Recent content by Hedo-Rick

It's red.

Stir plate is from stirstarters.com, a 2000 ml erlenmeyer flask and a 3000 ml erlenmeyer flask.

Track your fermentation progress without ever disturbing your wort! The Tilt Hydrometer and Thermometer is added directly to your fermenter to provide real-time data on the current gravity and temperature of your wort, eliminating the hassle and potential contamination that comes from opening...

The mash tun is a converted 10 gallon Rubbermaid cooler. It has a stainless steel domed false bottom.

The mash tun is a converted 5 gallon Rubbermaid cooler. It includes a stainless steel ball valve and a dry fit, copper mash manifold that contributes to better efficiency and a clearer sparge. The hot liquor tank is a converted 5 gallon Rubbermaid cooler. It has a stainless steel ball valve and...

Use this to transfer carbonated beer from keg to bottle, or use in contuction with a corny keg to transfer primed beer to bottle to bottle ferment. I'll also include the wye splitter you will need for your co2 tank. You'll have to supply your own co2 shutoff valve.

10 gallon stainless steel boil kettle with welded 1.5" coupler and stainless steel ball valve. The kettle comes with an immersion chiller and a Bayou Classic burner. Chilling system: The heart of the system is a standard 25 ft. x 3/8 in. copper immersion chiller. The lid of the kettle has a low...

The kegs are $50 a piece, or take all 5 for $200. Price break only applies if you tale all 5. There is only 4 shown but I have 5.

I don’t have a Magic Chef, but my 5 cu ft Insignia holds two corny kegs and one carboy.

I usually dry hop 5 gallons with 2 ounces of pellets for 3 days. There doesn't seem to be a whole lot to gain going any longer than that. A friend gave me 2 ounces of whole leaf to try. Is the extraction time on whole leaf the same as pellets or a bit longer?

Hello, I can't seem to get past part 5 on this list. When I get to the bash shell and put in the command from part 5, I get a message that says sh: 0: Can't open –e. Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

Hey Chicago, I'm currently living in and have been brewing in San Francisco for the last 9 years, but want to move back to Chicago this fall. 95% of what I brew are German Pilsners, with the occasional hoppy beer sprinkled in. We have really lean water here and I can build just about any water...

Hey Chicago, I'm currently living and have been brewing in San Francisco for the last 9 years, but want to move back to Chicago this fall. 95% of what I brew are German Pilsners with the occasional hoppy beer sprinkled in. We have really lean water here and I can build just about any water...

Maybe it is. I've read a lot of Kai's work at http://braukaiser.com, and worked of his information and have brewed so tasty lagers. If your interested and have the time, below is a good read on lager production. http://braukaiser.com/wiki/index.php/Fermenting_Lagers Anyway, thanks for taking...

It's not from a conical. I carefully harvest out of the bottom of by brewing bucket. What would be your suggested process be for building a 'vitality starter' out of the 125 ml of (very clean and dense) yeast I have harvested?