Recent content by Soulshine2

ok cool , so that pretty much solidifies what Id been told before. Thanks for the info. I have 8 gallons of RO water I bought to do the next extract . I have 2 on the shelf I was hoping to do and not waste my time. I almost just tossed them because of my past issues of them turning out how they...

oh i know. I have the same sort of issue (not sour ,but) when i do extracts. they always taste the same no matter what the style is, band aids. Ive done red ales and Kolsch and they all taste the same , bad. I've been told its my water but I can do AG just fine with the same exact water and they...

Ive brewed a few hefs . 5 to be exact. first one was a put together AG from a LHBS,yeast I think was a WB-06 . next 3 were identical AG kits from NB and the last was my own recipe with weihenstephaner yeast. The last one was a tad thin in body and did have a slight tart/sour taste to it. Its...

which railroad and rail yard. my wifes grandfather, my best buds dad and one of my dads cousins all worked for rock island about then. I was not in BOSS . Im on top of this mountain everyone refers to as Grant mtn but its really Gunter mtn. if you come up from 431 towards cathedral caverns...

you lived in Lockport,IL?? where? small world ,buddy. I was born and raised in Joliet just off Essington Rd in the Crystal Lawns area ,just a stones throw from the Joliet Mall. Last place I lived was on the north side of the mall in the subdivision behind the shell station. How did you end up...

we're in Grant. Cullman isnt too far away. We're about as north in Marshall county as you can get. the 3 i have that are 3 yrs old are -Crystal which is my best growing hop. Mt Hood , Hallertauer Mittelfreuh . I had Tettnang but it I dont know if it didnt like where it was planted too wet , too...

i'll have to check into that. valves do hold goop. and they are affordably replaceable.

North central AL? what town? we might be close. what varieties do you have?

thats both interesting and coincidental. youre in NJ and Im in North AL and we're both in 7B zones. im at 1300 ft ASL . any idea what your elevation is?

my guess and i mentioned it . it got really hot too early and we had rains that were torrential downpours for days. then we had droughts between the rains. not much consistent or beneficial for good gardening. our vegetable plots were not very productive either.

i absolutely know what they need. i have them planted in an old long ago livestock pasture so the soil is basically super fertilized . my first year with these were the best years. i couldnt believe how much i harvested . they declined each year since. last year i barely got a handful over all...

first of all. you need to keep a closer eye on your times ,temps and amounts. this isnt guesswork . you cant pinpoint anything that way to determine any issues. BUT, OTOH , yes its mainly your chlorinated water. You cant have any chlorine in a brew and have it turn out even remotely decent...

Just keep in mind whichever one you do buy, if it has a hand crank on it, you can choose to not go hand crank and attach a drill to it to power it. some guys build a dedicated motor on theirs. i already own a few Lithium battery power drill drivers and they work just fine. my milling of 13...

if you order them crushed , how do you know what the conditions or time frame after the crush to the time you get them? if you buy whole grain malts and you crush them yourself , you can control the crush size and time before mashing. There are actually a few malt suppliers who only sell...

i happen to own a 8 gallon fermonster. i didnt think they are rated nor designed to hold pressure . i'm wondering how the beer can be served without trub after fermenting in the same vessel. Im very interested to know more about how you went about doing this.