Cedar Rapids Brewing Society

4 bags 2 Row from Rahr
1 bag Munich dark from Schillz Malz
1 bag Marris Otter from Crisp

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John Dulle
319 310 6118

So we upgraded our brewery today with a new 30 Gallon HLT site glass, thermometer, stainless steel from Spike Brewing. It is a thing of beauty and I am excited to start using. So we don't need our 15 gallon keggle anymore. It is your standard busch light keg with the top cut off and holes drilled fo...

Hey Beer nuts! I was wondering if anyone has done a parti-gyle method brew? That is making two beers from one mash. I was reading a bit about it, sounds like it has been around for a long time. Olde tyme brewers would make a high gravity beer first for the nobles then use the same mash and make a se...

So I got everything transferred to keg. One of the two kegs when I first turned on the gas to 10 psi I could hear a hissing of co2 escaping. I messed with the cap a bit and was thinking about the next step and after about a min it sealed itself and was no longer leaking co2. I thought great it just ...

Thanks for the advice guys. In your keg fridge does it make any difference if you store the CO2 tank inside or outside of the fridge? I am finding some conflicting opinions on if it runs the CO2 out of pressure faster or not. What are your thoughts does it make a difference?

from bottling to kegging my beer. I was in Minneapolis this weekend and stopped at Midwest Supplies and bought a dual keg setup like this one http://www.midwestsupplies.com/brew-logic-dual-tap-draft-system-w-pin-lock-kegs.html but I got the corneilus regulator instead. As an added bonus they didn't ...

Thanks guys for all the info. I ended up taking your advice and not throwing it on the garden. I have to a friend that raises chickens so she could use for feed. Needless to say there are going to be some well fed urban chickens.

Hey Guys, Rogers, Joseph and myself did our first batch of all grain brewing today. It was exhilarating to create our own beer from scratch and we are totally hooked. Being a conservative eco minded bunch we would like to get the most mileage out of our spent grain. We brewed a 15 gallon batch and w...

Lots of good dialogue here I appreiciate all the feedback. I can't find on the website which product number specifically the wyeast was but this is the beer http://www.midwestsupplies.com/hop-head-double-ipa.html . I did it once before in the summer and it was one of my favorites that is why I was d...

Thanks for the advice Randy and the link is helpful. This is the first I have heard that I should probably be adding more yeast for higher gravity beers. I have got all my kits from Midwest and they only send the one. I don't have the package for the wyeast so I am not sure how fresh it was I will b...

It is a liquid wyeast and just a 5 gallon batch

Hey Everybody - I am brewing a Double IPA. My SG reading was 1.070 which was right on according to the recipe. The FG is supposed to be 1.016-1.018. I took a reading at 2 weeks of fermentation and it was at 1.035. I went on vacation and it sat for another 1.5 weeks. I took another reading today and ...

Clint and I were going to drive down to IC to get tickets after work today but when I called Dirty John's I found they are sold out. Does anyone happen to know anyone that may have two extra tickets they would like to sell? If so call me 319 310-6118 time is short. Thanks

I have a full size truck and could help with the pickup if it happens after 5 on the weekdays or over the weekend. You drive to Millstream to pick it up right then where does it all get dropped off?

Clint and I will be there. Guess I should get my patch sewed on a shirt so I can represent.