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Equipment and Software / Re: corny keg lid relief valve melted

« on: April 16, 2011, 09:49:06 AM »

I've got in the habit of refilling a mister bottle with StarSan at every opportunity. Seems like the need for quick sanitation comes up a lot and I've found having this handy to be very convenient and quick.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Gordon Strong, "Brewing Better Beer" on Amazon pre-order & in WorldCat

« on: April 16, 2011, 09:24:03 AM »

Got my shipping notice on Tuesday I think.  Still waiting patiently in Oregon, I'm sure it'll be here shortly.  Where do they ship from?

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Ingredients / Re: Falconers Flight Hops

« on: April 16, 2011, 09:19:58 AM »

Interesting, FF is a blend? Is it a proprietary kind of thing or like a public domain recipe that folks use? I've never seen it locally and had just assumed it was a hybrid cultivar. Sounds delicious.

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Kegging and Bottling / Re: Transporting kegged beer...in bottles?

« on: April 14, 2011, 12:26:12 PM »

You guys are making me want to bottle more.  Not really but this is great stuff. So have you guys found that once you have kegging equipment, that you force carbonate and bottle from from kegs on occasions when you want some bottles on hand or to give out? Or do you prefer the "add sugars" natural method?  I like that the keg method would allow you to bottle with minimal sediment potential.

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Kegging and Bottling / Re: Transporting kegged beer...in bottles?

« on: April 14, 2011, 09:58:36 AM »

Sounds very doable. Thanks guys.

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Kegging and Bottling / Re: Transporting kegged beer...in bottles?

« on: April 14, 2011, 09:44:04 AM »

I take it you don't have a beer gun or counter pressure bottle filler?

You can bottle with a racking cane stuck in the end of a cobra tap.  It's not perfect, but it works.  Chill the bottles really well, and slightly over carbonate the beer (it's hard to say how much) to account for loses during bottling.

So, I think I'm seeing what you're saying but what is the purpose of the racking cane? By counter pressure bottle filler are you referring to the simple plastic check valve fillers that everybody starts with? I have one of those.  Do you just replace a cobra tap with that and bottle as normal?

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Kegging and Bottling / Transporting kegged beer...in bottles?

« on: April 14, 2011, 09:19:49 AM »

A colleague of mine recently  got motivated to brew up an IPA so he went down to a  LHBS, bought some ingredients, then came home to discover that he could only find about half of his brewing gear and was not able to proceed. Aparently he used to brew with a buddy and they shared the equipment, dude eventually moves away and yada... yada.. half of Bill's gear is gone.  So in disgust and disappointment Bill brings the ingredients to Pinski to do with as I will... and I will, or did. After substantially cranking up the recipe and brewing the beer, by this Sunday I should have a very nice keg of IPA to try.  I'd sure like to bring some to Bill and I'm wondering if you can bottle (traditional, not screw top or growler style)  force carbed, corny kegged beer from the taps?  Seems like it would be difficult considering head from the pour. Any thoughts and/or suggestions are appreciated as always. Cheers to free ingredients!

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Equipment and Software / Re: Storing fermenters and kegs in sanitizer (starsan) Should you?

« on: April 13, 2011, 09:19:06 PM »

Could be. I just like to think that by adding some pressure I can see if I have any seal issues... before I have beer in the keg.

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Equipment and Software / Re: Storing fermenters and kegs in sanitizer (starsan) Should you?

« on: April 13, 2011, 02:49:55 PM »

I like to keep a couple gallons of starsan in the carboys if it's relatively fresh and clear. You can get several uses out of the stuff and make it last.  The brewmistress on the other hand... she get's a little dump happy if not supervised. 

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Equipment and Software / Re: Storing fermenters and kegs in sanitizer (starsan) Should you?

« on: April 13, 2011, 02:46:58 PM »

I thought that went without saying, but, I guess so I don't have to sanitize them when I want to keg something.

Sanitize. Empty. Seal. Pressurize. Store until needed. No need to keep the sanitizer in the kegs. I don't see the benefit of keeping the solution in the kegs.

I like this method as well. Inside is clean and sanitized, you know right away if you have a leak if there's no pressure to release. I just spray a little SS on the posts and we're ready to keg!

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The Pub / Re: Favorite movies

« on: April 13, 2011, 01:09:02 AM »

Pulp Fiction
Fargo
Gangs of New York (the butcher)

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Kegging and Bottling / Force carbonation... how long at 30 or so psi...

« on: April 12, 2011, 03:46:24 PM »

... before you kick it down to 8-10 psi for service? 

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Equipment and Software / Re: Cheapest place to by a Digital Temp Control

« on: April 12, 2011, 03:42:05 PM »

I picked up a Johnson Controls digital unit wired and ready to go for $70 on Amazon.

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The Pub / Re: Exploding heart in 3, 2, 1...

« on: April 12, 2011, 09:44:11 AM »

you can get a DUI for just sitting in your vehicle, keys in your pocket, sleeping...sometimes even if you're in the backseat.... its all about making $$ and 'trying' to send a msg to the public.

Oh man, don't get me going on this one.... I need to get back to work. 

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The Pub / Re: 50 Years Ago Today!

« on: April 12, 2011, 01:33:36 AM »

Looks like yeast cake in my stout.