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How would you calculate the original gravity of pressure canned wort (250*F at 15 min) based on a pre-boil gravity? I can take a reading next time I open a jar, but I'd like to know the science behind it. Since there is little to no evaporation with the lids on, does that mean there is no...

I have a stuck fermentation that I'm going to try to fix by pitching a healthy starter of WLP099 (High Grav) at high krausen. Trouble is, I pressure canned my wort with foam control (fermcap S: 1 drop for 2 gal), so no krausen. This is my first experiment with foam control. For a regular...

This has been alluded to a lot in pressure canning wort discussions, but I can't find any simple info on making sterile water. Most brewers that can wort mention that they also like to make up some jars of water, but no real info is given. I've read 15 PSI for 30 min. How much head space do I...

I've been reading up a lot on the recirculating immersion chiller idea and want to experiment with it but not commit to copper until I knew if it worked for me and my setup and the ideal design. CPVC seems like a great way to tinker on the cheap, but I don't know. The stuff I have is rated to...

I'm tired of hoses collapsing, so I'm upgrading to 90 elbows and silicone tubing. My question is what length of tubing is ideal? Should it go to the bottom of the receiving vessel? Just long enough to get in the vessel? Silicone ain't cheap and I'd like to cut down on the length to save money if...

I feel like I can finally have a lot of control with fermentation. But, I have questions about best practice for all of the steps I may be incorporating (these may be out of order): Primary (7-10 days @ 64) Dry hop (4 or 5 days in) Temp raise (to 68 ) Cold crash (1+ days @ -50) Secondary...

Yesterday as I calibrated my sight-glass, I filled 2 quarts at a time (largest measuring vessel I had) and at the end, I realized that my false bottom and dip tube weren’t in. I know that I could just drop them in and measure the difference and mark accordingly, but I’ll be calibrating another...