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I ferment 11 gal of wort in a Speidel 60L fermenter. I am wondering if enough CO2 would be created by fermentation to purge (2) 5 gallon sanitized cornies of oxygen. I envision collecting the CO2 via tubing to liquid out of corny #1 with a jumper from corny #1 gas in to liquid out of corny #2...

I think I make this same post every year, or at least feel the sentiment. I bottle once a year, at Christmas time, to give my beer to family and friends as gifts. This year my gift list has increased to 6.5 cases and yesterday I washed every stinking bottle for the chore, actually 160 to...

I did some searches but I couldn't find a definitive answer on the rate of mash water absorption for an oatmeal stout. I made this recipe once before and it's real good but I mashed in with a water volume based on the entire gran bill and the beer was a little thin IMHO. I think the mash...

I measured my mash PH for the first time and it was 5.8. Is that considered out of range?

Anyone ever buy any of these plastic beer case boxes from CW Crate? I saw an ad in the latest issue of BYO for them. My cardboard boxes are near (or past :mad:) end of life and am looking for a better solution.

When I have bought a new 20lb propane tank the guy at propane supply said a new tank needed to be purged and charged me an extra $5 to do it. It was a similar process to purging the O2 from head space of a keg. A little propane in, release, repeat 2 or 3 times if I remember. Do I need to have...

I have been reading Brewing Better Beer by Gordon Strong and he suggests to calculate mash thickness, or water to grain ratio, based on the water in direct contact with the grain. If using a false bottom strike water volume is increased by the amount of water under the false bottom not in...

For anyone living close to a Blain's Farm and Fleet. They have a Presto 23 QT pressure canner on sale for $69.99. If you have ever thought about pressure canning starter wort you might want to check it out.

I was cleaning my 20 gal Blichmann Boilermaker kettle and used the included sight tube cleaning brush to swab the lower sight tube bulkhead from the inside of the kettle. It only inserted a 1/4 to 1/2" and when I pulled it out the brush there was an orange o-ring on the tip of the brush. Could...

I just finished putting up 7 1L jars of canned wort. I followed the procedures posted on the Maltose Falcons web page. After the pressure canner cooled down so I could open it I was surprised to see the hot break material in the jars. Also, even after 10 minutes out of the water bath some...

Does a brand new CO2 cylinder need to be purged with CO2 on first fill?

I recently finished a bottle of Star San and opened a new 32oz bottle I had ordered a few months back. In the past I have had no issues storing Star San in a 5 gal bucket for 4 to 6 weeks. It always remained crystal clear and the PH stayed pretty stable per my PH meter readings. The last...

I can no longer access the website www.wortomatic.com They had a bunch of cool brewing hardware builds and I would check them every now and then for new content. Too bad, it was a good website.

My new kettle, on left, 82qt Bayou Classic, next to 80 qt Blichmann Boilermaker. The Bayou was $149 with free shipping, Same 18ga SS as the Blichmann. It is destined to become an electric HLT. The fittings I ordered for valves, HERMs coil, etc, cost more than the kettle did :drunk:

I have a new 20 gal kettle and I made a little too much wort for my (2) 6 gal Better Bottles. I put about 5 1/2 gal in each of a simple APA and pitched a packet of re-hydrated SA-05 in each. It took off in both BB's and thank goodness for the blow tubes. I have separate containers of...

I recently bought the Blichmann 20 gal Boilermaker kettle. After 2 trial boils runs I had water boiling in the sight glass so I decided to use the 10"x6" stainless steel sheet heat shield to deflect the heat away from the sight glass per the kettle's instructions. I failed to notice the...

I brewed my first barleywine Saturday and it is fermenting like gangbusters. When it is finished fermenting I plan to age it until next year for Christmas cheer, 2011. I was going to age it in a corny in my basement. Could I prime it and let in carbonate during aging? I will purge with CO2...

I had a lost summer as far as brewing is concerned and have been busy resupplying my beer inventory all fall. Now that the kegerator is full again I have started keg conditioning my beer. I have become a real fan of the process. The 3 big advantages to me are: 1) Using available formulas for...

I was cleaning up today after brewing a porter and realized I left my electric HERMs heating element (Menards, off the rack, 1450W 120V) energized and under A419 control after draining all but 1 gal from my HLT. I am not sure if A419 tried to give power to the element. If the element had...

According to my copy of Beersmith, it appears there have been no significant enchancments to BS in 3 years. I can find no roadmap or enhancment plans on their website. It is a little disappointing that author(s) are not trying to improve or enhance the software, at least to my knowledge...