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That is a gorgeous tap gang. Did you build it or buy it?

Wyeast apostle here. In 40 brews I've had 1 bad smack-pak that I detected because the starter was DOA. No problem - made up another starter from a fresh pak and fermented a great beer. I do get all my yeast from my LHBS and they keep a fresh stock really well in a good fridge. I've had 2...

Sounds delicious!

Hahaha - great minds think alike! I actually did that the first year. It was fully carbed, but it really needed 10 days more conditioning, so I handed them out with specific aging instructions. The second year I got the schedule right. This year, I actually am not confident of my bottle...

I don't know why these units are so hard to find in decent shape, used. I lost patience and overpaid for a really beat-up used unit and then spent many many hours and buck$ replacing rebuilding stuff that leaked or was mold-ridden. Replaced air circ fan, door seals, air vent hoses - all very...

In a word, no. Brewed the AG Red Brickwarmer right on schedule just like previous two years. Put it into cold crash and it was ready to bottle on the 3rd but got busy and only bottled last night. This is our annual Christmas Card beer but with 10 days more to carb, it'll be turning into a New...

Yeesh - up till 2am bottling the Christmas Card beer. 110 twelve oz bottles and a couple of bombers for the house. Now it has to carbonate for 10 days. Really late getting this out - it'll have to be a Merry Post Christmas/Happy New Year Card this year I guess. Took the photo last weekend. Now...

Final update on this batch: I ended up stirring the hops in a couple more times, including the second round of dry hops. After each time I laid down a CO2 blanket before tucking it back in. Even after 12 days and two rounds of dry hops, the whole hops never really sank, but they stayed wet and...

Found the shop drawings I did - such as they are... Note: I had purchased and dry-fitted (with plumbers goo so they wouldn't seize) the 3" black pipe pieces together the way I wanted them. Then I delivered the assembly to my shop guy. So the instructions are meant for him. One note about the...

Brought a corny of HB to a party. after figuring out that I brewed it, there were so many guys whose first question was "really? how did you get it in the keg?". I would have thought there were so many other good first questions...

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Tapped the Rumble, an AG Pliny clone, at our annual flag football game. Got rave reviews from all, even some of the beer saavy girls. Got the usual few suggestions that I should stay a brewery - bad advice but I always appreciate the sentiment :) Kicked the keg. This was brewed following...

I agree with the "playing host" point of view. I enjoy having friends over and sharing my passion with them. Most are delighted my passion comes in liquid form :) As a guest, I would never want them to shell out for anything I might choose to share with them. OTOH, I have thought that some time...

As I recall. Kal recommends drilling a small drip hole at the bottom most part of the fan housing so this will drain away. The entire purpose off the hood & fan is to draw off condensation laden air, so there's no stopping some of it condensing in your fan. I have my fan mounted on an...

Agreed you can cold crash that beer and then bottle it without any additional yeast and as long as the bottles are stored at 70-75F for 2-3 weeks you'll be good. I recently bottled a 9.6% ABV Imperial Stout that had bulk conditioned for 4 months. Due to high ABV and age, I added 11g of...

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FWIW loud sounds are a primary and well-accepted training technique for dogs. I used this to crate train my Jack Russell terrier to stop barking while in the crate and that dog was nobody's fool. Wiring up a horn next to the feeder along with proximity switch would probably be the best...

Engagement Manager for a digital analytics company. We tell large companies how their web sites are performing. And help them improve. My day-to-day work includes coordinating delivery of our services with my teams in India, developing and executing account plans (selling new services to...

sounds like a stimulating career

I wash my beer glasses with soap and water. And then I add a secret one-step process: rinse well with hot water. Never have any problems with head retention. I'm a genius.