Homebrew

[wild]

I'm back to bottling now while I decide if I want to re-plumb my kegerator to handle a third tap type. Do they make beverage grade quick-disconnects? How much impact would that have on carbonation/flow?

They make QDs for both Pepsi (ball lock cornys) and Coke (pin lock cornys) or are you looking for a QD to switch from a Sanke to a corny?

[WOXOF]

I had the last two bottles of your Nut Brown Ale the other night while watching Appaloosa and enjoying an Oliva Serie V. Good stuff. I'm still saving the Oatmeal stout and Double Choc Stout. I wont be able to resist much longer.

[FactoredReality]

They make QDs for both Pepsi (ball lock cornys) and Coke (pin lock cornys) or are you looking for a QD to switch from a Sanke to a corny?

I'm sorry I should have explained in more detail. Currently I have 2 Sanke taps that I can swap in and out of my system. A and S types (American and European respectively). To switch to a corny setup the C02 line would be interchangeable but I would need a QD for my beverage line since that is mounted on the door and the opposite end terminates in a threaded nut. Althought now that I think about it I could skip the QD and just make an adapter line from the nut to the soda keg tap. I'm still curious on the foam situation as I have experienced huge changes by varying tube length and having an inline adapter to change the hose size.

[pmp]

Awesome. Now I don't feel like the only one who spends most of my money on cigars and homebrew!

[chefchris]

So I made some beer bread today. Tastes pretty good. Cup and a half of Maris Otter and half cup of Vienna Malt. Mashed it, then mixed it with yeast and flour. Sounds simple, but my back hurts.

Mine ended up a little dough-y in the center though I couldn't have cooked it any longer as I didn't want to throw off my bittering addition. Maybe next time I'll fly sparge and only use a half of the grains. They hold a lot of water and I had to use a lot flour. Maybe make a starter a couple days a head of time.

Mashing In:



Seperated into two loafes:



BING!




I got 76% efficiency on my first go!









My apologies to the non-brewers who won't understand my witty jokes spread throughout the post.

[FactoredReality]

Looks like some tasty bread. Were you able to measure the OG?

[chefchris]

Looks like some tasty bread. Were you able to measure the OG?

No, but I did check my gravity as I was sparging so I never went below 1.010.

[badwhale]

Chris,

Do you have a figure in your head as to how much each bottle costs to make (roughly), excluding the initial equipment startup costs?

Will