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I recently had under-attenuation issues with Nottingham yeast. I had 3 packs, 2 from the same lot, 1 from a different lot. I made a 10gal (2 x 5gal) batch of 1.030 OG Gratzer and pitched a different lot of rehydrated yeast into each 5gal. One of the 5gal batches took off pretty quick, the...

I wonder if the false bottom/screen setup on your mash tun affects dough ball formation when 'underletting'? I have a perforated manifold at the bottom of my mash tun, so that when I am underletting, water is being introduced across a large area at a consistent rate. I never restrict the flow...

This has been my setup for the past year and a half. Multiple 5 and 10gal batches, it has been rock solid thus far.

Sure, but sorry for the poor pic quality. The RIMS tube is hanging below my cooler mash tun, with my 220V controller out of picture on the right. The dial thermometer is mounted via tri-clamp on the left of the tube. My pump is pushing the wort through the RIMS and up into a port on my cooler...

I use a similar setup, i.e. 1.5" tube, but with 1/2" NPT ports with flared barbs for wort input and output. I saved money by using the same tri-clamp mounted heating element (straight element, stainless steel base) and controller (still dragon DIY build) for my boil kettle, I just switch out...

Thanks for the info. What pump(s) do you recommend based on your experience? M

I've used this strategy before for adding orange flavor direct to a finished beer for wits and for a saison. Works well. Soak some zest (your choice of citrus) in vodka overnight, then pour strained liquid directly into keg.

So I ended up doing just that and after turning the impeller, it started working again. After a few on and off cycles, it stalled again. I turned the impeller and worked just fine. I reassembled and tested it in a bucket of water. Since I didn't secure the outlet hose I ended up spraying my...

I'm hoping a fellow homebrewtalk peep can help me find a solution to this issue: I have a Wel-Bilt 1/8HP submersible pump that I use to circulate ice water through my immersion chiller. It's been working fine until recently, it now doesn't pump any water. I can hear a droning sound coming...

I've been thinking about the same thing for my upcoming baltic porter brew. Was planning on using the yeast cake from an Alt, using White labs Dusseldorf Alt yeast (WLP036). This yeast does a good job highlighting the malt character of the beer and finishes pretty clean. I think the high...

I use this technique all the time. I find that I get a more even mixing of grain with strike water without getting dough balls compared to adding grain directly to strike water. A caveat however is that I do full volume mashes, i.e. all brewing water in the mash, with no sparge so I am pumping...

My fav part of this year's NHC was the Expo. I spent hours just walking up and down the vendor displays, drinking good beer (including pours from Stone and Ballast Point) and talking beer with the vendors and attendees. I only ended up attending 1 seminar! BTW, they finally brought back...

So I was at NHC last week in San Diego and enjoyed the seminar on 'Brewing Session Beers'. The speaker was Andy Mitchell, a brewer at New Belgium, and he had a number of good pointers for brewing session strength beers. Although I was familiar with increasing mash temps in order to produce...

Nice, I like that idea. I've actually been doing that with my single temp batches, however since I've set up a RIMS I've been playing around with different mash temps. Also, since I'm starting out with 110F+ temp water from my hot water tank, it doesn't take me long to heat up a full volume of...

+1 for no-sparge, my single biggest time saver. Heat up 1 batch of water, and use same pot for the boil. Second biggest time saver is going electric. Water and wort are more efficiently heated within the kettle as opposed to from the outside. Same heating element used for heating water...

I'm actually drinking a batch of wit fermented with this yeast as I type and I'm happy with the results. My wit recipe is similar to yours below, except I used rolled oats in place of your honey malt and coriander in place of the lemon peel. My batch of yeast was a year old so I made a...

My setup: Keggle with 5500w wavy element, mounted by tri clover element adapter (brew hardware). Power control by still dragon DIY controller, connected to 220v recepticle. Last night was my first run using my eKettle for a 10gal batch. While my kettle was heating the wort to a boil, my...

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Just ordered a 1lb of these hops as an alternative to magnum and plan to use them to bitter my lagers. Anyone have any experience using these? For a description, check out this page. BTW, I'm assuming 'Hallertauer Taurus' and 'Taurus' are the same hop Thanks

Great idea! And rate of crush can be adjusted by changing speed of kitchenaid. How many batches of grain have you milled so far using this setup?