Recent content by Tanagra

... much better. I am able to boil quite vigorously and am achieving a boil-off rate of almost exactly 1.5gal/hour (it is actually a little more). I am using the natural gas wide open in conjunction with the 1500 watt element - will just have to watch for boil-overs. Very excited to brew...

Yes, I am using all of the same equipment and procedures that I used at the old house - to a TEE. I brewed a German Pils yesterday and again could not get the boil hard enough to produce any hot-break at all. I was only able to boil off ~ 0.8gal/hour so again I missed my OG by 5 points (I...

I like this idea... I was wondering if perhaps the pressure at the old house was different than the new one. Is there a way for me to test? Do I need to call a plumber?

The first install was this - http://www.homedepot.com/p/Hallman-30-in-Gas-Cooktop-in-Stainless-Steel-with-5-Burners-Including-a-Tri-Ring-Power-Burner-HGC3002ST/301541018 Current cooktop is this -...

Videos - Top-Down view - https://youtu.be/SqxpmzjVa3A General Side view - https://youtu.be/ethhUEkwc6U

Thank you all for the replies... To answer some questions - - If there was something else on that line (laundry/furnace/pool heater), it was not running while I was brewing or testing the gas. - I have some quick videos of the boil but am not sure how to post them (is there a website...

Good Evening Fellow Brewers! For over a decade I have been brewing on a Natural Gas free-standing Frigidaire Range equipped with a power burner (I think 16k or 18k BTU output, but certainly not more). I *never* had a problem getting SUPER aggressive boils with 7+ gallons of wort - even at the...

Yes, all processes were the same and I am leaning towards your conclusion myself. I think next batch will be a pilsner - at least it will be very easy to determine if the wort is darker than normal.

SHAKKA indeed! I am pretty sure I didn't scorch the wort, as I never let it get above 168 degrees. I am using small blasts of steam through a counterflow wort-chiller to 're-heat' the wort from time to time before it reenters the mashtun to keep my mash temp consistent. Thank you for your...

Not at all, I am merely asking the community if they have also noticed darker wort when moving to RIMS from a more popular cooling mash-tun steeping system.

I have been brewing exclusively all-grain batches for about 12 years now. I am very methodical and OCD about my processes, have all the little toys and instruments and hit my gravity marks and temperature goals easily. In 50+ batches, all of my beers have come out almost exactly as I had...

Success! Thanks for the tip - after corking, I push down the plate and bring down the lever again to compress the cork and the bottle drops right out.

Success! Thanks for the tip - after corking, I push down the plate and bring down the lever again to compress the cork and the bottle drops right out. http://rs467.pbsrc.com/albums/rr36/tanqwork/Mobile%20Uploads/image.jpg~320x480

For reference, here is the corker I purchased... Note that it does not have a 'quick release' at the 'mouth' like some others of this type that I have seen. Is anyone else using a corker like this?

Those are PRETTY ass bottles my friend! Are those corks protruding 5/8" out of the bottle? I tried 5/8" and notice that the wire hoods do not rest on the top of the cork using 6-7 half-turns... Any tips?