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This is an old thread but I am still interested in the result. I want to make a quick beer re-using using 1056. a cream ale might be just the thing. I made a porter, re-used some for a double IPA, and now I'd like to make one more beer with it. I do have temp control and would appreciate any...

I thought about using these for no chill, they are HDPE http://morebeer.com/category/speidel-plastic-tanks.html I love the no chill method, I've done it twice now and it's such a time saver. Anyone care to comment on these spiedel fermenters and if they would be OK for no chill, or no...

Huh. Well that is disturbing. I have been serving my Kombucha out of a new 2.5 corny keg and I am fermenting it in an old Dr Pepper keg. Sometimes I go to Brooklyn Kombucha, they have a happy hour at their HQ once per month and do serve Kombucha out of kegs. I think I will miss the next...

at work i used the top of the fridge which was very warm.

Thanks for all the great info. I did get it out using needle nose pliers. I have read that you should not use metal with a scoby, unless you are certain it is stainless steel. So I tossed it. The scoby was flexible and slippery, knife wouldn't cut it. I think I could have yanked it out...

I used a one gallon glass jug to ferment my Kombucha. I didn't realize the scoby would be so large and solid. I've made about 4 batches and the scoby is huge. I would like to use the jug for other purposes, so I wonder is there a chemical way to break up the scoby so I can continue to use the...

I suggest you get a fizz gizz. it is a small co2 charger, uses disposable co2 cartridges. You can re-use a poland spring water bottle. Just run your KB through a strainer in a funnel to the Poland Spring bottle. Stick it in the fridge to chill and then use the fizz gizz to carbonate it. You...

I'd like to start a Fizz Giz thread here, there is one in the Mead thread for your reference: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f30/fizz-giz-375164/ Fizz Giz is a small carbonation device that works with 16 gram CO2 cartridges. It is used to carbonate beverages in standard PET bottles. There...

I did the same racked off half of a 3 month old brett beer and a week later I had a mold like pellicle. So I will tell you i have had mold on top of my beer twice and had two different results. one was a berliner weisse, and the mold grew on top of the sour cherries I threw on top. I...

This device is so awesome! I can't wait to wirelessly monitor my specific gravity every day without opening my carboy. I backed the project, and I'm getting the bluetooth early beerbug. It could be that apple does not support the protocol over bluetooth. I'm just guessing though. For...

I use the Marshalltown for all my 6 gallon batches. I even boil with it because it gives me extra heat to keep 8 gallons boiling on my stove. I've made pilsner, wits, light and dark beers and no issues. I soak it in pbw and use a bottle brush to clean it.

I like the sounds of this. Please let us know how it turned out. I am curious about the salt hop I've heard it has a strong taste. I did make a pils with that yeast and I did have diacetyl. From now on I raise the temp after two or three days and I keep raising it to keep the airlock going...

Do you no chill in that container? what happens as the wort cools, do the sides cave in a bit? The containers pictured do not look very flexible for the vacuum created as the wort cools. I like the looks of those and I only want to no chill in them, or maybe ferment. Do you transfer it to...

I am also intrigued by the hood. I would brew in my laundry room if I could ventilate well enough. Is there a fan inside the hood?

Thank you to everyone for your replies. I was able to call them and they answered the phone and told me they did not have any kegging equipment. I brought a keg into work in Manhattan but could not tap it because I forgot those couplers. I didn't want to go back out to Brooklyn and back again...

I'm in downtown Manhattan. I need to get the gas and beer knobby things for a corny keg. One day I needed a keg wrench. It would be nice to know if they have those things.

OK so tonight I compared a DFH Midas Touch with my recipe, with the Trappist High gravity yeast and all grain. It is now about 5 months after the brew day. color. The DFH is almost orange, while mine was yellow. aroma. The DFH was aged a couple of months. It had a nice honeysuckle aroma...

I also brewed a Midas Touch clone but from a recipe you can find online at BYO magaine. Here is a link to my 4.5 gallon version. Please note that instead of sugar in this recipe you should use 23 fluid oz or 2 lbs of Alexander's Muscat Grape Concentrate...

I just bought one of these and I am planning to use it in my MLT first, then move it to my HLT while the grains are mashing. You need a minimum of 6 inches of water since it will shut off if less than 6, but it recommends 8 inches of water. What is it made of? is it dangerous or will it impart...

Craig, thanks for that formula. My recipe is a little different, an all grain from BYO magazine. I adjusted it down to about 4 gallons. It's been fermenting for two weeks and it's at 1.022. I'll come back here with notes later when I've tasted it...