ByTom
A number of weeks ago I purchased a flexible sight glass from Brewhardware.com and it was finally warm enough for me to do the installation. Below shows the method I used to install it on my second keggle. I apologize for the wind in the background, I just wanted to get this thing installed so I can start brewing:
Bonus…here’s what I did when I had a minute to use my angle grinder on my keg:
ByTom
Using a tip I learned from Alton Brown (for drying spices) I’ve set up a box fan and air filters to dry the hops I’ve grown at home. Then I seal them up with my vacuum sealer for storage.
ByTom
I recently made a stout for Thanksgiving. I took inspiration from a BrewingTV episode when Chip took a chocolate stout and freeze distilled (jacked) it. While making this stout itself, I decided to make a 6 gallon batch rather than a 5 gallon batch with the intent of doing the same. On keg day, a mere…
ByTom
I don’t know what it is…maybe it’s just that they are the perfect beer for the summer. Perhaps it’s the fact that it when brewing one it requires a lot of restraint, or may it’s just because they’re real cheap to make…I love making (and drinking) cream ales. At their core, cream ales are an…
ByTom
Seeing that I’m on the last bit of my Belgian Specialy Ale I figured it would be a nice time to reflect back on this beer and add a new entry. Before you say anything I wanted to mention that I name my Belgian beers & ciders after Jazz musicians. While I named this beer…
ByTom
Before I hopped off my Mr. Beer I’ve decide to make one more beer. I wanted to use their HME (what comes in the can) along with some additional hops. I picked up their Diablo IPA and 1/2 ounce of centennial hops. Here’s how I broke it down: 00:00 Boil at 205 degrees 00:00 add…
ByTom
This past Christmas my brother-in-law’s family bought me an extract kit as a gift. It was a milk stout kit from Blackstone Valley Brewing in Rhode Island (recipe below). While very thoughtful gift, iy wasn’t something I was expecting. I mean, I don’t do extract anymore. With occasional parti-gyle when I do big beers I don’t use…
