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I used to be creative, but now name the beers after something that occurred (or soon to happen) near the time brewing it. It's sort of a diary of what happened when. For instance, I know when our roof leaked (& repaired) in 2008 (leaky roof pale ale), and when my kid started crawling (Will's...

Let me start with explaining what I have, experiences, & where I think I may end up. I've been brewing for just shy of 20 years. Most of this time was all grain with a simple system (batch sparge, cooler mashtun, keggle+turkey frier). I've added a pump in the last year or so to minimize any...

What's the difference between registered & unpaid, and having paid. I would assume that if I registered an entry that reserves my spot and I should pay before it's time to send the entry. Is this an incorrect assumption?

I'm not sure if I can add more than what the others have said. I get the sense that you feel if it's either her or beer, when it could be that she thinks you drink too much. 10 or 6 beers in one sitting is quite a bit in my opinion. Perhaps she's more concerned about your health than your...

Gavagai gave the key points. Oxidation is a staling of beer. The more you introduce oxygen, the quicker your beer can stale. The reason why commercial brewers spend so much on this is it extends their shelf life, allows beer to taste fresh longer, etc. If you want to accelerate this, as Gavagai...

You can try that. However, reading the IPA book (or maybe it was an interview) that first addition is towards the end of fermentation. Perhaps the last 25% of fermentation or just few gravity points from the FG. I would think that doing it too soon would strip out too much of the benefits of dry...

Couldn't you just super glue rare earth magnets to the back of the dip tray. Perhaps they are strong enough to work through the oak veneer. If not super glue a thin metal strip to the oak. Or just glue the magnets directly to the oak. Rare earth magnets are really strong. Perhaps not strong...

I went with the 7 gallon. There were two reasons. The first is the 7 gallon can fit in my keezer incase I wanted to make lagers. So I'd look at the size of the fridge/freezer if you decide to make lagers. I think the 14.5 is sized to fit into a typical fridge. So this may not be a factor. The...

Go with Perlick or other forward sealing taps. I found as I went more than two faucets, there was always one beer I didn't drink as much and the faucet would stick so much that I've broken tap handles. That was all fixed with a forwards sealing tap. I'm also a woodworker and heard the...

I'm same as Curtis2010, just put connect a blow off tube to the gas out connector. I used the corny as a fermentor for my lagers because of space in my keezer. I've never had a problem with under attenuation. My last batch I noticed that the fully fermented beer was lightly carbonated. I...

My name is Todd.... For some reason it's common for someone to call me Scott. I do not have Scott in my name, a Scott in my family or know many Scotts. But if someone is going to call be by the wrong name, they'll use Scott. This includes coworkers and other acquaintance. I asked another Todd &...

I think of it like coffee. I like to grind right before making coffee. But I've also bought pre-ground coffee that sits for quite a while before using.

Besides not boiling off as much as beersmith thinks you are. I found there is some stratification of gravity in the kettle before the boil. I usually let it boil for 10 minutes before taking a reading, or making sure it's well stirred.

Although I don't have a HERMS, I've been thinking about making a HERMS some day soon. I was leaning towards it unmounted. I don't like the idea of committing the kettle to a HLT+HERMS. I think that would paint you into a corner if you ever needed to use that kettle as a second kettle. For...

The a couple days before a party, I kegged a standard PA. Knowing I was going to fill a second keg later in the week, I decided to keep the one keg filled with Idophor. That night before the party I force carbonated the PA. The morning of the party, something told me I should try the beer...

PM sent on locks.

I stumbled on this thread while searching super-kleer. I think another reason of the shellfish warning is because some faiths do not permit eating of shellfish. It is not Kosher.

Mine came with two silicone washers. One for the inside, one for the outside. I was concerned that the outside one would melt if I went to low.

I'm about to drill my kettle for a weldless fitting. How high do I drill on the kettle. Do I have to be concerned about the rubber (silicon?) washers and the heat?

There maybe some flavor stripped. Listening to the Brewing Network, Tasty does filter. One of the points he made was that any stripping of flavor was a recipe issue. That is, you know your process and should adjust accordingly. If your process is filtering and you know there maybe a stripping of...