Recent content by Kirbuno

I brewed this last August. Just tasted the result. I feel it is a bit heavy handed in the roasted grains taste profile. If I were to do this one again I would back off on the dark grains 15-20%. Just my opinion, for me, this one is over the top and hard to enjoy.

Whoa, the glacier just might be overkill. Still loving mine.

Remembered to take a video of the valve setup I am currently using. See video for a quick demo. Here I am just draining a bit of trub. This works for yeast removal straight to your container via the hose so that it doesn't get exposed to open air. (For some reason the .mov file...

As my photo shows above, only with a length of hose connected, because the valve is so small, you can barely open the valve and watch the contents (the reason for a sight glass) come out at a controlled rate of speed. There is no need for a valve above the sight glass. Wish I had taken a photo...

I have the same issues and this has got me thinking about options. Here is the solution I came up with, which seems pretty straight forward and now obvious. This is so easy and I am happy with the way it works. If you supply the top with a bit of C02 pressure no air gets in the fermenter. I...

I had my first failure with this setup. It coincided with a stuck mash. I used a different brew supply house than usual that had the crush set way too fine. Noticed it seemed like I had a lot of flour. The stuff gummed up everything, wouldn't even go thru my mesh bags I tried to use to...

Removed my post as I believe I should post this elsewhere.

AD - Seems weird, but it did it at the point where the clamp bracket was, there is just no strength in a flat edge like that. I tried tighting the clamp band more but just ended up ruining the silicone. I sold it to someone who was not interested in the same direction I have taken so got most...

TD, The carbonation comes from the yeast. I like to start of slow and work up to 7 psi. There is a huge string of over 2,000 replys on this subject. Long version original: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthre...=closed+system I like it for many reasons, don't want to start a whole new...

Looking at the shipping on the Ali-express it seems to add up fairly quickly, I didn't take the time to figure how much shipping from BH is. I had the advantage of stopping by the shop in LA. The Ali one has a 1" bottom drain, while the BH has a 2" The workmanship is dramatically warped...

I see your point. I can see I wasn't completely clear in my explanation. I meant that every outlet, including the top is a tri-clamp fitting on the BH fermenter. It is the top that gives out. Yes you may be able to (for a short duration of time while pushing your beer out of the fermenter) be...

I've heard mixed results on the hop rocket from friends. I like the versatility of the hop filter I got as it works with pellets. And the Hop Rocket is more expensive.

I like to do a one pass to keep contamination down to a minimum, and my chilling process can take the wort from from boiling to 60 deg. in one pass, but the rice hulls sound like a good idea to keep the cost down from buying a filter like the BH Hop filter I spoke of.

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It might cause cavitation if you left the pump on full the whole time. I use a clear-ish silicone tube that allows me to see the liquid in the tube from the filter to the pump. I can control the out flow from the pump to make sure there is still enough liquid coming from the kettle to the...