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Been there, done that, got the t-shirt. I don't think I ever lost a full batch to an alcohol-induced screw-up, but early in the game I had a couple of more minor "V-8 moments" and decided I'd never touch a drop until the wort was in the chamber and yeast was pitched. Lately, I've also been in...

1.030 is pretty dang sweet, at least that's what I'd guess. How does it taste? If it's too sweet, and you add DME, the BEST you're going to get is a beer that's just as sweet as it is now, but with higher ABV. Worst case, it doesn't ferment (at all, or not completely) and now your brew is even...

I can NOT put my finger on why, but I just have a fundamental distrust of the RO systems that are just sitting out in public places. The paranoiac in me is always thinking "what if some ******* f-ed with the dispenser?" ...kinda like people who use a public restroom, walk out without washing...

My recollections of the medical vs. aviator's O2 are similar to someone upstream but just a bit different: I'd heard that they're essentially the same, but the aviator's O2 was actively dehumidified prior to compression, so it's "dryer." The reasoning I was given was that when operating at high...

My name is Inigo Montoya...

I'm in Boise, and you're right: this cold is a PITA for my outdoor kegerator as well. When building it earlier this year, I snaked a 50W reptile heating cable around the inside, never imagining that wouldn't be enough to keep it warm enough when needed. But over the past couple weeks I've had to...

OK. It's fun that even after three years, I'm still learning (and HBT does most of the teaching) about beer. I'd never heard of the idea and history of cask ales until I did some Wikipedia-ing after totally failing to understand what's going on in this thread. JUST TO MAKE SURE I GOT THIS...

A Red Chair clone, prolly. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=360189

SO, this is definitely getting bumped to the top of the cider brew schedule. PROBLEM: I already have five gallons kegged, and another five gallons in primary, ready to be kegged when I get the space. The part about this that intrigues me the most is the idea of some degree of head retention in...

As far as a drill press goes, I guess you could do that. The diameter of the punch correlates with the diameter of the hole it is drilling, so I guess the limiting factor would be the size of the chuck on the drill you had available. I imagine you could twist them through manually, if you...

This is known to have been a problem in the past. ;)

Ok folks, a search turned up empty. Let me know if I'm overthinking this one, as I do a lot of things about brewing. I'm running a standard sized bag in a 44qt Bayou Classic pot. Been having a blast with BIAB: efficiency isn't stellar but more than good enough to keep me happy. BUT, that's...

Wow. OK. Got it.

I dig it, and really don't disagree. I think the hop tea is pretty much cheating: that massive dose of hop oil and aroma without isomerization right before bottling/kegging just CRANKS it up. I've tried it so far in SMaSHs of Columbus and Mosaic, both with awesome results. I had a buddy who is a...

To answer some of the questions: Didn't purge the keg beforehand, DID the "five purge" rule after. I know I should have purged the keg before, but have never had issues with oxidation in my ciders before. Baby steps: I'll add that to the mix next time. If it WAS CO2 coming out of solution, I...

I'm brushing the dust off this thread to ask a question: I just tried to filter a cider during transfer from primary to keg. I sanitized the whole shebang, put all the backsweetening in the keg, and started the transfer, with a 1 micron filter in the housing. I used Notty for the ferment, and...

Gonna duplicate the SMaSH I did with Mosaic recently (AA values are really close). The rough cut: 7.5 gallon boil, 60 min boil 13.5# Maris Otter 0.5# Carapils (yeah, I know not a SMaSH, really) 2% acid malt Water: followed Brewer's Friend "light and hoppy" profile ~ 40 IBUs (I keep it light...

Ha. I'm must be gettin' old. My usually-on-point gutter-brain didn't pick up on that one when I typed it. I WAS referring to all the O-ring maintenance that went with the pump and filter on our pool.

Thanks to the Arctic temps here, and the fact that my kegerator is outside, the reptile tape isn't cutting it for heating. SO, I had to put the "big daddy" 100W reptile bulb into action. A couple days later I shuffled a couple kegs around and didn't notice one of the CO2 lines getting too close...

Although I'm a noob when it comes to lubing kegs, I've dealt with similar situations in other walks of life (SCUBA and being my wife's pool-boy for example). The way I look at it: I should have a really hard time telling whether or not there is ANY silicone on the ring by sight. It should take...