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    Portable freezer = Inexpensive Glycol Chiller?

    So I have seen some threads regarding the use of thermoelectric cooling mini coolers as glycol chillers (seems improbable), but what about one of these? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07G132X2F?ref=emc_p_m_5_i&th=1 For $170, you get a 20qt capacity vessel that's capable of sub-freezing temps...
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    Hop Rocket and Rice Hulls Rather than Vorlauf

    Quick update: everything worked and worked well. I hit my OG and got 5.75G of crystal clear wort into the fermenter. However, draining the hop rocket after the kettle was dry was such a pain in the ass. Until I exhaust my current supplies, I will now happily put 4.5 gallons in my kegs to avoid...
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    MASH EFFICIENCY

    I use a claw hammer and had the same problems early on. My solution was to squeeze the grains using 3 food safe buckets. In one of them, I drilled a bunch of small holes on the bottom and up the sides, making a colander. I dump the grain in the colander bucket after the mash, then place the...
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    Hop Rocket and Rice Hulls Rather than Vorlauf

    So I have a question that I haven't really found an answer to. Here is my goal: Rack a full 5 gallons of 100% clear beer into the keg. My problem: I have limited fermenter space; I brew in 6 gallon torpedo kegs with a floating dip tube. If I get too much kettle trub in my fermenter, it makes...
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    Splitting a 5 gallon kit

    I have found the best way to add lime flavor is to make your own tincture. Zest 2 or 3 limes and add the zest it to half cup of vodka. Let it sit for a couple days to allow the vodka to extract the lime flavor. Use a coffee filter or some other strainer to remove and discard the zest. Then add...
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    Cider Hasn't Begun Fermentation

    You should be seeing signs of fermentation by now. If you don't see any airlock activity, it may be there is not a proper seal somewhere else and the CO2 is escaping elsewhere. However, one tell tale sign is the apple juice should be getting cloudy as the yeast multiples and are in suspension...
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    Slow fermentation?

    At this point, this seems like the only possible explanation. I have never seen such a long delay during fermentatio. The OG was with a hydrometer and validated with the tilt. Yeah, when it stayed at 1.030 after raising the temp and adding more yeast, I was convinced many of the sugars were...
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    Slow fermentation?

    Down to 1.022 this morning. I fully intend on letting this go as far as it possibly can in hopes of hitting the target FG, but does anyone have any clue what is going on? It sat at approx. 70F for almost 3 weeks after adding more yeast before gravity started to drop slowly (a little less than a...
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    Slow fermentation?

    I couldn't tell you, I ferment in a 6 gallon keg. No, I meant I didn't need to worry about O2 because I ferment in a keg. I knew I wouldn't introduce O2 by shaking the FV like I would if I was using plastic buckets.
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    Slow fermentation?

    I used DME as the starter wort, and added some of the stalled beer to step up the suspended yeast. The starter had no problems and made short work of the fresh wort. I was already suspecting that the initial high mash temp resulted in less fermentables, but I figured some more yeast cells in the...
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    Slow fermentation?

    I have a bit of a head scratcher. At the end of August, I brewed a Brown Ale (OG 1.050) that was supposed to ferment to 1.011, but it stalled at 1.030. I fermented at 68F with Lallemand London English Ale. I attributed the stall to one or both of the dumb mistakes I made when brewing: First, I...
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    Beer Tower Question for Home Built Kegerator

    I can't speak to the quality of those towers, but as long as they are sturdy, they should be fine. Definitely recommend stainless steel for the shank and faucet though as chrome plating will eventually chip off. I'd also recommend a tower fan or else your first pour of the day will be foamy.
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    Diacetyl Rest Question...

    My recommendation is to leave it at ferm temps and D-rest when you return. I think waiting to do the D-rest until after you return would probably be the safest bet, especially if you are leaving in the next couple of days. If you needed the beer shortly upon your return and it's half way or...
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    For Sale 5 Gal. Corny Kegs

    Are these still available? If so, where exactly in WV are you?
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