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Brutus Ten for sale

Brewboard->beer brewing — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:06:27 +0000

I am selling my Brutus ten setup if anyone in the LA high desert area is interested. local pick up only http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/hsh/3021449408.html

The bane of the Homebrewer…

Brewboard->beer brewing — Thu, 10 May 2012 09:38:00 +0000

So I am going through the training program of a beer bar here, and the owner had the audacity to write up his own descriptions for nearly every beer style you can imagine. That’s all fine and good, but after a bit of reading I found myself yelling at my manual “NO NO NO!”. Its so frustrating to me that this is what they TEACH their staff, and large portions are either very poorly worded, or just wrong.

Rims heating elememt

Brewboard->beer brewing — Sun, 06 May 2012 21:44:17 +0000

Looking for a rims heating element less than 4500w that is low density, and at least 13in before it folds back (could be as long as 17in) to fit my element tube. Would like it to be a stainless or nickle finish, not a fan of the black incoly or “lime-life” sheathings on so many elements. I found a Camco 3500w ld but is only 7″ at the fold, seems pretty short to really be a low density with wort flow. Any ideas on where to find one?

Thanks,
Kansan

Sierra Nevada clone-HIGH gravity?

Brewboard->beer brewing — Fri, 04 May 2012 23:28:58 +0000

I made a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale clone, I used WYeast liquid yeast, put it in the fermenting bucket for one week and transferred to a glass car boy for two weeks-dry hopped-just as the recipe calls for. I checked the gravity after the second week in the glass car boy and it was high, .019 so I waited another week, .017 now another week later it is at .014. Usually the gravity has to be around .010? I am afraid if I bottle I will get gueysers (sp?) if the gravity is too high? Is it ok to leave it in the glass carboy another week? Did I do something terribly wrong??

Pop-top beer cans

Brewboard->beer brewing — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:44:32 +0000

Two questions and a related topic of interest:

1) I found a pop-top on the ground while hiking last weekend (C&O Canal towpath). I would love to get me some pop-top beer… you know, the 1970’s sort of beer cans where the pull-tab separates from the can, then you throw it on the ground, then some barefoot kid steps on it and has to get stitches. Do these cans still exist? Anywhere? Any type of beer (or even soda - it’s all about the can)? Any leads for finding cans of pop-top beer would be greatly appreciated.

2) I do the kegging and bottling (got a batch of carbonated margarita in the keg now), anybody know how one could go about canning beer?

3) On a related topic, just heard about his Churchkey Can Company that is releasing a beer in an even older style steel can, the type you need a churchkey can opener to open. Beer is probably gross but the can looks cool.

Hope you are all doing great.

Cleaning advice

Brewboard->beer brewing — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 22:22:02 +0000

I have this problem and have tried quite a few things to fix it and was wondering if anyone else might have found a way to take care of it first.

I have been using my show tub for cleaning and other brew related chores ever since we installed it. Unfortunately a little keg rubber had transferred to the fiberglass shower floor and I am having a bitch of a time removing it. My girlfriend is anxious to say the least to get it cleaned up as we bought teak patio tiles to put down in he tub to see to it that this didn’t happen any more.

What would you suggest to get that pesky keg rubber off? Have you had this problem? Did you suggestion work?

Spring 2012 Bay Area Craft Beer Festival- Saturday, April 21

Brewboard->beer brewing — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:19:58 +0000

The weather is gonna be awesome and we have about 40 great mostly local breweries pouring their beers. Some I'm sure you've never had or heard of before. Buy your tix in advance (only $35) and save ten bucks over the price at the door! Is there a better way to spend an afternoon?

Web site: http://bayareacraftbeerfestival.com/

facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bay-Area-Cra...129573180396415

Online ticket sales: http://babeerfestival.eventbrite.com/

Sight Gauge Installation

Brewboard->beer brewing — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:49:52 +0000

So I got a 16″ sight gauge from Morebeer. My welder attached the threaded fitting to my keggle. When I got it home and attached the sight glass to the fitting, it is not parallel to the side of the keggle. It is off by about 10 degrees.

1. Can I calibrate it this way?
2. Will it still be accurate?
3. Any suggestions on how to fix it?

Thanks,
Bill

Thought the board died!

Brewboard->beer brewing — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:32:22 +0000

It's sill a ghost town but aim glad to see the green board back

Yeast is dead? Need help

Brewboard->beer brewing — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 14:16:22 +0000

Hey All

New to brewing and boy did I screw up. I had an all grain IPA brewing and put my wort chiller in to cool. I got side tracked with something else. Went out and checked my temp and it was 65. So I transferred my wort into my fermenting vessel. I added wyeast 1099 in and realized my thermometer was up against the copper chiller. My temp was actually around 130. Damn it I already added the yeast.

I tried to cool it down but I am afraid I killed all the yeast. Should I wait? Did I just ruin an entire batch? Should I pitch more yeast?
Can anyone help an idiot out?