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Yes, I agree. If I can’t stop myself by the 4th drink I have no business drinking in the first place. Another motto of mine is “I don’t ever want to be an alcoholic because the thought of never being able to drink again scares the **** out of me.” So I just make sure to be in control. I tend to...

My motto has, for a long time been, “I love drinking but I hate getting drunk” meaning if I feel bad in anyway the next day, I did it wrong.

I am so sorry to hear that story. That sounds absolutely awful. EDIT: isn’t it crazy how much a difference even 1-2% more abv makes when it comes to being drunk?

I’m just happy you get to brew as often as once a week. I am lucky to get one in a month.

Wine is fine at that abv, though. Idk why but the alcohol doesn’t come through the same way it does in a beer. A wine at like 5% would be too sweet or fruity. It almost seems like a necessity for wine to be that high.

I like this. A classy way to appreciate the flavor of alcohol, itself.

I’ve seen that beer and love the artwork. I might have to try it now. I love scotch, bourbon, and all kinds of liquors and wine. It’s just the high abv in beer that doesn’t work for me most of the time.

I agree with this. I guess my problem is I haven’t found a lot of 10%+ beers that I find tasty. It might also be that I don’t want to be that buzzed after drinking a beer.

I have been finding it difficult to understand and enjoy beers much higher than 8% abv. 10-11% if it is a stout and it is done perfectly. I have a friend that won’t even consider beers that are less than 10%. In most cases, IMO, the alcohol takes over and ruins the beer when it gets much higher...

15% sounds like a heavy hit. Are you planning on aging it for a while or were you getting a head start on some winter sippins?

fair enough. I also have to ask, because I am spoiled by the thermowell in the brewtech, how do you deal with temp control? Just tape a probe to the side? I know NorCal has a keg lid with a thermowell welded on.

That is an awesome idea. I just happen to have that filter sitting in my cart already. Maybe I’ll get a few of them and do what you suggested.

I did the exact same thing. Cut the dip tube maybe an inch or so. I’ve only done a 2.5 gallon batch in that 5 gallon keg but I also opted to spund to maintain a few psi for transferring. I never thought about the lid not sealing right due to lack of pressure but that is a good point. I always...

I’ve had pretty bad blowouts even in a ss brew bucket. I am not necessarily afraid of a blowout, per se. With a keg it would nice to just hook a disconnect with a tube but those tiny parts in the gas post seem like they would just clog shut and it would be a nightmare. I know you can buy keg...

I think it might be a good thing that you didn’t use fermcap this first time. I’d bet you’re in the clear now if you haven’t had a blowout yet. Are you pleased with the torpedo? I think I’m gonna have to just get it. I love fermenting in kegs. I’ve only done 2.5 gallon batches in 5 gallon kegs...

I really love how thorough brewhardware is with explanations on their website. They not only break down how your order moves through their system, they also breakdown how it probably will move through the shipping company’s system which they really don’t have to do, but they do. Then you get...

I have to bump this on account of that torpedo 6 gallon corny. I’d love to be able to do pressure transfers as well as get a full 5 gallons of beer. Anyone have any experience with it for ferments? Headspace adequate for a full 5 gallon, vigorous ferment? I’d love to have a fancy spike conical...

I’m brewin it. I can’t drop $65+ dollars on another bag right now. But can’t brew until Saturday at the earliest. Hopefully they won’t multiply too much by then.

Since this was bumped just a few months ago…Yea I noticed weevils on the outside of a briess bag I bought. Cut it open and sure enough…not sure if I’m gonna try and brew it anyway or not. 50lb is a hell of a lot of waste.

To clear the dip tube and temp probe at the bottom. You could just throw it in there, unlevel, but that would be bad if you are recirculating.