Search results

After reading an article in the local paper in Bend, OR, I was wondering what area has the most breweries. I am told that we have 12 with another 6 in some stage of construction and several more in the application phase. It is possible to take a walking tour that includes most of them. The...

I just purchased a spigot for a bucket that I already had. I drilled a 1 in. hole and it was tight, but I was able o screw it in. I used one gasket on the inside and one on the outside without leaks.

I used the ice bath for my first brew. It worked ok. For the second, built a simple immersion chiller the plans shared here in the forum. It was an easy build and cooled the wort in half the time, of course it helps have 45 degree water coming out of the tap.

I bought the parts at Lowes also. To me, it is not about the cost savings. Just like brewing the beer, it is about the satisfaction knowing that you made it. This was also the easiest project I have assembled and it saved about $20 over the exact same item at my LHBS.

Thanks for posting this. I have been using a space heater in a bathroom and would love to keep everything in the spare bedroom. I can't wait to give it a try. I'm even wondering about building a shelf above the fermenters for conditioning the bottled brew.

Just took one reading from the floor and another from about 6 ft.. This is a small room, probably 10' x 6' with an 9' ceiling. The floor was 65 and it was 75 up 6 ft.. Plenty of variation for different purposes. I want to take it over completely, but SWMBO thinks it needs to remain a restroom.

Thanks, now I have an excuse to go out and get a new carboy so that can compare!

Bought a BetterBottle just for my first batch today. The wait begins +5 =21,764.5

Just started my first batch. Paid $4 a gallon for Tree Top at Costco. This will be a difficult wait. Thanks Edwort for the recipe.

I have just bottled my first batch and decided to keep it in a small bathroom with a temperature controlled space heater. Not trusting the heater's thermometer, I placed another thermometer in the room. The temperature reading was several degrees different on the floor( with the bottles) than...

An advantage of keeping the pot covered is keeping the condensation from your range hood out of your brew.

Just to make sure the test is thorough, you should send another 6 here. If you did this with 4 others, you would probably have some fairly accurate results.

Pale Ale 5gal 44714 + 5 = 44719

Does anyone make a clear bucket? Then you could watch and easily clean.

This is a big help. After emailing myself the .xml file from BeerSmith 2, I opened it in BrewingAlarm and have all of the times ready to go. It even tells be that the dry hop will be finished in 4320.0 minutes.

At least not yet.

This must have been discussed before, but I didn't realize the problem existed until I was boiling an AG on the stove. I had read about leaving the lid off, but I soon noticed the water droplets getting ready to to swan dive into my new masterpiece. I placed the lid on to cover their landing...

I have just started to brew and find posts like this encouraging. No matter how bad it smells, wait a while and it will still be drinkable.

Has anyone tried their own brew bottled vs keg on the same batch and was there a difference in taste?

On my last trip to Seattle I enjoyed the Alaskan Amber that was served everywhere, so I bought some bottles when I got home. It doesn't seem to taste the same as I remember. Is it just me or is there something different about the bottled batches?