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Goat1429 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 22, 2021 7:47 amClutch!

I used to listen to Clutch a lot, haven’t met many people who know that band.
Right now it’s more Band of Heathens, Ryan Bingham, and Whiskey Meyers.

Howdy, I’m also from South East TX, the really populated city near the Gulf, ha. Welcome and read all you can! I’m just getting back into it after the summer.

Howdy neighbor! I’m probably near you, in the biggest city near ETX. Definitely read as much as you can here, it’s helped me tremendously. Welcome!

Ran 20 gallons of sugarhead that I did on 110lbs Golden Promise barley malt. Ran the remaining racked Golden Promise yesterday. Also ran 20 gallons of bourbon I made with Extra Dark Crystal and Crisp English Chocolate malt. Busy week, now to find some aging vessels! Have about 12-15 gallons ish to b...

In Htown, just got 25% water pressure back today. Finally got all pipes unfrozen last night, power has only gone off a few times today. I’m lucky with no broken pipes. People are filling buckets at our neighborhood pool to flush toilets. Ripped out carpet and Sheetrock at our gym today where a pipe ...

Made 80lb sugarhead on my 110lbs spent Golden Promise grains. Have 3/4 keg of cloudy low wines from the 2 strip runs. Hope to run the spirit run tomorrow because I have 40 gallons of bourbon mash to run also, then sugarhead those grains. I need more aging space! Also wrapped my Kishu mandarin tree t...

I didn’t even realize there were areas in the US that still had closed schools until I read about the Chicago debacle. My wife teaches in a smaller district in the largest city in Texas and has been face to face since September. My kids are in Catholic school and have been the same. Luckily schools ...

Howdy neighbor, I’m about 3 hours east I-10 from you, there’s quite a few Texans here. Hope to meet some in person one day. Welcome!

Thanks Demy! I have been using Brewfather software for fermenting, but even that is challenging because all of the things made for beer brewing that don’t really apply to what I am using it for. This will help me keep a one-page list of most important info to reflect on months later when I’m actuall...

just left friends house, he ask if I wanted his wash UJSSM made 4 years ago! open lids wash wash dark and smelled like vinegar, tasted it and tasted just like balsamic vinegar. should I clean my rig with it or dump it out . Thanks I’m no expert, but if it’s vinegar, tastes good, and is already 4 ye...

Thanks for starting the thread, I live about 3 hours from Waco, my in laws live there. Unfortunately we probably won’t be seeing them until after they have been able to get vaccinations so I may not be able to attend the meet up. But I would love to be able to read in on communications to keep up to...

Howdy, welcome to the forum. I also am new and in Texas, so far I have stuck to single malts and bourbons, with some vodka. There’s a number of Texans here and a meet thread that was recently started.

Chauncey wrote: ↑Sat Jan 23, 2021 7:54 pm Fill it full of tannerite. No, dont do that. Even the sheriffs dept will sue you trust me. Ask me how i know lol

How do you know?
Ha! May need it’s own topic. But honestly that sounds like something I would do, but haven’t been sued...yet

I bought the following ones, there may be better, but they dramatically improved my very noob process. And they were cheap which was my primary goal. I look forward to suggestions if these are not the “right” ones. Litorange 2 Pack Heavy Duty Brass Replacement Control Needle Valve 1/4" Male NPT...

Howdy neighbor, welcome. We may need a Texas thread, I hear there’s a lot of us here. Would be great to be able to meet in person and help each other out with the hobby, or at least just have the “in-person” community like beer brewing.

Scrapped my plan above for today and ran 110 lbs of Golden Promise through my mill and in to convert, just pitched the Kveik starter about 15 min ago. Now I wait... next week should have 70ish gallons of bourbon and single malt to strip and gumball. Then on to another bourbon and a 100% peat malt run.

40 gallon mash, large batch method:
50 lbs corn meal
55 lbs pale malt
10 lbs extra dark crystal
5 lbs crisp English chocolate malt
Osphaug Kveik yeast

Tomorrow will make 40 gal single malt, golden promise with above adjunct grains and yeast.

Howdy, from a fellow Texan! They’re right about the reading, each 1 minute spent reading this forum will save countless minutes down the road. And please do chime in with your industry knowledge, I always like to see the comparisons and contrasts with large scale vs hobby and across substances. The ...

I'm waiting. Had some of their blue corn spirit this past year. It was okay but didn't knock my socks off. It's good, but not great. Bold toffee, raisins and dried apricot on the nose, roasted apples and pears, wet tobacco, and cinnamon and cloves on the finish. 53% abv from the bottle, a dribble o...

https://www.berlinpackaging.com/

They have some interesting ones and some on clearance now. But I’m having trouble finding the iconic single malt shape ones. Though I have time, I’m also picky with what I want to use.

I’ll take a stab... Looks like the same pic was posted twice from my browser view. When I switched to ptfe gaskets on my plates column, the clamps wouldn’t close enough to secure them. I used pliers to squeeze the clamp ends enough to attach the nut. The ptfe gaskets are thicker and less pliable so ...

Howdy from the Lone Star State. Happy to see a few other Texans here.

Welcome, from another Lone Stare noob. It's so ingrained when homebrewing to be extremely sanitary, it was hard for me also, but it get's easier when you eventually scale up. Beer is full volume production from ferment, but distilling is such a small fraction of what you actually ferment so you real...

I have that same barrel, ghost pepper purée, I’ve used it several times just rinsing out and light wipe with Dawn, then rinsed and set out in the sun for a few hours to dry. It was washed when I got it and hasn’t imparted any flavor that I can tell.

Welcome, fellow Texan here. Gulf Coast area here.

Howdy everyone, thanks for having me. I have brewed beer for about 25 years, and used to distill years ago before kids. Now getting back into it at a much more grown up level. I'm cheap, but like nice things. I know how to use the search bar and will mostly lurk and read.