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  1. Unicorn_Platypus

    Iittala beer glasses - are the best!

    These are hands down my favorite beer glasses in the world Cannot recommend them enough. They work perfectly for all styles. The most universal beer glass I have ever used Surprised they aren't more popular. So much more aromatic and better head retention than a Teku. Every serious craft...
  2. Unicorn_Platypus

    Phosphoric acid 85% handling safety

    Are the handling precautions for 85% Phosphoric Acid similar to 88% Lactic Acid? Is phosphoric acid anymore dangerous than lactic acid if it were to get on your skin?
  3. Unicorn_Platypus

    Biofine Clear & Keg Priming with sugar?

    My current general practice is to dose all my kegs with priming sugar to naturally carbonate. If I were to add the biofine at the same time as the priming sugar would the beer still carbonate? (I could even shake up the keg now and again to ensure things stay in suspension) My thinking is it...
  4. Unicorn_Platypus

    PH Calculator for post fermentation adjustments?

    My understanding is that most brewing calculators are only reliable for making PH adjustments to wort, not beer. Lately, I've been adding lactic acid post dry hop with great success. I've also made adjustments on certain beers that were tasting a little dull where the acid addition really...
  5. Unicorn_Platypus

    Using AI to design beer labels

    Just started messing around with AI software called dall-e2 to design a beer label for me. Pretty cool stuff especially once you learn how to fine tune it. Here are some of the designs it came up with for me. This beer is going to be a wierd one. It's a smoked IPA named "Fuming Incense...
  6. Unicorn_Platypus

    Smoked Malts & Mash PH - Bru'n Water

    Hi Folks! I'm putting together a recipe for a smoked IPA. Any idea how these would impact mash PH. How would I enter the below two malts in Bru'n Water? Would I just use base malt for the Rauch Malt & wheat malt for the smoked wheat...
  7. Unicorn_Platypus

    Forgot Whirfloc - Young Beer Tastes Tannic - will it fade with cold crashing?

    Hi Folks, I had a few "mild boners" on brewday last week. This was a stout, where I was aiming to mash between 5.5-5.6 Here is a list of the said "boners": 1) forgot to add whirfloc at end of boil 2) Mash PH issue: I forgot to mix in my premeasured salts to the strike water and added these a...
  8. Unicorn_Platypus

    HOPFENWEISSE - BJCP Category?

    What category would you enter something like the BK Scneider Hoppenweisse? dry hopped weizenboch https://schneider-weisse.de/en/node/52
  9. Unicorn_Platypus

    Low Oxygen Sanitizers for Kegs - Sulfite? or Sulfite & Saniclean mix?

    Hi everyone, I've gone down the low oxygen rabbit hole. When I keg, I purge the receiving keg by filling to the top with saniclean and then push all the sanitizer out with CO2. I do have cut gas diptubes, so I am able to push almost all of the sanitizer out at the end. However, I do realize...
  10. Unicorn_Platypus

    Flying internationally with a full corny keg?

    I have some mini half gallon kegs that I would like to travel with from Boston to Munich. The kegs will be full and under pressure. Will I be allowed to fly internationally with this if I check it in my luggage?
  11. Unicorn_Platypus

    Fermzilla on Wheels!

    Since I'm 40 now, I decided I don't want to lift full fermentors anymore Gotta love amazon! *bears not included https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09JGGSWDP/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_BM3GSP95432PD1KZW4BM?_encoding=
  12. Unicorn_Platypus

    Stupid question for Pump noob

    Hey guys, I've been brewing for many years but have no experience with pumps. The main thing I'll be using it for transferring from hot liquor to mash tun & mash tun to kettle without gravity. The pump I'll be purchasing is the Blichmann riptide. Here's my stupid question : When I'm...
  13. Unicorn_Platypus

    Counterflow Chiller & Whirlpool Arm - Avoiding O2?

    I'm new to LODO, but very interested in giving it a shot. How do you avoid pumping the air that is in the lines & in the counterflow chiller into your wort when you first turn on the pump? Am I better off just sticking to an immersion chiller & avoiding a whirlpool all together to keep it...
  14. Unicorn_Platypus

    Keg giveaway - NYC - Upper East Side ***8 free Used Ball Lock Kegs**** (Must take them all)

    Hey guys, I'm moving apartments at the end of the month and am scaling down from 10 gallons to 5 gallon batches. I will no longer have outdoor space at my new place to store all these extra kegs. I am looking to give them away for free. The only condition is that you have to take all of...
  15. Unicorn_Platypus

    Acrylic bathtubs will brewery chemical cleaners damage them? (PBW, Iodophor, etc.)

    So, I just moved into a new apartment and there's a rider in the lease that talks extensively about how you can't use "abrasive cleaners" like comet or ajax and should only use soap water and a soft sponge. I'm planning to sanitize and clean my kegs and fermenters in the bathtub. I usually...
  16. Unicorn_Platypus

    120v EBIAB systems 5 gallon batches (for apartment) - recommendations

    Hey folks, I'm moving and will no longer have outdoor space to brew on my existing 10 gallon propane setup. Looking to scale down to 5 gallon batches on a EBIAB setup that stores easily in an 1 BD apartment. My new place will only have 120v hookups. What do folks recommend? I can spend up...
  17. Unicorn_Platypus

    Extension Cord for Keezer - is there such thing as safe one to use?

    I've got a chest freezer below any extension cords that would be safe to use? https://www.bestbuy.com/site/insignia-10-2-cu-ft-chest-freezer-white/8389389.p?skuId=8389389
  18. Unicorn_Platypus

    Carbonating in Keg using spunding valve with a few points left to FG

    I've read that this method is beneficial to reduce oxygen pickup in the keg. A few questions for those of you who do this. 1) How long do you leave it in the keg at room temp before putting it in the keezer? 2) If you dry hop in keg, assuming it best to add dry hops at time of transfer from...
  19. Unicorn_Platypus

    Large mineral additions significantly lowering mash PH in Bru'n Water

    I'm planning to brew a west coast IPA with the "Pale Ale" profile in Bru'n water I typically don't go this heavy on minerals, but want to give it a go. My NYC water is very soft (similar to RO). Usually I need to add a decent amount of acid malt (4oz to 6oz per 5g) to lower PH to 5.3 (with...
  20. Unicorn_Platypus

    Should I enter this as a Blond Ale (18A) or a Kölsch (5B) BJCP?

    Can you enter a Kolsch with Wyeast 1007? Recipe below is for a 12 gallon batch. This particular beer is brilliantly clear and very lager like, but with a touch of fruitiness from the yeast and hops. Super easy drinking, refreshing and delicious! Kind of tastes like lipton iced tea, but in a...
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