I’ve been brewing a long time and I rarely bottle anymore. But when I did, I used the dishwasher with great results. Like JimRausch said above, I immediately hot water rinsed 3 times and let dry. I would take some bleach and clean the inside of my dishwasher. Then visually inspect the inside of...
I’m an idiot. Adjusted my inkbird to cold crash my fermenter and I must have been distracted by a shiny object. I forgot to put the gas manifold on and add some CO2. Came back from vacation and ugh. How much starsan, if any really, is ok to drink. I have probably a quart in 9 gallons of IPA. I...
I just got the CF10 late November. No time to brew over the holidays so I just got to getting it set up to brew and ferment. Did a dry run with 11 gallons of water. For the life of me, I couldn’t get it to hold pressure. Could hear it coming out around the manifold. Took apart and Taped the...
1968 is my house yeast. Usually see airlock activity in 12hrs or so. I make a starter and have had nothing but good results with 1968. Gets crystal clear too
Yeah, I have a a dual control. That’s why I’m looking into building a small walk in with a big window unit and heater. That way I can do 2 fermenters and set it and forget it
I thought of that, but my freezer has all the lines going through the shelves so they are not removable. Also, I may get a second, so I think I’m going to build a small walk in style with a big window unit and a heater. I have a dual inkbird already