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For the SCHF, one of the kegs I'm using (this isn't Rezzin's keg, it's one I bought from Lars' batch) for the Rye Pale Ale is not flowing. I'm not quite sure why, either. I've tried replacing the out post and all the hardware, cleaning the dip tube, pumping CO2 in the out post @ 50 PSI to clear it, ...

Interesting... I have a similar question, as I've now moved up to 15-gallon batches and want a better burner. Even more interesting is that I have the exact burner you're looking at, and it's not strong enough for the 15-gallon batches. I did find it worked just fine for 10-gallon batches. Starting ...

carbon wrote:This recipe is for 10 gallons correct?

No, 5.5 gallons... It came out at the proper 1.052 starting gravity.

Great news! Do you have any left for AHA? I need to check on that. I just re-brewed it with some slight changes to the recipe, and that was the beer I brought to the sanity check a week and a half ago. The original was definitely better, so I'm going to try to find a bottle of the original somewher...

I entered a competition from the TRASH homebrew club when I was in PA on business... Entered my RyePA and Light Belgian Ale... RyePA - 1st Place in American Pale Ale category* Light Belgian Ale - 3rd Place in Belgian & French Ale category (entered as 16e - Belgian Specialty) *They actually broke...

We're submitting the Rye Pale Ale... Didn't get the milk stout bottled in time.

What day is the judging going to be done? My bro-in-law planned to bottle our milk stout this previous Monday (to submit to Mayfaire), but couldn't get around to it. It might be a few days until we can get this done... Just want to make sure I'm not going to submit a flat beer.

I'll probably only be entering 2 beers:

Rye Pale Ale
Milk Stout

According to Beersmith, you're at 1.011

Hmm... So I'm assuming they got my volunteer registration, even though they've never acknowledged it...

I'm making 15 gallons of a milk stout and 10 gallons of an extract hefeweizen today... This will be over at my brother-in-law's house in Yorba Linda.

Email me if anyone wants to come over and see a brewery that's probably even more manual than Brent's!

Well, I'll be off on the road again. Sadly, though, I'll be in Salt Lake City, so I think I'll forego the opportunity to bring back sub-4% ales with me... My brother-in-law may be heading to the meeting and joining the club, though, so if a guy named Dustin shows up, that's him. Have fun in Tustin g...

BrewMasterBrad wrote:I signed up on the volunteer site, but I haven't heard anything back. Anyone else have this problem?

Yes, I haven't heard anything either. I'd like to at least know if they need me before they close the discounted-rate membership!

If you look at apparent attenuation, and you started at 1.094, you've got about 77-78% attenuation. That's (1 - 21/94). That's pretty healthy attenuation, and I think (especially if you're doing extract + specialty grains) getting higher than that is a difficult thing to do. I think you're in good s...

I'm out in Pittsburgh on business, specifically in a town called Cranberry Township, PA. I had to drop off a few competition beers at Hereford & Hops , a steakhouse/brewpub here in Cranberry. Food was pretty damn good. Steak, prime rib, great seafood, good appetizers. Definitely well above avera...