I have (on hand) Maris Otter, Columbus, Cascade, Citra, Amarillo, and Zythos hops, as well as a mixed culture of London Ale III and West Yorkshire yeast. Willing to pick up specialty malts only. What do I brew???
Going to purchase a 14 gal Blichmann Fermenator with pro upgrade. I am on the fence about purchasing the tri-clamp blow off kit. I tried searching for reviews on the blow off kit but havent found any. If you have one, is it useful? Would fermcap keep krausen down enough so that wouldn't need...
Thinking about saving the yeast cake from a previous batch keeping it refrigerated for 2 months while I am gone for work. Once I get back I was going to wash it and then make a starter before pitching. Thoughts?
I have a 4 tap Keezer with a wooden collar. At my last house it was in my garage and SWMBO didn't pay much attention to the aesthetics of my build. Well, we have moved and I no longer have a garage. My keezer is now in the dining room which is awesome to me but not the lady. Anybody have any...
I made a sour starter per the latest Zymurgy article. The starter was pretty basic - 1.030 then I added a handful of grain and let it sit in the 80s. Sour Starter is on day 3 and there is some form of fermentation going on (co2 production). It looks like a pellicle is forming on top. Are...
does anyone know if you can use an emily capper and a standard crown cap with the Bruery bottles? Their caps appear to be bigger than other caps I have seen on 750 ml champagne style bottles. thanks.
I have built a three tier system and now I am going to plumb the gas lines. I bought 160K BTU burners that are 3/8" so I am going to use 3/8 copper tubing. The problem I am running into is if I can use a 1/4" supply into the manifold? Also what psi rating regulator should I get? I read somewhere...
I am going to be building a 4 tap keezer soon and I am trying to find out how long of tubing I will need from the ball lock to the faucet. I know if you go too short too much foaming is a problem and I am sure there are problems if the tubing is too long. I have tried a google search and...