Recent content by neumann

Couple of reasons: I don't know if my keggle will fit in my chest freezer I don't want to lift the weight of the keggle if I can avoid it I am a little wary of leaving the sweet wort open to the air

I'm getting ready to brew my first sour and I am intrigued by the kettle sour process because it means I don't have to have as much dedicated plastics. The problem I have is keeping the wort at an appropriate temperature for during the souring process. Here is my plan: Mash as normal (I've got...

So I had my first infection after more than 5 years of brewing. I was moving a batch of beer from my fermentation chamber to a fridge to crash and I pulled my Beer Bug out and the overwhelming smell of vinegar struck me. It smells like a very strong sour or just plain vinegar. I'm not sure where...

Perfect. I just needed to know what it was called.

I want to move my CO2 tank out of my keezer but keep the regulator inside (I don't want to have to drill 3 more holes in my collar), what hardware is needed to make this happen. I've done some searching but must of what I see is people running the low pressure lines through the collar but I want...

I did not. A friend of mine suggested that there was something wrong with my CO2 cylinder. It was an older one but I never tested his theory. I just retired it to a drawer with all my other less used brew hardware. Let me know if you are able to get it working...

I've got this adapter and a 20oz CO2 tank. When I screw the tank into the adapter, CO2 just expels out of the small hole on the side of the adapter that I presume is for pressure relief. The tank screws into my old paintball marker no problem but I can't get it to work with this adapter. Has...

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First two batches had a tablet of whirlfloc. Actually forgot it in the last batch. No difference. I don't think it's directly related to the number of tiers in my setup but I just don't know where to begin looking.

Yeah, I've got a Chugger pump and I recirculate for probably 5 or 10 minutes. The wort gets clearer but it's pretty hard to tell if its completely clear. That 5 to 10 minute recirc is probably 2 or so gallons.

Last summer I built a single tier brewstand and I got 3 batches under my belt before the winter (if you can call it that, i don't think we have but a couple of days with lows in the 30s) and a kitchen remodel removed any time I might have had to brew. During that time I brewed and ESB and a Rye...

on the frame there is a little bit of surface rust because i didnt do a very good job painting it and i im not very diligent about keeping it clean. there isnt anything on the all thread because it doesnt get really wet.

I don't see any problem with that although it would weaken that part of the metal. It might not be an issue but I don't like to take chances when it comes to several gallons of scalding hot water. I would just get another length of all thread. Mine was that zinc plated stuff from home depot...

Ahhh sorry. I misunderstood. The rail is has a hole drilled all the way through that I have inserted a piece of all-thread in with a washer and wing but for rough adjustment. That all-thread is welded to the frame.