Recent content by juandela

Hey all, I'm distilling beer using my grainfather and alembic dome. I have two batches, both are approximately a beer growler and a half after stripping run.... so..... approximately 3/4 gallon (3L) for each finishing run. Grainfather recommends collecting (and tossing) a full 200ml of...

haha... good call. I have three cases of Dogfish Head Namaste that is ready to go. I work in the beer industry and have access to beer at reduced prices. I'm a homebrewer and although I think I can already make a higher quality wash than many who get into the distilling game NOT from the...

Hey all, I am going to attempt to distill some canned beer. How important is it to limit oxidization as I empty the cans?

yeah, the manual is bad news. I built a fermentation temp controller using the ITC1000 and it was great how much there was on youtube. seems crazy that there is nothing for this unit.

anyone know of a basic tutorial on the IPB 16? I'm ready to brew but feeling overwhelmed with the PID. there strangely seems to be NOTHING on youtube.

Anyone using this thing? https://www.brewhardware.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=RIMSfullkit1&CartID=1 The price is fantastic and looks to be better/cheaper than anything I would piece together without the worry of "did I just build something that will probably electrocute me?"...

oh wow, you are apparently the dude I need to talk to. I see the controller for sale.... cheap enough. does it have to be in an enclosure of some sort (different from the Johnson)? Assuming your stand is only automated for RIMS, can you tell me more? How about your tube, what did...

I hadn't thought about insulating. I have a unique situation where my SW Michigan house is a walk-out front so the 2-stall garage is under the living room. I brew at the front of the garage (wheeled out from the back of the garage) so I'm outdoors enough to not worry about the propane fumes...

just curious, did you rack onto frozen bananas? how'd it come out?

Okay... I see now I was asking you guys to teach me how to fish and I was standing there with a stapler. A few days later and I'm infinitely more informed than I was when I originally posted this. Hopefully I can entice some discourse I was ready to buy a RIMS tube (ebay/amazon) and...

Hello all, I've lurked here for years and brew solid beer because of much I've learned here. In the process I bought a keggle brew sculpture a few years back and used it to take my all grain brewing up a step. I found the stand/keggles for sale locally. Here's what it is: 2 tier, 3...

man, you guys are a wealth of knowledge. thanks to all for the input. i checked out the tap a draft system in the hopes that he could bring home a growler and transfer it into this system to hold for a couple days to a week int he fridge. i thought i saw that they are typically larger than...

hey all, great forum. i've used these almighty pages for inspiration as i slowly amass my brewing empire but rarely posted. i've got a question..... for the perfect holiday gift for my father i'm looking for a way to extend his growler beer's carbonation. at 71 he loves bringing a...