Yeah.. we've been putting a lot of thought into that. I'd really like to decrease the prep on starters.
We've pitched onto slurry and we're thinking of getting a pressure canner for worth. I'm also getting into freezing yeast.
Yeah, the flat fee is great. We also allow other friends not...
I'm in a similar situation, I brew with two other friends. My requirement going in was everyone had to keg, because bottling for three people didn't interest me. We mash in a very large cooler (40gal), and drain into two 15.5gal keggles. We usually match gravities and hops, but we sometimes...
I had my brother send 4 kegs to a welder to get converted to keggles. We're starting really basic and only putting a single port on all of them and put a pickup tube on the other side. As we grow into our setup, we'd add ports for volume / recirc / temp etc..
They came back, and the welds are...
There's been a few posts on this. Some really cool ideas I'd like to try.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/portable-plate-chiller-334647/
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/diy-chillus-convolutus-caddy-323260/
I would visit:
www.brewvic.com/forum
And join the facebook group:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/brewvic/
there is an event planned for June 27th coming up:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/brewvic/events/
I like using this:
BIAB Calculator | Beer Review Dude
Found here:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f36/biab-water-volume-calculator-234277/
About 8 Gallons!
Removing the timer is pretty easy. I followed the steps here without any problems:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/turkey-fryer-burner-timer-interlock-mod-123043/
Oh, and test the thermometer.. I found mine was really bad for hitting my mash temperature.
I mashed at 155F.. After a bit of reading I'm doubting my thermometer. It came with my turkey fryer. So next batch I'll go get a more trusted one.
All reading were done using a hydrometer and I used http://www.brewersfriend.com/hydrometer-temp/ to adjust.
The hydrometer seems accurate...
So, two weeks later I thought I would check in and see where this guy fermented at. It's cleared up a bit, but still had some cloudiness.. I gave it a taste and it was certainly sweet.
The Gravity is sitting at 1.034
The temperature gauge on my Carboy reads 70F
:mad:
Pre boil I...
Thank you all!!! :rockin: my post got delayed (probably because I'm new) and I brewed on Monday without these comments. Your advice was spot on though! Calculators show me at 77% efficiency. Efficiency aside there's lots I could improve on to have a better brew.
1. The double crush...
Obligatory first post and questions. :)
Last weekend I did a no sparge BIAB of da yooper's house pale ale.. I thought I nailed it, but I only hit 64% efficiency. I'm actually quite happy with that, but I'm looking to improve. I'm doing cream of three crops tomorrow and I'm very hopeful...
Hrm, I bought some 2lbs of Munich a week ago on Finlayson no problems. I wonder if I got the last of that bunch and then they ordered more? lol I've been ordering in pounds, but I'd like to see their faces when you ask for .310 kilos of a certain grain :D
You need to start growing some...