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i can’t seem to get the PSI high enough to pump CO2 into the fermenter. I’m at 33/34* and want 8 PSI to get to ~2.4 vols. Even at 10 psi on the tank I’m having a hard time getting the co2 to actually push through the stone, it just doesn’t do anything, unless I really crank up the pressure. I...

anyone have a banged up old stainless kettle? I’m interested in having my welder practice on it.

Hi all, Currently running a 30G nano HERMs system and lugging the kettles around for cleaning is becoming quite tedious and adding significant time to the end of each brew day. It would seem a Bottom dump would allow me to clean in place which would significantly ease the cleaning. My kettles...

Using our new tilt for the first time. Brewed another classic cream ale and testing out the WLP080 yeast. Best before date was 7/15/18, so I made a 1.6l starter for our 5.5g batch. Yeast got after it pretty quick and seems to have stalled out after 5 days with apparent attenuation of 65% well...

Hey all, gonna do my first large batch next week. Accustomed to brewing 5 gallon batches and this will be my first time jumping up to a 1/2 barrel batch. I’m curious, what advice can you give me of things to watch out for or lessons learned?

Hi all, In the midst of my first run at pressure fermenting in my chilled fermentasaurus. I made a cream ale and pitched wlp001 last Sunday. I set my sounding valve to 1 bar and it’s been holding. I’ve got the chiller at 68 and come temp has been holding in that range. About a week in, the...

Hi all I built a DIY glycol chiller that has so far been incredibly rock solid!!! Best $250 I’ve ever spent. I went the blue discharge hose route for my fermentasaurus, and while the connection wasn’t the easiest I think I figured it out. I’ve got a small leak near the inlet at the top which...

ive seen various posts but yet to see anyone suggest they have a close clone. Can anyone point me in the right direction or share experiences?

So I'm just about done with my DIY glycol Chiller and I'm shocked how easy the build was. I followed Matt Smiths guide and I just want everyone to know how easy it was and a huge money saver. https://backdeckbrewing.wordpress.com/2017/09/05/glycol-chiller-build/

Brewed on twice and practically brand new. Asking $165 shipping included.

I just did my first closed loop transfer from my fermentasaurus (it’s awesome) into a corny. Looks like I need to carb it up to 12psi at 40 degrees for proper co2 vol. how long will it take to equillibrate? If I wanted to drink carbonated beer in six days, what would I increase the pressure to...

About to start scaling up and want more control over the grain bill (pun intentional). Not necessarily looking for a handout, so if you know a good value and place to procure online, please point me in the right direction. Thanks!

I’m new to “legging”, but not brewing. I’ve always bottled but since I got a Fermentasaurus, I’m interested in pressure. I’m out of keg space so I’ll be adding pressure at room temp, 72 degrees. Practically speaking, if I add 30 psi of pressure to get 2.5 volumes, how long will it take to...

Hi all, after having our first baby boy, brewing has unfortunately taken a back seat, but with his birthday coming up I wouldnt miss out on brewing "Sweet Baby Boyd's Honey Amber Ale" (Recipe TBD). I was in the middle of building a simple RIMS tube 6 months ago and am tryign to finish it up in...

Am building a RIMS tube and will control it via an Auber 1/4 DIN PID and 25A SSR. I do not need to hard wire the pump control as I am only using one pump with a wireless switch. Can someone please recommend a good project box to use? I am not worried about flexibility as I have no plans to...

Hi all, I figured i'd see if anyone happened to have one laying around before taking the plunge to buy a new one. Thanks for the look :mug:

Is there a trick to filling up the small cup? For the life of me I can't get fluid into it...

Just got my first pump and so far i love it. I am deathly afraid of burning it out. How long (if at all) is it okay for the pump to run dry after it has sucked all of the liquid out of my HLT? Is the answer none? Is five seconds okay?

So i brewed a blonde ale and finished with only 4.5 gallons of wort. I had it fermenting in the primary for 2 weeks and hit finished FG, but the beer is SUPER cloudy with the Wyeast Kolsch yeast. I would like to transfer to a secondary to aid in the clearing, but at 4.5 gallons I am worried...

As it is 34 degrees in Dallas, I doughed in 5 degrees or so above my expected mash temp of 154, and just checked mash temps 45 minutes into the mash and it is 161 degrees. What should I do, is it okay to mash another 60 minutes or so at target temp of 154ish to get full extraction? Or should I...