Comments for Homebrew Beer Adventures http://kking.wordpress.com A newbie to the homebrew beer world and his progress Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:15:43 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Super cheap grain mill by ALC http://kking.wordpress.com/2008/12/14/super-cheap-grain-mill/#comment-2317 ALC Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:15:43 +0000 http://kking.wordpress.com/?p=88#comment-2317 How hard is the grain you are milling? How does it compare to wheat, for instance? I have an electric mill for wheat grinding to make homemade bread, but I would like to have a hand-crank one in case of power outages. Would this be strong enough to do the trick? Does it mill the grain fine enough for that sort of thing? How hard is the grain you are milling? How does it compare to wheat, for instance? I have an electric mill for wheat grinding to make homemade bread, but I would like to have a hand-crank one in case of power outages. Would this be strong enough to do the trick? Does it mill the grain fine enough for that sort of thing?

]]> Comment on Super cheap grain mill by Matt Savage http://kking.wordpress.com/2008/12/14/super-cheap-grain-mill/#comment-2262 Matt Savage Fri, 29 May 2009 19:21:09 +0000 http://kking.wordpress.com/?p=88#comment-2262 Hi Ken, Get in touch with me because the club is up and running but I have no way of contacting you. Shoot me an email or a pm on homebrewtalk -Matt Hi Ken,

Get in touch with me because the club is up and running but I have no way of contacting you.

Shoot me an email or a pm on homebrewtalk

-Matt

]]> Comment on Super cheap grain mill by Doug Tihen http://kking.wordpress.com/2008/12/14/super-cheap-grain-mill/#comment-2260 Doug Tihen Sun, 24 May 2009 11:05:59 +0000 http://kking.wordpress.com/?p=88#comment-2260 I just went out and bought one of these babies at Michaels and had a 40% off coupon so it cost me a whopping $16.09. You can't go wrong with that pricing. I did take it apart and rough up the rollers. I used a saw-zaw and it only took about 5 minutes. The worst part was trying to put the thing back together. One of the goofy springs shoot out on me and I spent almost an hour looking for it. After I found it and got the whole thing back together it worked like a champ. I will say that it does take a lot longer than a JSP Maltmill and I had to run it through twice to get a good crush, but look at the bright side. $16.09 vs. $116.95 I would say you just saved me $100.00 + shipping. Thank you very much Home Brewer in St. Louis MO I just went out and bought one of these babies at Michaels and had a 40% off coupon so it cost me a whopping $16.09. You can’t go wrong with that pricing. I did take it apart and rough up the rollers. I used a saw-zaw and it only took about 5 minutes. The worst part was trying to put the thing back together. One of the goofy springs shoot out on me and I spent almost an hour looking for it. After I found it and got the whole thing back together it worked like a champ. I will say that it does take a lot longer than a JSP Maltmill and I had to run it through twice to get a good crush, but look at the bright side.

$16.09 vs. $116.95 I would say you just saved me $100.00 + shipping.

Thank you very much
Home Brewer in St. Louis MO

]]> Comment on Thanksgiving by mjb http://kking.wordpress.com/2008/11/28/thanksgiving/#comment-2234 mjb Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:02:21 +0000 http://kking.wordpress.com/?p=85#comment-2234 Many people can have an adverse reaction to the live yeast in homebrews and unpasteurized microbrews. It is usually an issue of acclimation; their digestive system is not ready to host the new guests! I find that the second round effects are minimal. By the third round (this is over a period of several days) there is no more problem. Two big hurdles however. Most people WON'T ever give it a second try. AND... since people vary and so do the different strains of yeast, it can happen again. Hard to expect someone to go through the discomfort unless they really love the brew ;) Many people can have an adverse reaction to the live yeast in homebrews and unpasteurized microbrews. It is usually an issue of acclimation; their digestive system is not ready to host the new guests! I find that the second round effects are minimal. By the third round (this is over a period of several days) there is no more problem.

Two big hurdles however. Most people WON’T ever give it a second try. AND… since people vary and so do the different strains of yeast, it can happen again. Hard to expect someone to go through the discomfort unless they really love the brew ;)

]]> Comment on Super cheap grain mill by Bill Clark http://kking.wordpress.com/2008/12/14/super-cheap-grain-mill/#comment-2204 Bill Clark Sun, 28 Dec 2008 13:42:58 +0000 http://kking.wordpress.com/?p=88#comment-2204 Cool blog .. I have been using wordpress for a blog at work .. When I get a decent AG setup, I might take the plunge to make a blog abt brewing ... A Pasta maker ! Nothing like Yankee Ingenuity ! Happy New Year ! Bill Clark Windham, VT Cool blog .. I have been using wordpress for a blog at work ..

When I get a decent AG setup, I might take the plunge to make a blog abt brewing …

A Pasta maker ! Nothing like Yankee Ingenuity !

Happy New Year !

Bill Clark
Windham, VT

]]> Comment on Super cheap grain mill by DaleJ http://kking.wordpress.com/2008/12/14/super-cheap-grain-mill/#comment-2197 DaleJ Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:39:50 +0000 http://kking.wordpress.com/?p=88#comment-2197 How is the crush? How does the grain run through this compare to what you had before, as in efficiency and any sparge issues? Is the gap adjustable? How is the crush?
How does the grain run through this compare to what you had before, as in efficiency and any sparge issues?
Is the gap adjustable?

]]> Comment on Thanksgiving by rockwatching http://kking.wordpress.com/2008/11/28/thanksgiving/#comment-2187 rockwatching Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:30:13 +0000 http://kking.wordpress.com/?p=85#comment-2187 Often thought about home brewing - just concerned my kid will drink it all. Often thought about home brewing – just concerned my kid will drink it all.

]]> Comment on Finally! by kking http://kking.wordpress.com/2008/11/10/finally/#comment-2183 kking Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:13:55 +0000 http://kking.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-2183 NO, it was quite easy. I keep expecting it to start giving mefoaming problems and the like, but so far the one picnic tap has been trouble free. Starting Sunday I should be set up for 2 kegs,maybe then I'll have a different answer! HBT is a great site! NO, it was quite easy. I keep expecting it to start giving mefoaming problems and the like, but so far the one picnic tap has been trouble free. Starting Sunday I should be set up for 2 kegs,maybe then I’ll have a different answer!
HBT is a great site!

]]> Comment on Finally! by Black Coffee & Bourbon http://kking.wordpress.com/2008/11/10/finally/#comment-2182 Black Coffee & Bourbon Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:11:57 +0000 http://kking.wordpress.com/?p=78#comment-2182 Found your blog via homebrewtalk board. Nice to see another homebrewer who blogs. Anyway, was getting into kegging hard? I currently bottle, but am getting tired of filling those little suckers up. Found your blog via homebrewtalk board. Nice to see another homebrewer who blogs. Anyway, was getting into kegging hard? I currently bottle, but am getting tired of filling those little suckers up.

]]> Comment on Almost beer…. by truthnotfear http://kking.wordpress.com/2006/07/17/almost-beer/#comment-2179 truthnotfear Sat, 08 Nov 2008 13:53:47 +0000 https://kking.wordpress.com/2006/07/17/almost-beer/#comment-2179 One time we spoiled an annoying flatmate's brew by adding loads of salt.......but that was years ago ;) One time we spoiled an annoying flatmate’s brew by adding loads of salt…….but that was years ago ;)

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