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I got a wee little problem in pouring beer as a fire finch has decided to make its nest on top of my CO2 cylinder.
I've managed to carefully open the valve a bit and am now relying on the hose & connection bit to stop the CO2 flow when not needed
The bird is still around the nest :)
 
Zambi said:
I got a wee little problem in pouring beer as a fire finch has decided to make its nest on top of my CO2 cylinder.
I've managed to carefully open the valve a bit and am now relying on the hose & connection bit to stop the CO2 flow when not needed
The bird is still around the nest :)
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Boy…If I had a nickel for every fire finch that made its nest on my CO2 cylinder…
:D
 
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Little Bromance going on here...
 
I removed a bird's nest from the top of my CO2 cylinder and moved the cylinder to my fridge.
I'll now be carbing inside the fridge which is totally new to me
Fingers crossed with regards to condensation.
I also cleaned my empty keg & picnic tap & beer line and attached open picnic tap to the 2nd keg.
Result: half a glass of beer in the glass and the other half evenly divided by my T-shirt and inside of fridge
 
Zambi said:
I removed a bird's nest from the top of my CO2 cylinder and moved the cylinder to my fridge.
I'll now be carbing inside the fridge which is totally new to me
Fingers crossed with regards to condensation.
I also cleaned my empty keg & picnic tap & beer line and attached open picnic tap to the 2nd keg.
Result: half a glass of beer in the glass and the other half evenly divided by my T-shirt and inside of fridge
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It happens to us all.
 
There are nests everywhere.
On my gas bottles (cooking), in between pots & pans etc.
The more annoying one was inside my rafters (those sandal type things, not the ceiling ones, although they are there as well).
Had to find another pair when going to town ;)
 
About to sparge and mash out the Fault Bier amber lager. The Munich II smells amazing. Interestingly, this is the first brew I've ever had to add baking soda to. Started with 2g of gypsum and 2g of CaCl into the mash water, no acid added, and 10 minutes into the mash it was at 5.2 pH. Added 2 g of baking soda and 10 minutes later it was back at 5.6. So a fun fact about Munich 10L for ya!
 
Josh Hughes said:
Going on 64 days since I brewed. We plan to be in the new house next weekend. So hopefully the following I can brew
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That's is unnerving! It's been about 30 days for me (there's approx. 8 gallons of kegged beer ready to drink here) and I'm chomping at the bit.:oops:
 
Going back 10+ years since I've done a BIAB. I was looking to do a 5 gallon English Porter and have it ready for the American Thanksgiving holiday. Hitting all of my numbers, so feels good..

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Josh Hughes said:
Going on 64 days since I brewed. We plan to be in the new house next weekend. So hopefully the following I can brew
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It sucks but, a bigger house is certainly worth the delay in brewing. A couple years ago I had a lengthy dry spell due a kitchen remodel project. It was very frustrating not being able to brew for so long.
 
I made this pale ale recipe yesterday. Mostly Root Shoot English Pale malt with a little white wheat. Hopped with Simcoe for bittering, then huge late editions of Columbus, Simcoe, and Chinook. The fermenter is bubbling away like crazy at 24 hours and it has already fermented down .008 according to my Tilt. My Oktoberfest is still tasting a little funny, so I'm going to let it lager for another week or two. Hoping it tastes a bit cleaner soon. Cheers!
 
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