these cheap drill powered pump can be used for wort transfers? Amazon.com: Simer/Flotec/Omni CM10 Drill Pump: Home Improvement I can't find any spec in regards to the maximum liquid temperature or food grade compliance. I might not transfer boiling wort with it, but it would...

Thanks for your input.. Yes, 26 gallons is ambitiuous, although I plan to brew 15 gallons batches (3 cornies, final volume).. So to account for the kettle, trub and transfer loss, being able to boil 18-19 gallons without fear of boil-over will be nice. Now, time to convert a 70qt cooler and...

Today I am excited because I just ordered a 26 gallons brew kettle, which will be the first item of my new brewery! They had an incredible "easter egg" 87$ rebate on it, so it cost me about 200$, not bad I guess.. If you want one, hurry up the deal will last until monday I think. Even though I...

#3 all the way.. very funny!

This american site is very "canada shipping friendly": Kitchen Appliances - Mixers & Blenders by Names Like KitchenAid They have a large selection of propane burner, including the bayou classic. Shipping for most of them to canada is around 8$. They are a registered canadian importer so they...

This is great stuff ;)

I agree with peterfuse, there is no such thing as Belgian IPA.. sure I've seen the term coined before, but it is to describe a hybrid brew, where you take something belgian and mix that with a classic english or american IPA. A very simple approach would be to take an IPA recipe you like and...

OK, so I promessed I would update the thread and the time has come! I missed it.. The beer turned out to be a perfect American Pale Ale, not a Golden Ale... The 1 oz of Galena 10% @ 60 min shifted the bitterness way too high for the style. The beer is very good but just way too bitter for a...

Kudos for doing your homework on the research part! Haha! Well, I signed up a long time ago but never posted... then I forgot completely about this site, only to come back a few months ago and discover I already had an account..

Great, your beer should be yummy! #1: Anybody knows what is Black Barley and how it compares to Roasted Barley? I guess it depends on the maltster it comes from.. may be some maltster have two different level of roasted barley? A 300L version and a 500L one?? #2: Regarding your LHBS guy...

big_supper's recipe, albeit simplistic, is exactly right for a Guinness clone... Add White Labs Irish Ale Yeast and you got pretty much everything. For Guinness: 70% Marris Otter 20% Flaked Barley 10% Roasted Barley OG should be 1.038 and FG 1.006 (!!) IBU, around 40.. Single addition at 60...

Brewed yesterday! Got bad efficiency and missed my target OG (dang, long time it had not happened!). OG was 1.047. Not too bad but it will be a tad lighter than the real thing. Final recipe was, for 23 Liters (6 US gal) 5 kg Canadian 2 row 200 gr Crystal 60 200 gr Wheat Malt 1oz Galena...

I got many great information from this interview with Shipyard's head brewer: Shipyard Brewing Company LLC Brewer Interview - Brew-Monkey.Com Shipyard is very much influenced by Ringwood apparently (Peter Austin of Ringwood helped setup the brewery and train shipyard's head brewer) And I am...

Thanks for the input! Here's what I settled for: GRAINS: 5 kg (11 lbs) Canadian 2 row malt 200 gr (7 oz) Crystal 60 200 gr (7 oz) Wheat Malt HOPS: 0.75oz US Centennial (9.6%) for 60 min 1oz UK Fuggle (3.5%) for 20 min HOP TEA 1oz Vanguaard (AA unknown) 0.25oz Centennial Hop tea will be...

During my trip on the East Coast last summer, I had the chance to taste the excellent Shipyard Export Ale, both on draft and in bottle. The quality of this beer greatly impressed me. To be honest I was pretty sure americans only drank budweiser and that all their beers would taste the same. I...