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by jeffvineyard
Thu Feb 04, 2010 9:39 pm
Forum: Swapmeet
Topic: complete setup for sale
Replies: 7
Views: 10972

Re: complete setup for sale

Ill do a lot more hunting.
by jeffvineyard
Thu Feb 04, 2010 8:23 pm
Forum: Swapmeet
Topic: complete setup for sale
Replies: 7
Views: 10972

Re: complete setup for sale

Item now sold. Thanks to all for the help over the last year. You have all been great. Cheers.
Jeff vineyard
by jeffvineyard
Wed Feb 03, 2010 10:56 am
Forum: Swapmeet
Topic: complete setup for sale
Replies: 7
Views: 10972

Re: complete setup for sale

Ill entertain any offers. Gotta get rid of it.
by jeffvineyard
Thu Jan 21, 2010 11:48 pm
Forum: Swapmeet
Topic: complete setup for sale
Replies: 7
Views: 10972

Re: complete setup for sale

By the way guns are an accepted form of payment.
by jeffvineyard
Thu Jan 21, 2010 7:45 pm
Forum: Swapmeet
Topic: complete setup for sale
Replies: 7
Views: 10972

Re: complete setup for sale

Forgot to add carboys, bottling bucket, fermenting bucket and a five gallon boil kettle.
by jeffvineyard
Thu Jan 21, 2010 6:31 pm
Forum: Swapmeet
Topic: complete setup for sale
Replies: 7
Views: 10972

complete setup for sale

Well the worst has happened, doc says I have to quit drinking. So that means I have to stop brewing. So its all for sale. Here is a short rundown of what I have. A danby kegerator, two sanke kegs (one has been converted into a keggle), three cornies, a dozen or so growlers, a burner, propane bottle,...
by jeffvineyard
Mon Jan 04, 2010 2:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Awful quiet round here
Replies: 7
Views: 10007

Re: Awful quiet round here

Been way too quiet here. Too cold for my outdoor plumbing. Have stuff for ten gal of kolsch but no working brewery. Drat.
by jeffvineyard
Tue Nov 10, 2009 8:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cider time
Replies: 7
Views: 10874

Re: Cider time

I always thought cyser sounded interesting. Does it take on more of the cider or mead flavor? How long does it age before serving?
by jeffvineyard
Mon Nov 09, 2009 9:49 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cider time
Replies: 7
Views: 10874

Re: Cider time

This time I didn't juice them per se. I cubed them and froze them. I then added pectic enzyme and thawed them in the primary. The ice crystals do a good job of breaking the cell walls and allow the pectic enzyme to do its job. After primary I will squeeze the hop bag that the apples and cranberries ...
by jeffvineyard
Sun Nov 08, 2009 10:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Cider time
Replies: 7
Views: 10874

Re: Cider time

I did some of the same rees cider last week except I used five gallons of cider, eight lbs of fresh apples and two lbs of cranberries. I used whatever wine yeast it was kramer gave me, I think it was pasteur. I added pectic enzyme and campden. Let it rest and pitched. Well see how it turns out.
by jeffvineyard
Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:31 pm
Forum: Brewing Recipes
Topic: seasonal recipes
Replies: 0
Views: 8803

seasonal recipes

Well its that time of year again. Time for the holiday season brews. I am starting a cranberry cider. I'm using whole fruit this time so well see. If it turns out ill post the recipe. In the mean time I figured starting a seasonal brew thread would give a person such as myself with limited seasonal ...
by jeffvineyard
Thu Oct 08, 2009 11:31 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: lager question
Replies: 8
Views: 11051

Re: lager question

Jensen mentioned that time will help.I have noticed this with some of my ales, especially my imperial coffee stout. What is the process by which this happens? Does the yeast metabolize the higher alcohols even without the presence of O2?
by jeffvineyard
Wed Oct 07, 2009 10:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: lager question
Replies: 8
Views: 11051

Re: lager question

I tried my batch today and picked up heavy notes of fusels. What happened? Oh well try,try,try again.
by jeffvineyard
Tue Oct 06, 2009 12:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: lager question
Replies: 8
Views: 11051

Re: lager question

Thanks for the info guys. One great thing about this club is the excellent knowledge base. This is the reason I drive to lawrence for meetings.
by jeffvineyard
Fri Oct 02, 2009 11:19 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: lager question
Replies: 8
Views: 11051

lager question

My lagering "cellar" got unplugged this week and my batch got to who knows what temp. What will this do to flavor?