Recent content by butterblum

Did you ever figure this out? I went with a basket purchased from Amazon and then drilled through the feet and added stainless flat-head machine screws with jam nuts to get the height that I wanted.

OP, were you ever able to sort this out? I just started recapturing CO2 during fermentation and noticed that my samples straight out of the fermenter have been amazing, but are somewhat muted in the keg - even using closed pressure transfers.

Life got in the way of my hobby - I built a nice eBIAB setup about 5 years ago, and only made two batches on it before buying a house. Enough said... I did get the system "set up" in my garage about two years ago, and brought a "batch" of water up to temp before flushing out all my hoses and...

It's hard to get a picture of what I am describing. I am actually going to rebrew this. I am going to remove the Munich and the flaked rye, and mash 2 degrees higher. I wonder if there is just a little too many grains that muddy the flavor. Maybe I will alter the roasted grains as well.

Hi, I'm looking for some feedback on a stout I tried to formulate. I tried to make it full-bodied, which was successful, but this is the second stout I have brewed that ends up being a little too "brown", both in color and in flavor. I feel like this brew is very chocolatey, with maybe a little...

Pardon me asking, but why is bad to have an unknown pressure drop? The hose is certainly fine seeing an increase in pressure.

The 80/20 legs are 26". After adding leveling feet and the wood top, the kettle sits about 28" off the floor.

I made the stand such that the legs ran from the floor directly to the underside of the wooden top. Extrusion is made such that you can tap screw threads into the ends. I just drilled 4 holes in the wood, countersunk them, and used 5/16"-18 stainless flat-head screws to connect them into the...

In my defense, I did say that. 1% for a 3.5gal boil 10% or maybe slightly less for a 5.5gal boil

It indeed is possible. If I have a 5-6gal boil, I can maintain a rolling boil with only one element on at 10-12% That doesn't mean that I don't need more power to get it to a boil, but it doesn't take much to maintain it.

I had a 3.5gal boil going the other day using this, and it totally reduced the amount of heat I needed to maintain a boil. I have 2ea 1500W elements, and even with one turned off, I was able to maintain a boil with the EZBoil set to 1% power in boil mode.

What kind of boil-off rates are people typically seeing with this thing? FWIW, I just started using the Steam Slayer from Bobby at Brew Hardware. I believe I have the 9gph nozzle, but I throttle the flow rate way back because of the water pressure I am seeing.

Has anyone removed the little drain fitting from their Danby to fit a CO2 line so that they can run their CO2 from outside the kegerator? It looks like it may be glued in their, and it may have a rubber piece that waterproofs it. I didn't want to hack away at it without asking. Thanks

I am about to take my new eBIAB setup for a spin this weekend. I am planning on a stout that will serve as a starter for an RIS. I love really chewy stouts, not thin and highly carbonated stouts. Although I'm not shooting for some super high ABV beer, I want a similar appearance and mouthfeel of...

I should also mention what I consider to be the most utilitarian part of my setup. That top TC port is the connection point for three different devices during the brew day. First, I have a LocLine recirculation return with a camlock fitting for the mash. Then I remove that for the boil, and use...