We welcomed a new member of our family, my granddaughter & little Elf Charlotte was born last Monday!

Merry Christmas!

Local Two Beers brewing sells out to a French conglomerate.... http://www.seattletimes.com/business/sale-of-seattle-cider-two-beers-to-french-farm-co-op-is-a-bit-of-a-different-deal/ “If I am to lose a local tap handle it isn’t because of a Budweiser product, it’s another local brewery that’s just s...

Whamolagan wrote:Has anyone used this?
http://www.clearbeerdraughtsystem.com/home.html

No, but I was thinking about this one when I recently had some hop material clogging the dip tube on a keg of double IPA recently...

My condolences Dave.

Happy 4th!

Enjoying a Double RyePA.... Double dry hopped with Chinook hops and fully fermented to a whopping 9.3% ABV; spicy!

I do have a commercial place nearby (20 miles) that does fill them as well, but it's not really cheaper than a swap because they are geared for commercial fills and do it as a courtesy. So when it's time to change, it's a matter of where I plan to be that determines where I go. I get my tanks refil...

Yes, I've brewed with the Copeland & Alba malts; stocked at my LHBS. They are good people at Skagit Valley malts, & they are passionate about their business. I posted this back in March: [quote="Rebel_B"]My local Homebrew club had an interesting guest speaker at a meet this evening...

I met my son in law & his grandfather at a tavern to drink some beers, watch a ball game, & have lunch. Sampled a 21st Amendment Toaster Pastry IRA & a nitro Hopworks IPA. Will probably go on a leisurely bike ride in a bit.

Congratulations!

I rinse an empty keg out with warm water, use a Mr Clean sponge to make sure there is no 'schmootz' inside. I will remove the posts & dip tube, immerse the components in a bucket of warm water & one step cleanser, then run a brush through the dip tube. Inspect everything, re-assemble, then p...

Congrats!

With the tank valve, I've got my doubts. It may be as simple as unscrewing everything, wrapping the snot out of it with Teflon tape, and screwing it all back in securely. My gas supplier said I should never use Teflon tape on the gas side, only the liquid. He said it can actually introduce leaks, a...

Never have double crushed; if I have wheat or rye in the grain bill, I will adjust my rollers on my barley crusher a wee bit closer together so that whole pieces don't fall through.