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Canned 4 quarts. 15 psi for 15 minutes. Surprising how much sediment came through. Jars all sealed. Will see how it works!

Oh boy...Brewed my first batch of this - 20 gallons nearly 2 weeks ago. My OG was 1.069. One of my mash tuns couldn't have taken another oz of grain! I added 8 split beans to the fermenter 4 days ago. Drew a bit to taste and check gravity today and I'm at 1.015 and I liked the hint of Vanilla...

Sweet project! Post an update when it is operational!

I brewed a 20 gal batch of Ed Wort's Bee Cave Haus Ale two weeks ago. It's been in the fermentor and I will likely keg tomorrow. I pulled a gallon of wort from my mash tun, and put it in a sanitized jar and refrigerated it, with the intention of canning it for a starter. Time got away from...

Brewed 20 gallons last night. OG was 1.069. One of my mash tuns was full, and actually overflowing. Pitched 1 quart of slurry pulled and it's rocking like a volcano. A friend offered his 20 gal Oak Barrel but I think I'm going to pass and see what the beer has to offer. Is there...

Wife went with my list to the DHBS (Distant Homebrew Store) as it is 2 hours away and she had other business in that town. She came home with everything I need for Denny Conn's Vanilla Bourbon Porter, (mmmmmmm good) but has Caramunich instead of Munich. I have the right stuff coming later...

Gentlemen - Why the obsession on the fermenters sealing? I own two, old style 25 gallon Mini-Brew Conicals. They are plastic. The lids are not threaded, by design. No gasket. No seal. I got a screaming deal on them from a guy who bought them and never put them together. A friend who brews...

I hate that when I bought all of my kick-asss brew equipment, some of it was unused...Including a hydrometer. I hate that I wasn't smart enough to realize that "floating part" was housed in a plastic sheath that was only meant to protect it during shipping. I brewed, and then put the whole thing...

Did a 20 gallon variation. Used 22 lbs two-row instead of Maris Otter. C-60 and Choc as prescribed. For yeast I used some frozen from a batch of Centennial Blonde, that originally came from slurry from a local microbrew. I used 1 cup frozen in a 1 gallon starter for 24 hours. The local...

Finally brewed. Did 20 gal batch, per earlier post. Used Wyeast German Wheat Yeast as I couldn't get Weihenstephen. Did a 1 liter starter than stepped up to 4 liters. OG was 1.044., which was where I was the last time I brewed this variation.

The guy who got me brewing said I could use two-row, and I buy it in 50 lb bags for $25 from a local microbrewery. I tried it the first time, and then the second time opted for more 2-Row than wheat. I liked it, and so did the wife. All Homebrew Supply stores are at least 2 hours away. We...

Temps are supposed to hit 40 or so next week - I'll open the garage and brew 20 gallons. Going with Pale Whet and Two Row, with a German Yeast. This will be my 3rd batch, and I've decreased wheat and upped 2 row. Can't wait!

Hehehehe...I found a guy who had a bunch, and I bought 30 corny kegs for $10 each. :D

Best to have two seperate machines to do the work. I grind fat and meat together, alternating pieces and then mix by hand and add spices. Another option to mix is a paint stir wand and an electric drill. I have a #22 Cast Iron Grinder with a 1/2 HP motor and flywheel hooked up. Someone...

Slightly off topic - but once after a meal of spaghetti and red wine, I had bad heartburn. I thought dissolving baking soda in water and downing it would be a good idea to settle my stomach. Immediate memories of a baking soda/vinegar rocket came to mind - My torso expanded like a 55 gal drum...

O'Flannigan Standard Stout and Centennial Blonde... Many, many blessings at The Howling Hog. BTW to previous posts - Bombay Blue Saphire is Gin, not Vodka.... "Martini's are like breasts - One isn't enough and three are too many". - Unknown

I have 2 Minibrew conical 25 gallon fermenters. They do not seal at all. Lids fit loosely. A buddy who started me in brewing was skeptical, as are many others. Before I bought them I spoke with the company and did some research and they said the o2 barrier protects the beer from infection...

"paid for by the government" means taxpayers. But hey, we have to pay for people to have kids all the time. Paying for people not to have them seems like a better idea.

Had mine done on a Thurs. morning, came home iced down and wore a jock. Wife went out of town Friday morning and left me with the 3 year old and 1 year old. Hung out Saturday, ran some errands, put the kids to bet - no problem. A little swelling but Motrin was my friend. Sunday morning I was in...

My third time brewing this beer. Did a 10 gal, then two-simultaneous 10 gal batches and now another two-10 gal batches simultaneously. I Went with a mash temp of 152. I made all the right grain mesurements, but screwed up thinking the orig recipe was for 5 gals. when it was for 10. Did...