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I'm going to try for 30 minutes next time and see where that gets me. (They gotta die sometime..)

I don't have high expectations, but hey, might give them a taste. They sound interesting. If they were labeled by almost any other company I wouldn't hesitate...so I figure I can't knock it until I try it.

I guess I will just have to do that then. I bought a pressure cooker from Fagor that is supposed to be a 1 setting (high 15 psi) setting only. There is no gauge so I can't gaurentee it hits it, but I would think it would come close since it is supposed to be set for that.

So my first batch of slants, I did 20 minutes of pressure cooking, cooled, then slanted. I innoculated all but 2...and left the 2 in the cubboard. Went to inocculate the last 2 and one had this huge nasty growth in it. (Like a sooty fungus.) Cleaned and tossed that one. Made a 2nd batch...

Total wine...we love it. Been going for months and still haven't tried everything they have. Largest micro brew selection I have seen in VA (or anywhere) so far. Size and selection varies by location. We mostly hit Springfield and Fredricksburg. Manassas one seemed kinda smallish. We find prices...

So yes, we got a little eager. Brewed a Belgian recipie that said 3 weeks til ready to bottle...but we put in a keg instead. Forced carbed last 3 days and tried it tonight. Still has a "bite" to it. Should we pull it back out of the fridge to age, or will it age okay in the fridge? If it was...

We keep our CO2 outside the fridge, drilled a hole to insert the lines and then caulked it up to seal it.

awesome! I will give this a shot :)

This is probably a stupid question, but I don't know much about kegs so I am going to ask it anyway. I have a two keg system with a split valve and two CO2 lines. Both are hooked up to my 2 beers in the fridge. We kegged a 3rd beer on Sunday and I want to start force carbing that keg so it...

I brew on the back patio next to my gazebo so I can stay dry if it decides to rain. (I also have a beach umbrella for my brew pot in case of rain). We use turkey fryer for the mash and a huge 20 gallon pot for the boil. (When I say huge, my 6 year old fits in the damn pot.) The only...

I love my various stem/tulip glasses. I use them more than my pint glasses, and my pints are regulated mostly to water and soda use. Still love all my glasses, but tulip ones win out above all.

Let me put it this way...when your looking at your lid flipped upside down and your fermenting space covered in brown spackel...you'll wish you had a blow off tube. Just cleaned up one hell of a mess tonight because my brew partner but a beer with 1.112 OG in storage with an airlock only. I just...

I think I found my issue...a combination of what was mentioned above. 1. I went to a smaller pot = thicker liquid and more coverage on the stove coil. 2. Because the pot now fit all the way on the big electric coil, I was able to heat on "low" and get a better sugar. Only issue I...

Thanks for the recommendation. I will try this tonight and go slower. (I thought I was going slow enough since it took 30 minutes or so...but I am up for whatever may fix this issue.)

We got our two keg set up with upgrades (regulator and perlicks) from bird man brewing. Seemed like the best price we could find for a double tap system. Very happy with all the parts, and the used kegs were still in good condition and everything is holding co2 like a champ! I would...

I just about died laughing at that pic. I agree about trub bread (blech). I make spent grain bread and it is wonderful!

I use a vinator to wash them and then I dry them in some "back to school" crates I got this year at walmart for $2.50. I swear these crates were made for bottle drying. When you flip them over (bottom side up) they have perfect holes all throughout that hold the bottles just right. Not sure...

Need some help here. Before I start, I checked my candy thermometer and it's accurate on boiling water. So I did 2 batches tonight aiming for a medium amber. 1st batch, heated water an sugar to 230 and added the dtp. Then heated to 185 to try to get between medium to dark. Ended up with a...

Mine does an exchange, but he only takes good condition ones. So far every tank I have swapped seems to be in top condition so I am happy.

Ugh...wish they would have had this back in '06 when I was there. Would have been an awesome elective to take! And that winery is only a mile from my parents so even better :)