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I can't figure out a way to seal up the band around the lid. I have white life forming on my beers if I ferment in primary longer than ten days. So far it actually hasn't imparted any discernable off flavors. All I can think to use is cpvc cement, as it is the only adhesive I know of that's...

So I have made the switch to 15 gal plastic conicals. I have brewed probably 12 batches and probably three of them have a thin layer of white on top that almost looks like soap scum. It has solidish components in it that to not dissipate but stay in the beer. Two of three times I had white mold...

So.... I recently upgraded to a 15 gallon system using plastic conical fermenters and pvc yeast catchers. I made a batch of RyePA using 5 packs of Nottingham and harvest about 3 qts of really nice, creamy yeast. I want to brew the same beer with it but am lost on how to go about it. Just dump in...

What is the damage done by doing this?

Been reading a lot of keezer build threads (for obvious reasons) and it seems like a lot of extra planning to install a fan that blows all across the outer walls of the freezer to ward against the overheating of the compressor. Would it not be acceptible just to drill some small 3/8" holes into...

Does anyone out there know what the dead space is in a 20 gal MegaPot betwixt the false bottom and the kettle bottom? Thanks!

Wort from mash will be recirculated through copper coil bathing in the HLT. When sparging commences I will reconfigure the hoses so the sparge water is pumped through the coil, thus purging it of sweet wort. No problems. After the boil, the copper coil moves to MLT and is filled with ice. The...

I want to make my own in-line oxygenation unit. Why the need for the o2 regulator? Can't you just turn the tank on and let it rock or would it just blow &$%$ apart? What is the recommended flow rate? Thx.

When brewing 15 gal you would want 20 gal conicals or is 15 gal enough headspace for primary? Also, do ppl maybe ferment in a 20, then pump to a 15 to clarify? Any help would be great. Sorry if these questions are dumb...

Anyone know if there is a false bottom that fits this pot or if it has to be custom? Thanks.

I just came across a thread on here where two ppl mentiones, as an aside, that moving beer through vinyl tubing more than a foot or two will impart off flavors?!?! I have not experienced this, to my knowledge. Any input on this? Why does every homebrew suppplier sell vinyl tubing, then?

May be a stupid question, but.... the Banjo burner uses a high pressure regulator and this one (http://morebeer.com/view_product/17250//Burner_-_92000_BTU_for_Low_Pressure_Propane) on MoreBeer! uses a low pressure regulator. Can they be spliced off the same tank? I'm thinking they can- and yes...

Just curious why everyone pays for a ball valve and holes to be drilled when couldn't you just have the pump suck the hot water out of a dip tube through a hole in the lid then distribute it over the mash for sparging? Magnetic pumps don't have to be gravity fed, right?

Yo. I'm interested in building a ten gallon system. I'd like to regulate mash temp by pumping (recirculating) wort from the mash tun through 50' of copper tubing that will be submerged in my HLT then back in through the lid of the MT. the pump will be plugged into a single stage Ranco, so it...

Brewing a saison with Wyeast 3711. Malts and hops are nothing out of the ordinary. Started ferment at 63F and gradually ramped it to 77F for a few days then brought it back to around 70. Racked to secondary after 8 days in primary. Attenuated well, tasted the sample and am overcome with grassy...

I know the answer is probably on here somewhere but I don't have time to look cuz I have to run to work. I have two sterling rhizomes, each one sent up 3 bines. This is their first year. Both have one bine that is over-achieving compared two its two partners. One of these over-achievers is...

The equipment: 7cu ft. GE Chest Freezer (brand new), 2 stage Ranco Temp control, a small space heater, some duct tape, a white labs vial, some freezer pack goo and two thermometers (one digital and one dial). So, yesterday (the first day), I set the temp control to 61F with a 2 degree diff on...

So pretend i know nothing about electronics (because I don't). I want to get a 2-stage Ranco, but should it be the 211100 or the 211000. The only difference is the 211100 says: output 0-10V and output impedence 1K ohms. I'm pretty sure I need the 211000, not the fancy one that puts out. What...

The question: do highly flocculant yeasts leave less cells in suspension after secondary, thereby creating a slower conditioning time in the bottle? Say with Nottingham, how long would one have to leave it in secondary to necessitate the use of additional bottling yeast? I've been curious about...

Is this a phenomenon that is documented that I somehow missed the memo on? Fermentation was complete (or so I thought) when I racked to secondary. Batch was fermented with 2 pcks Nottingham and dry hopped with 1oz. Mt. Hood and 1oz. Northern Brewer. I was going to bottle after 5 or 6 days but...