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Selling a Tapcooler bottle filler complete with ball lock gas post, extension tube, blowoff tube and growler filler bung. Asking $125 CAD. Also selling a 24" x 5" rectangular drip tray. Asking $40 CAD. Got out of the hobby so these are no longer needed. Local pickup preferred (Pickering, ON)...

I've had my keezer running for about 3 years now, using an STC-1000 for temp control. For the second time in its life I've had to replace the cooling relay in the controller because it got stuck in the closed position, causing the keezer to continue to run well below its set point. Right now I...

This is what I did for my last brew a few weeks ago. I tried normal StarSan before, but with the CIP it gets unbelievable foamy, basically all foam haha. I don't fear the foam, but when I went to fill the fermentor through the bottom dump port, there was foam shooting out through the port that I...

I also spent a few months researching the Spike CF5 vs. the SSB Unitank. Similar to @Murph4231 above, it was the dump valve size and multi-port lid that pushed me into the CF5. Love it.

Anyone found that their refractometer (talking about the $25 plastic variety) is less accurate with high OG wort? I did an imperial stout on the weekend and when I measured the OG after the boil I was about 12 SG points off what I was expecting (1.082 vs. 1.094). I measured with my hydrometer...

Question for those out there that continuously recirculate their mash through a HERMS or RIMS setup. Do you still stir your mash every 15 minutes or so? Reason for the question: I've typically paused recirculation every 15 minutes or so to do a quick stir, then restart the pump. Two brews ago...

My initial batches were all no-boil kits, I think from Magnotta stores here in Ontario and that quickly escalated to extract, partial mash and all grain over a few years. I think $120 for that starter kit is a decent deal, although I've never used the Coopers product line. The only thing that...

Gone through a couple of brews with my DIY AC Glycol Chiller and I'm quite pleased with the performance. That being said, I wish it was a tad quieter, especially the condenser fan. Has anyone tried to replace this fan with something quieter? I assume that the stock fan was sized to ensure...

@mongoose33 how long are you letting the hop dropper purge before dropping them into the fermenter? I have the parts for an identical setup but haven't had a chance to test it out yet.

Thanks @eric19312 , I'm going to try and see how low I can get it today with the glycol set at about 28F, and then just be happy with that I think.

Fellow CF users, I have another question for you when it comes to cold crashing. I have my DIY AC Glycol chiller set to -2C (28F) as I understand this is essentially the freezing point for beer at around 4-6% ABV. I'm able to crash my CF5 down to about 3C (37F), but struggle to get colder than...

After filling the CF5 yesterday with the first batch, I was able to back off the clamp a few turns and rotate the racking arm no problem. Thanks for everyone's suggestions. Now for another quick question. How are people generally filling their CF with wort? In my Fermonster, I was able to...

yes, i was definitely trying it dry. Will try again after wetting the gasket with a full fermentor tomorrow and see if that helps.

Thanks for the reply, I'm already using a teflon gasket. Are you able to smoothly rotate the racking arm with the TC clamp on and snug?

After about a month of patiently waiting by my front door, my shiny new CF5 with a bunch of accessories finally arrived yesterday. I got it all set up, PBW'd everything and it's sitting ready for a brew day hopefully tomorrow. My question is about rotating the racking arm. I got a teflon gasket...

good to know!

Great, thanks!

Apologies in advance is this is covered in another thread but some searching on my part didn't seem to pull up a definitive answer. I use a Tilt Hydrometer connected to a Raspberry Pi to monitor fermentation progress through Brewfather. Currently I'm fermenting in plastic carboys in a mini...

I built a 3-vessel HERMS and I have a 320 controlling the element in my HLT and a 120 controlling the element in my BK. I was a bit on the fence about using the automated mash step routine as well but now that I have it, I wouldn't go back. You can actually set it to hold before initiating the...

makes sense! thanks for your input.