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Often overlooked.. If your using older style quick disconnects that just have a stainless 1/4" flare without some sort of seal on the tip were the flare nut attaches, you need to add a "fisheye" seal to them. It's a little nylon seal that helps seal the connection. Newer quick disconnects have...

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Does Auburn count??

Auburn checking in..

Keggle? Are you referring to a converted 15.5 gal keg? I have brewed all grain for years with a 3 keg, gravity feed brew system in my garage in Seattle, winter or summer and never lost those kinds of temperatures. In your test you said you lost 42 degrees. The loss from a boil to say 185F...

Welcome to Washington.. What part of town have settled in at? Are you an all grain or extract brewer? What HB shops have you checked out? Larrys in Kent does national homebrew day, first Saturday of May every year... BIG fun. All the faithful drag their equipment down to the warehouse in the...

Once your fermentation starts the vessel will have a nice co2 layer on top of the fermenting beer. It's not likely you will have a problem.. However, if you plan to keg in that cornie after your fermentation is done, get new O rings. A leak like you discribed will drain a 5# co2 bottle in no...

Since you are talking about carbonating in the sanky, I'm assuming you have the Tapper to go with that. How do you clean your 1/2 barrel? I have fermented in a 1/2 barrel before. You just need to remove the grip ring and take the dip tube/sanky guts out. Your local brew shop should have a...

I keg direct from my primary. Rarely use a secondary on any beer I brew..

OMG!! LOL … I tried making a coffee porter once. I put 1# Starbuck whole beans, coarse ground in a hop bag and steeped it in the boil pot for 10 minutes after at the end of the boil of a 10 gallon batch. After fermentation and bottling, I let it set for a month and opened the first bottle...

Posting a late update to the beer I brewed using this recipe back in, umm.. June. I have had this on tap for over a month now, and most of my friends that come around to pay homage to the seven nipple Goddess (aka my beer fridge) that lives in the garage, won’t leave it alone. I still plan...

At a 1:064 OG, and using the 1.25oz of Kent in the last 15 minutes, you’re looking at more like 1.75oz of Fuggles, NOT 8.25oz. And that’s just using the default alpha values in BeerSmith. Even at that, it’s still coming out to 34 IBU. The next question should be, what are the actual alphas of...

At a 1:064 OG, and using the 1.25oz of Kent in the last 15 minutes, you’re looking at more like 1.75oz of Fuggles, NOT 8.25oz. And that’s just using the default alpha values in BeerSmith. Even at that, it’s still coming out to 34 IBU. The next question should be, what are the...

Welcome to brewing. I stood at the threshold of all grain brewing just like you are about 20 years ago. It's been a fun and at times frustrating journey. There is a lot of experience and advise to be taken from this board. Shout out if you need some help.

Welcome back.. I lived in the Bothell/Mill Creek area several years ago. It has become very populated up there in the last 10 years. Due to aging parents, I'm now living down in Auburn. Give a shout out when you get settled.

Well, no wonder yours doesn't taste thin.. You brewed a beer after my own heart. I always say good beer starts at 1:060. You've got yourself something for your taste buds to stand on. LMAO!!

Yeah, but come on already! It is after July 4th summer can start anytime now. Remember though, when you ride in the Pacific Northwet, your rain gear is ALWAYS on board.. LOL

Yeah, my first try with this recipe seemed a little thin to me too. I'm going to throw a little Munich in it next time to big up the mouth feel.