My Adventures in Home Brewing
Posted in Brewing, Equipment, TopTier Brewstand on Jan 11th, 2011
Well after sitting by itself for a month and a half, my Blichmann TopTier stand finally saw some action on a brew day. At the last minute, I decided to brew my Black Stone Stout (for the fifth time). This would be the fourth time I’ve brewed the stout in a year. If you remember, [...]
Well, remember the “other updates” I was referring to in one of my previous posts? I decided that it was time to do a little upgrade to my brewery. My equipment in the past consisted of the following: Bayou Classic SP-10 cooker Rubbermaid 5 gallon water cooler Homemade counterflow chiller Homemade 2′x4′ plywood table A [...]
Posted in Equipment on Mar 20th, 2010
…. But we ain’t got no horse! So, craigslist can be good for a few things. I search the site for brewing equipment occasionally and landed this steal. Wahoo!!! This is a jockey box, or a party to go (just add ice, water, co2 and beer). I have been searching for one of these for [...]
This is a few weeks late, but I’ve transferred my Black Stone stout to the keg and I’m ready to bottle a few. The keg transfer was pretty simple, as I’ve done it numerous times before… However, today I want to show you my “BFTK” (Bottling From The Keg) technique. While there are professional products [...]