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  1. PADave

    What are you drinking now?

    One of these whirlpool only hop addition IPAs. I don't think I'm a fan of this fad, I like my bittering additions.
  2. PADave

    Beginner kegging carbonation issue

    You keep on the gas all the time. Once the beer absorbs all the co2 it can at your pressure and temp, everything equalizes in the keg. At that point the co2 is just used to push the beer out of the keg. There is only a couple oz in 5 ft of line.
  3. PADave

    Recommendations for Plastic Carboy/Fermenter?

    I went Better Bottle, to a Fermonster, to a Speidel. They all work and get the job done, but now they all sit as I use my SS BrewBucket.
  4. PADave

    How Many Gallons of Homebrew in 2018?

    8067 + 5 gal Mosaic IPA = 8072
  5. PADave

    Cleaning a 3 piece ball valve "in place" on kettle

    I pull mine apart after every brew, only takes a couple minutes. Always stuff in there, even after I cleaned the kettle.
  6. PADave

    No Alcohol is Good

    Pretty much sums it up: "There is no safe level of driving, but governments do not recommend that people avoid driving," Spiegelhalter, who also was not involved in the research, said in a statement. "Come to think of it, there is no safe level of living, but nobody would recommend abstention."
  7. PADave

    Cleaning your Bag

    I have only ever used water. Rinse it with the hose, soak it, rinse it some more, then hang it to dry. 40+ brews and that's all it's ever had.
  8. PADave

    mash-out in BIAB

    No need to mash out with BIAB. Your mash out is pulling the bag out of the kettle.
  9. PADave

    Tap won't dispense beer

    Another thing I've done is take the tap apart and remove the flow control disk thing. It's a real simple design, and pretty easy to figure out. Pour a couple/few pints without the flow control till it clears up, then reinstall the disk back into the tap. Something to take apart and clean on a...
  10. PADave

    Tap won't dispense beer

    I've gone thru this same hassle of clogged taps until the first couple pints were dispensed. Watch with those flow control faucets, they can clog easily. What worked for me was this screen. No more clogs, first pour is clear. Only downside is that you can't fill your keg via the dip tube...
  11. PADave

    First Black IPA recipe thoughts?

    Way too much black malt. .5lb of the Blackprinz OR .5lb of the carafa III will work.
  12. PADave

    Finally got a chest freezer need advice on most effective way to set up temp control

    Yep, just a big silica packet. You plug it in, heats up and dries out, ready to go again.
  13. PADave

    Finally got a chest freezer need advice on most effective way to set up temp control

    I have a couple of these, one for the keezer, one for my fermentation freezer, and they work well. Just plug it in for a day to dry it out. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BD0FN8A/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20
  14. PADave

    Topping up a Keg

    I still don't see the point. You can't say it's your beer, because it's a mix. You don't know what it will taste like, because it's a quick mix. If you're just looking for volume to get drunk on, why not pick up a case or two of cheep stuff to take? Unless of course the homebrew sucks and...
  15. PADave

    Topping up a Keg

    So you want to take your homebrew and mix it with a couple growlers that you bought? Why not just take your keg and the growlers separate? I wouldn't want to do it, but I don't see why it wouldn't work.
  16. PADave

    Finally got a chest freezer need advice on most effective way to set up temp control

    With fermentation, measure what you are controlling, not a separate liquid. Remember to have something in there to absorb the moisture that will form, or you'll end up with mold.
  17. PADave

    Spent Grain Poll

    You don't, just use as is.
  18. PADave

    Spent Grain Poll

    I've made pizza dough with spent grains a few times, but that doesn't take much, and not very often. Otherwise it all gets dumped into the woods.
  19. PADave

    Pennsylvania Homebrew Festivals

    Here is a big one near Butler. All weekend and you can camp right there. https://www.cooperslake.com/clchome/eventdetails.php?clceventid=4cd82c00-d53a-11e7-8f7e-1f00a025d8cb
  20. PADave

    Draining the grain bag after mashing

    I always squeeze, but I tried letting the bag hang a couple of times. Even after hanging for a while, I still got quite a bit more out of the grains from squeezing. I just don't see how you wouldn't get more. Whatever works for you.
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