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  1. rgregoryirving

    New member from NJ

    Welcome! Fellow NJ brewer here! I've always wanted to try making pickles, just never got around to it. What were some of the differences between your 'awful' batch and your 'mediocre' batch? RDWHAHB is some of the best advice on this forum. During one batch I dropped a piece of equipment into...
  2. rgregoryirving

    Graff (Malty, slightly hopped cider)

    It's been awhile since I've made this recipe. I'm already planning to brew this week for Christmas and I was curious if anyone has ever just scaled up a normal homebrew batch and used 1 gallon as the wort component in graff. The batch of beer I'm going to make falls within the hop guidelines as...
  3. rgregoryirving

    Sam Adams Special Release-- Space Craft

    Free ground shipping, FedEx is $26
  4. rgregoryirving

    Are AIO units like Spike Solo/Unibrau worth the extra money?

    I just got back into the hobby at the beginning of this year after a 4 year hiatus. I had sold all of my previous equipment (cooler MT, 10g boilermaker, and hellfire burner) so I was also in the market for one of the AIO systems. I got the 10.5g Foundry and I couldn’t be happier. My brew days...
  5. rgregoryirving

    How Many Gallons Brewed In 2021

    I keep forgetting to come and add my brews, here are some more: +5 Lemon Shandy +5 Cream Ale +5 Strawberry Gose +5 Grapefruit Shandy +5 Oktoberfest +5 SMASH Pale Ale +5 Autumn Seasonal 7 * 5 = 35 6147 + 35 = 6182
  6. rgregoryirving

    Ideas for using grains after the mash?

    Yup! Sorry I forgot to mention this part. 30 minutes at 350F, then 2 hours at 225F--this is to help make sure they get dried out and don't mold in storage.
  7. rgregoryirving

    Ideas for using grains after the mash?

    If you have a dog, they can be used to make dog treats using this simple recipe! 4 cups of spent grain 2 cups of flour (+ extra for the counter, rolling pin, and adjusting stickiness of the dough) 1 cup of peanut butter (I used creamy) 2 eggs I have a black lab who loves brew day almost as...
  8. rgregoryirving

    How much hops/dry hops to generally make a pale ale be considered a India Pale Ale?

    This is an interesting discussion because I just got into a debate last night with SWMBO regarding this very topic. I recently brewed a SMASH pale ale and she was curious what the difference was and why I called it a pale ale rather than an IPA. I wasn't sure how to respond other than I hopped...
  9. rgregoryirving

    New or used co2 tank

    I wouldn't be concerned at all regarding used tanks as they all have certification dates, no gas store should be filling a tank past it's certification date. most will probably recertify them for you (for a fee) and that I think just involves an inspection of the tank. I bought a used 5lb tank...
  10. rgregoryirving

    Keeping the other half happy

    Pre-programming an electric unit to have strike water start heating before I wake up has been key. There is nothing like being able to wake up at 5 or 6am and head straight to the basement for mash-in...this has really helped to shorten my brew days. Shorter brew days = happier spouse.
  11. rgregoryirving

    Are cracks in rubber on top of a keg just cosmetic, or a bigger issue?

    My handle was cracked and loose on one side and half of it did actually come off while I was adjusting it but not carrying it. What remains (see pic) feels pretty solid and I’ve moved it full (cautiously and carefully). *edited to scale down picture on desktop after posting on mobile
  12. rgregoryirving

    Are cracks in rubber on top of a keg just cosmetic, or a bigger issue?

    Came here to say this. I actually picked one of them up not too long ago, and other than the broken rubber handle--it's actually my nicest keg. All in all (including shipping) it only cost $18 cause I bought it with one of the rewards I earned during their frequent 300 bonus point sales.
  13. rgregoryirving

    How Many Gallons Brewed In 2021

    + 2.5 gallons SMASH Pale Ale + 5 gallons Oatmeal Stout + 5 gallons Blood Orange Pale Ale + 5 gallons Sam Adam's Alpine Spring clone + 5 gallons Lime Gose + 5 gallons Saison + 5 gallons American IPA + 10 gallons Summer Shandy 2,983.1 + 42.5 = 3,025.6
  14. rgregoryirving

    Omega Jovaru experience. Super high attenuation!

    This yeast is crazy. I brewed with it for the first time on 5/6/21. Chilled to mid 80's, pitched and set my temp controller to 82F. On Day 5 I dry-hopped with cashmere and motueka and took a gravity reading, I was already at 1.004--apparent attenuation of 91.3%, at this point I turned off my...
  15. rgregoryirving

    FAST GIVEAWAY for Inkbird ITC-310T-B Temperature Contrller - Only last for 24 hrs!!

    Awesome! Just upgraded my fermenter from a plastic bucket, now on to temperature control!
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