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Monday evening I pitched a Wyeast 1098 smackpack into an IPA with an SG of 1.062. Forty-eight hrs later the krausen has fallen, took another reading and it came in at 1.014. Nice....and FAST. My question is this: Has there been any study done on the effects of fermentation speed on the...

You know you're a homebrewer when: Your wife tells you "why not drink in the morning?...you don't work today"

Zigacktly! My spigot is on hand-tight with rubber washers, so I take it out and sanitize it before every batch. No nasties!

I will defer judgement about hop varieties in a WC IPA to someone who lives on that coast haha ( I live on the Best coast, not the West coast :D)! That being said, I've made some hop monsters with the ones I mention. Late additions are definitely a must for WC IPA; after flame-out and dry hop...

I do this when I'm not overly impressed with the final product! The dental floss is a great idea, thanks....usually I just chuck the bag in. I also only own 2 kegs and a 2 tap system, so usually I start drinking a couple days after kegging. Generally I like to dry hop 10-14 days.

I dry hop in a grain bag (never used wood chips), it's big enough that even fresh hops have room to expand. Jamming it through the neck of the carboy can be a challenge with fresh hops though. To get it back out for cleaning after, I pull a section of the bag back out through the neck and cut it...

I use a bucket for a primary. I don't snap down the lid, but put a heavy weight on top (big picnic jug full of water) to keep out baddies. Never had any ill effects in over 10yrs of brewing. I transfer to a glass carboy secondary once the fermentation slows.

Not sure what you mean by 'hop tea', so sorry if this seems obvious: Specialty grains are steeped in a 'tea' before adding extract and bringing things to a boil. Hops need to be boiled for bittering and flavour, and can be added after the boil finishes for aroma . I would recommend reading...

Lucky guy! Since tasting Big Rock's Magpie many years ago I've always wanted to make a Rye P.A., but can't get rye extract locally. Make one for me and let me know how it tastes!:D

No worries. I've done 5 and 6 gallon batches, headspace anywhere from a couple to maybe 5 inches. The idea is to transfer before fermentation is completely finished, that way when you transfer and attach the air-lock there is still some fermentation happening to purge the head-space air. That...

you're happy when your friends drink all your beer!

These taps were made by my good friend Barry MacCallum. The bodies are walnut, caps are bird's eye maple, and marquetry on the faces is zebrawood,purpleheart, and tulip wood

These taps were made by my good friend Barry MacCallum. The bodies are walnut, caps are bird's eye maple, and marquetry on the faces is zebrawood,purpleheart, and tulip wood

Custom tap handles

I don't see you having a problem. I read a lot of threads about warm lines and excessive foaming before I did my set-up (people installing fans inside kegerators to cool the tower....needing 10ft of line to reduce foaming etc....), so I was fearing the worst. As it turns out, "relax, have a...

I made a 25' immersion chiller much like this last week. Totally cost including taxes was $46CAN (My LHBS sells a 20' version for $80 plus tax). 25' of 3/8" copper tubing at Home Hardware was $27.99. A tube bending spring to make the tight bends at both ends of the tube was less than $5 at Home...

I made a 25' immersion chiller much like this last week. Totally cost including taxes was $46CAN (My LHBS sells a 20' version for $80 plus tax). 25' of 3/8" copper tubing at Home Hardware was $27.99. A tube bending spring to make the tight bends at both ends of the tube was less than $5 at Home...

The fridge is immediately behind the wall, so there's about 2 1/2ft of line that's uncooled (including inside the tower). I have the line outside the fridge wrapped with foam pipe-wrap (not sure it does much). The lines are 5ft long, with the extra 2 1/2ft coiled inside the fridge. I get great...

Just installed my new bar-top taps last week and had a party on Saturday to break them in. My friend surprised me with these beautiful handles. the main bodies are walnut with bird's-eye maple caps on top. The inlays in the faces are zebra wood, tulip wood, and purple heart. Awesome!

Just drank my last pint of oatmeal stout today (shared it with my pot of stew). Half way through a Riptide IPA keg(own recipe), kegged an ESB in #2, and pitched a Tankhouse Pale clone.