I come from the “over the bridge” of Grain and Grape customer, going back quite a few years now - and I recall the early iterations of Keg King coming from some kind of cleaning products company morphing into a home brewshop/design/importer. There were always rumours of discontent and nastiness...
Oscars was a great place - Lein yes I have had a chat with him and very much a wealth of knowledge! He manages spot get some great food trucks/pop ups there the last time - some months ago - he had someone selling polish dumplings which goes great with beer!
I’ve found there is a bit of a lag in the Kegland Pills reading correct temperature I’ve always done calibration where the water is at room temp (same temp as the pill itself).
So far getting better gravity seatings than the Tilt off a simple calibration (tap water) being patient to get a...
That video has been “spammed” everywhere! Pity is, as such videos normally are, it’s a slow drawn out discussion of mostly everything else but the title….
Good thing is it seems grain prices arn’t rising too much, although transport for overseas grains is expensive so far it’s not flowing...
it’s common practice to add dark malts either as a seperate mash (steep) or add them late in the mash; this avoids harsh flavours especially with dark malts that still have their husks (not dehusked). Many say the Carafa malts in this respect avoid the flavours of traditional dark malts...
It’s all about inventory control at the end of the day - most brew software has that built it, but also just as easy in Excel if you update the weight each time you perform a brew.
Very interested in a nitro refill - been doing the Kegland disposables which are great, but for a stout lover expensive. Only redeeming aspect is that I’m only up the road from Kegland so usually get my order fulfilled in under 2 hours!
I find carbing with CO2 then switching to nitro for...