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Attaching the door panel was more of a pain that I had anticipated. It was very difficult to position the panel on the door precisly so that the rubber seals would properly seat. Free of the door, the panel was…
May 6th, 2007 | Posted in Brewer's Post, Kegerator, Kegging | 1 Comment
It took a while to get the door panels cut right, but when right, it seals very well. You can see in the following picture, I have positioned my new door panel into the door opening. The rubber seals well…
May 6th, 2007 | Posted in Brewer's Post, Kegerator, Kegging | No Comments
When converting a fridge into a kegerator, you will need to construct a level platform to support and distribute the weight of the kegs. The full kegs weight about 30 lbs a piece–the platform is very important. In my frigerator,…
May 4th, 2007 | Posted in Brewer's Post, Kegerator, Kegging | No Comments
I began construction on a kegerator just this evening. My new frigerator was delivered yesterday and that gave me chance to get started. I have already purchased all of the kegging equipment, the kegs, the CO2 tank, the regulator, the…
May 3rd, 2007 | Posted in Brewer's Post, Kegerator, Kegging | No Comments
I have finally located my Kansas City Wheat Beer extract recipe and have updated the Feb 9, 2006 post. Everyone searching for this recipe (and their have been a butnch of you) can now be satisfied. Enjoy!
April 25th, 2007 | Posted in Kansas City Wheat Beer, Wheat Beer | No Comments
When I formulated his recipe, I was shooting for a bigger-than-average wheat beer with a nice red color. This beer should have substantial head retention and a good mouth feel. I would not mind some sudtle ester notes; ferment this…
April 24th, 2007 | Posted in Recipe, Wheat Beer, all-grain | No Comments
I came across a nice resource that I am sure all homebrewers will appreciate. This Malt Chart organizes the common malts according to their color contribution and provides flavor characteristic information.
April 11th, 2007 | Posted in Brewer's Post, all-grain | No Comments
There are several methods to calculate the hop utilization in the boil. Rather than restate all of these myself, I suggest you just visit this site. The site contains a lot of good hop-related info include various hop utilization tables…
April 7th, 2007 | Posted in Brewer's Post, Hops | No Comments
This is beer has a lot of hop flavor and a nice pumpkin-amber color. There is only a very subtle hop biterness but lends a nice balance. The detrine malt ensures a nice mouthfeel and decent head retention.
Grain Bill
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April 7th, 2007 | Posted in American Amber Ale, Brewer's Post, Recipe | No Comments
Here’s to B3, beer, beer, and more beer, you local online homebrew shop. I just placed an order with B3 and was very pleased to discover that within two hours of placing the order, the order was shipped! A+ service!…
March 30th, 2007 | Posted in Brewer's Post, Kegging | 1 Comment