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  1. rsmith179

    Cleveland Area Kegging Equipment

    Selling my 5 keg system that has everything needed to get kegging right away. Here's a list of the items included: Chest Freezer: Large enough to fit 5 kegs and the CO2 bottle. Freezer is used, but runs like a champ. Perfect for the garage. Ranco Temperature Controller: Just set the...
  2. rsmith179

    Got Slugs?!

    Say hello to my little friend... This is just one of many. I have radioactive slugs in my garden and they are enjoying dinner thanks to my hops. Last night, I discovered some of these bad boys on the leaves of my hops plants and a few others in the garden. My goal at work today was to...
  3. rsmith179

    Waited too long to keg...

    Brewed another batch of "Cream of Three Crops" on July 4th weekend. Have been very busy with a new dog and other stuff and finally got around to kegging this batch. With all of my other batches, I gone two weeks in the primary and an additional 3 days in a secondary with gelatin. This batch has...
  4. rsmith179

    Birthday Banana Wine

    I've been planning on this for quite a while. Finally decided on a type of alcoholic beverage I want to make on my birthday: banana wine! :ban: Takes two years to mellow and age, so it'll be the perfect once-a-year batch to make. Just scored 40 lbs. of "almost over-ripe" banana at the market...
  5. rsmith179

    Great Lakes Christmas Ale!!

    It's about that time boys! Christmas ale hits the store shelves November 3rd. Who else is as excited as I am??? :ban:
  6. rsmith179

    Say hello to Frankie!

    Ok, so I'm not new to the boards, but I do have a new addition. Say hello to Frankie, my 9 week old boxer. Quite a bit of work, but totally worth it. :ban:
  7. rsmith179

    Second Run Wine

    Just got the most recent WineMaker mag in the mail today. Really interesting article about second run wines. Seeing that we're still in the middle of a recession, I guess they're trying to find ways to save us money. Anyways, it's a really good article and I thought I'd share a few key points...
  8. rsmith179

    Amount of lees in batch

    Quick question for you all... I'm going to be making my first batches of mead with my Dad coming up here in the next 2 weeks. Been reading alot and the FAQs are fantastic. I just had a question regarding the amount of lees at the bottom of the primary and secondary. Basically, in a 1 gallon...
  9. rsmith179

    March Pump before Plate Chiller, or after?

    The title pretty much sums it up. I'm in the beginning phase of getting a new rig together. Basically, I'll be using two March pumps and a plate chiller. When it comes time to chill, do you pass the wort through a pump and then to the plate chiller or vice versa? I'm thinking that you'd want to...
  10. rsmith179

    Finger Lakes, NY Beer and Wine

    Just wanted to spread the word about this beautiful place. Finally got to go to the Finger Lakes region in NY state after visiting NYC for the weekend. Along our "wine tour", we ended up at Wagner Vinyards and Brewing Co. Very good place! The wine is amazing and they have a Trippelbock that you...
  11. rsmith179

    Blueberry Base...

    Hoping to get some opinions from you guys regarding a base beer. I'm going to be attempting a blueberry beer somewhat similar to Wild Blue. Although I'm not a huge fan, the SWMBO is. I personally prefer Bar Harbor's Blueberry Ale. Anyways, the Wild Blue is actually a lager so I'm thinknig I want...
  12. rsmith179

    Backyard Waterfall/Pond

    Looking to put in a small pond with a waterfall next year in my yard. Been all over the internet looking for "inspiration". Any of you guys have pics you'd like to share of your backyard ponds or water features?
  13. rsmith179

    Inline Temperature Reading

    Been searching around the forums and the internet for sometime now looking for ideas regarding inline temperature sensors. As seen on Lonnie's website, Home of Brutus Ten! , he uses a t-coupling with QDs on both ends and has the sensor inserted in the third end. Here's my question(s): 1...
  14. rsmith179

    Looking for a three-week beer

    I know, I'm cutting it way close. Just kicked one of my Centennial Blonde kegs and only have 2 kegs of beer and 1 of Apfelwein left. Little bro is coming back from the Army and I'm having a party the 4th of July weekend. The earliest I can brew is Monday, so here's my question.... What would...
  15. rsmith179

    Why did I start kegging?!

    It is absolutely unbelievable how quickly beer goes after you start pouring pints from a keg! 5 gallons in 3 weeks? This could quickly turn into trouble. I'll admit, I was definately not the only one drinking, but I was the majority stakeholder... To all you guys and gals out there wanting to...
  16. rsmith179

    How many mistakes can you find??

    Here's a video I just found while browsing the Internet at work: The Good Eats Beer Show How many different mistakes can you find in this episode? Hopefully people don't take this episode to heart and start brewing like Alton. Ugghh.. he makes it look so easy but doesn't really do exactly...
  17. rsmith179

    Looking for advice for Wild Blue clone...

    Hello all... been trying to get the SWMBO to fully appreciate homebrewing and have been unable to do so up until this point. She's a big fan of Sam Adam's Summer Ale, but her favorite beer is Wild Blue. This is a blueberry lager made by AB. Although this beer does not have very good ratings on...
  18. rsmith179

    Whirlpooled Wine

    Just a quick reminder FYI for everyone out there... When stirring your must before the first racking, make sure not to get a whirlpool going at the end. I "instinctively" whirlpooled the wine not even thinking about all of the sediment and yeast that will be making their way towards the middle...
  19. rsmith179

    Yeast Generations

    Love the new brew science channel. The questions is regarding yeast generations: how are those measured exactly? In other words, I'm going to limit myself to a certain number of generations of washing/top cropping before starting over. For all intensive purposes, would each pitch be...
  20. rsmith179

    LD Carlson Kits (Steam Beer)

    Hello all... just wanted to get your opinions about a kit I just bought a brewed on a whim two days ago. Didn't want to wait around for my ingredients to come in for the Centennial Blonde, so I went up and bought a "Brewers Best" kit for Cali Common Beer. Ingredients looked fresh and all was...
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