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  1. rappell

    Face palm

    You can't fix stupid. You have the best customer service/ support out there. We all appreciate what you do....
  2. rappell

    Best options for bulk hop sourcing 2015

    Yakima valley hops! They always have what I'm looking for and also have great sales
  3. rappell

    BIAB - Full Volume and pH

    I use a ph meter and ez water calculator. Adding gypsum, calcium carbonate, Epsom salt and acid malt as prescribed by the ez spreadsheet. http://www.ezwatercalculator.com. Really improved my brewing results
  4. rappell

    Unboxing Colorado Brewing Systems new Single Vessel System

    So after 3 brew days dialing the system in, I'm happier than ever with the system! I'm consistently getting 82-84% preboil efficiency! My total time for a brew day is coming down as I get used to the system and it's much cheaper than using propane.....
  5. rappell

    Wet shaving thread.

    Only feather blades for me. Tried 7 or 8 others and always went back. Get mine in 100 pack from Amazon, $26.55, free prime shipping!
  6. rappell

    Colorado Brewing System kettle quality?

    I received mine and had one brew day. Having never done BIAB, I had a few minor issues. I used too much water for my 10 gal batch size and left the heat at too high a percentage for the boil and boiled off too much. An email to Tim at CBS was answered quickly, he asked me for the stats of my...
  7. rappell

    Help me solve a mystery!

    Seems like it's mostly dried out. It's working fine.
  8. rappell

    Help me solve a mystery!

    Thanks to everyone for your thought provoking and humorous comments!
  9. rappell

    Help me solve a mystery!

    Chudsonvt I think you called it. Went back and examined the kegerator (see pic) and there seems to be beer in the bottom insulation! So loose co2 connector, beer turns to foam and pushes out, returns to liquid and flows out at the corner, liquiheasion pulls it into the gap where it's absorbed...
  10. rappell

    Help me solve a mystery!

    DIPA, 1.082 - 1.017, target 1.080 - 1.016. All late hops, Vinnie Special, citra, and Azacca. It was a great beer for a non-IPA drinker like me!
  11. rappell

    Help me solve a mystery!

    I have already opened the keg, cleaned and sanitized it. O-ring is new but the connector may not have been locked on completely.
  12. rappell

    Help me solve a mystery!

    Ok here are some follow up. No kids, wife not mad, she didn't drink it. Lines not reversed and nothing in either the keg or co2 tank. Only sign of the beer at all was a lot of dried foam on the gas in connector and about a cup of beer in the bottom of kegerator. It's located in the living...
  13. rappell

    Help me solve a mystery!

    The facts; I tapped a new corney keg of IPA in my kegerator. I had two glasses out of the 5 gal keg. 24 hour later I went to get another glass and the keg is empty! What the hell? Clues; there is a small amount of the beer, about a cup, in the bottom of the kegerator. There is evidence...
  14. rappell

    mY first saison, critique!

    I would recommend the book Farmhouse Ales by Phil Markowski. Great read and lots of info on both Saisons and Biere de Garde. http://www.amazon.com/dp/0937381845/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20
  15. rappell

    Unboxing Colorado Brewing Systems new Single Vessel System

    One more thing I want to add. Customer service at Colorado Brewing Sytems is outstanding. Constant email updates as my system was fabricated, they asked for feedback and immediately responded to my feedback. You can't get any better than that! Thanks to Tim at Colorado Brewing..........
  16. rappell

    Unboxing Colorado Brewing Systems new Single Vessel System

    That's ok Ink, I understand. Gameface, I will probably just hook a small carabiner up in my garage and use paracord to lift it.
  17. rappell

    Unboxing Colorado Brewing Systems new Single Vessel System

    Here's a pic with the basket in.
  18. rappell

    Unboxing Colorado Brewing Systems new Single Vessel System

    So I made the leap and bought the 20 gal system with 400 micron grain basket. Here are some pics and my impression. For the price point I am extremely pleased with the quality of the product. All welds are quality sanitary welds that will last a lifetime. Both the kettle and the grain basket...
  19. rappell

    New 1.5" Tri Clover dip tubes from Nor Cal Brewing Solutions

    Ok. I'll hold off and order the dip tubes and valves together
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