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  1. fins2rit

    Hurricane Burner question

    Hello I was wondering if anyone could tell me what PSIG I need to run a hurricane burner. I purchased one and hooked up my old regulator to it and I am getting nothing but black smoke and flame flare ups. is there a special regulator that I need? My regulator says 10 psig on it Any help...
  2. fins2rit

    Hops

  3. fins2rit

    Hops and Deer

    Does anyone know if Deer will eat the shoots and the Hops? I have a damn heard that man handles my yard and chases my Boxer back to the door when they are out. I know the hops are bitter so I don't think they would eat them but I am afraid they will eat the shoots. anyone have issues with...
  4. fins2rit

    how much hops to add

    guys I am moving to ten gallon batches from 5 gallons and wanted to know if i just double the hops for the recipe or should I use less of them. thanks for any help
  5. fins2rit

    Copper Manifold help

    Hello need some advise My buddy gave me a 60 quart cooler so I decided to move to 10 gallon batches. I cut the copper pipe to build my Manifoldand changed the fittings on the cooler and everything looks and fits together nicely. I am having a problem cutting the slits in the copper tubing...
  6. fins2rit

    Stone Brewery

    Just thought I would let the users know that Stone Brewery will be at Holy Smoke Restaurant this Saturday from 6 to 10.. That is in Mahopac New York... The website says it will have 8 of stones brews on tap.. they normally have great beer on tap so 8 from stone is going to be even better...
  7. fins2rit

    boosting the alcohol just a little

    I plan on adding a little sugar to my brew just to bump up the alcohol but when during the boil should i add the sugar. I am assuming at the beginning but just wanted to see what you guys think.. I am adding about a half a pound to a 5 gallon batch.. Thanks for any input...
  8. fins2rit

    Hops

    Does anyone know where I can buy hopps online. I am looking for Cascade and chinook and amarillo hopps and everyone is sold out. I know there is a shortage but everyone is sold out... Help please
  9. fins2rit

    yeast washing

    ok I hade some time this past weekend and decided to brew-- 3 weekends in a row.. Nice..... I wanted to try to use the yeast from my last batch last weekend. I siphoned out the beer to the secondary and left about quart of beer in the Primary and mixed it up with the trub that settled. I...
  10. fins2rit

    new keggle question

    ok my friend has a buddy who is willing to cut my keg top off with a plasma cutter and weld on my coupling for the spigot. What else should I do to the keg? Put in a coupling for a thermostat or a site glass so I know how much I have in the keggle? also how high off the bottom for a thermestat
  11. fins2rit

    Batch Sparging

    Ok a Quick Question should you stir your grain while batch sparging or just let it sit.
  12. fins2rit

    I scored big at the beer distributor

    Just went to the beer distributor for some back up as I killed my Anchor clone last night and my smutty nose is not ready yet... I asked the owner if he had any empty kegs around and he said sure no problem and brought one out.. he only charged me $10.. I don't know if it is legal but he said it...
  13. fins2rit

    Sparge arm

    Ok I am putting my All grain system together and I am purchasing a false bottom for northern brewer and was wondering should I just buy the sparge arm or build my own. I have some cpvc pipe and was thinking of saving the $40 and build it myself. Does it have to rotate? I was just going to drill...
  14. fins2rit

    Yeast experiment

    Has anyone experimented with trying 5 different yeast with the same batch? I was thinking of brewing 5 gallons and separating it into 5 one gallon batches and try 5 different yeast one per gallon batch and compare how they came out. Has anyone tried this? Just an Idea tossed around at the...
  15. fins2rit

    Moving on to all grain brewing.

    ok I am planning on moving to all grain brewing and I have a few questions. I have a vacuum sealer and I was going to buy 50 pound bag of grain and vacuum seal it into 5 lb pages. The problem is I do not have a mill and was wondering if I can get the 50 lbs milled already? What is a good base...
  16. fins2rit

    kegorator switch help

    ok I got my old kegerator back from a buddy who does not have the room for it anymore and I am going to use it to store my kegs in as I upgraded to a new kegorator. I have one small problem the fan in the kegorator never stops it keeps running. This unit is so old about 25 years old and I think...
  17. fins2rit

    steep time

    hello I am brewing a smutty nose IPA clone and was wondering what is the normal steep time. The recipe I got off the internet did not have a steep time. here is the recipe any idea how long? Smuttynose Clone Brew Type: Extract Date: 12/24/2003 Style: American Pale Ale Brewer: Rob...
  18. fins2rit

    Wife threw out my grain bags

    My wife tossed away my grain bags and I want to brew today.. can i use panty hose if I boil the hell out of them? what do i need to do? please help a smutty nose clone needs to be brewed......
  19. fins2rit

    co2 level on a keg

    I just kegged my first beer. I made a kolsch and was wondering what I should set the pressure at? I have it sitting in my kegerator on 10 psi. Is this to much. I plan on leaving it there for a couple weeks to condition.
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