Recent content by slippryj

Can you elaborate? My lines are 36” and I’ve been having some success with traditional long tubes.

Thanks for the replies, it appears I have a cheapo one. Got some nicer ones coming in soon. Thank you for the replies!

Hi Team! The local homebrew guy sold me on trying out a floating dip tube. I installed the floater on the short stub and it went on with little hassle. I swapped the long tube with a stubby. I did my normal kegging routine: force carb @ 25 psi for 48 hours then purge CO2 and drop to serving...

The hulls were crushed but they weren't crushed nearly as fine as my normal HBS. I was mainly curious if it was how I used the Carafa or if it was the crush. Looks like the crush is not good for my setup. Thanks for the input and observations!

Nope, I measured out the grain and ran it trough their mill myself. It's a reputable joint with good reviews, friendly staff, clean and well layed out. I did a 15 lb brew last week and managed 1.077 post boil @ 5.5 gallons, so I'm thinking my equipment is okay. Thank you all for your quick...

So I've been all grain for a couple years now and I've been averaging about 75 - 80% efficiency. I recently moved to an area that has a local HBS, which I prefer to ordering ingredients from web vendors. I've had a number of successful brews from the ingredients purchased from said HBS and I...