Recent content by ABrother

Has anyone ever heard of "Enzymic Malt"? It's showing up in a recipe for a British Winter Warmer I want to try. According to the website below its exactly the opposite of what it sounds like. That website describes it as an acidified malt. http://www.e-malt.com/specialmalt/en_enzymic_malt.htm...

I like to brew with friends so it was important that I be able to transport my brew stand. Here is the really cool solution to that challenge my friend helping me build came up with. The transport rig on the back of my truck. Wheel the stand up... Tip it up... Lift... And lock...

Note to self... BBQ Black and Satin Black are NOT the same color. One more coat of the right color paint and I'll be ready to install the burners and figure out how to run the gas plumbing.

I'm using converted Sanke Kegs so I don't think they will seal like flat bottom pots will they? I was going to test the burners so I'll be sure to pay special attention to how well they seem to be breathing. I'll also check the forum for posts related to burner installation and efficiency.

A little more progress tonight. I'll be installing burners before you know it. I was planning to use BG-10 high pressure burners because it's what I'm familiar with. I'd really rather use a low pressure burner with enough BTUs to heat the large volumes in around 30 minutes. The BG-14 seems a...

My process seems similar. The only thing I need a second pump for would be to fly sparge. What pump are you planning to use?

What is DMS? I assume your canning your wort starter in a pressure canner to get to 250F?

Could you suggest a few sources I could learn more about the science behind the hot break? Also as I understand the boil it's two purposes are to cause the hot break so the protein can be removed and to extract or utilize the hops. So I guess what I'm really wondering is if the boil process can...

Just a quick question. Earlier I saw some comments on having the LHBS double mill the grain. Is this something we should be doing if we mill it ourselves or is that just to get a finer crush from the LHBS mill that's not adjusted to give a really fine crush?

I was just thinking about the boil and it occurred to me what about the boil causes the hot break? If it's temp then what temp is required because it doesn't seem likely it has to be 212F since very few of us are probably boiling every batch at standard atmospheric conditions. If it is temp then...

Yes, I am only planning to use burners under the HLT and brew kettle. I'll heat the strike water in the BK to begin and the HERMS water (not sure what the right term is there) in the HLT. Pump into the MLT from the BK then start the recirculation until temps stabilize at my strike temp then I'll...

Yea, we got some scrap expanded metal to use for a shelf. I didn't think mounting the pump on or around that would be to big of a deal. I have no idea how they mount so I'll wait and see once I get it ordered and in. I'm planning to use a Chugger pump. Since I've never used a pump it might be...

I have been brewing about 20 or 25 years and have always dreamed of building a brew stand/system. Well I'm not getting any younger and I'm tired of horsing kegs full of hot liquids around to try to do an occasional all grain. I figured I'd share pictures and ideas as this project goes along and...

Anybody want to post a few pics or a video showing how easy or difficult the connections are to make with the two different options?

I appreciate all the good insights. I was planning to just move hoses so it's sounding like Camlocks are the way to go. I would not have guessed the TC's would be more difficult to connect but I can see the challange now with all those pieces. The system I'm planning in the grand scheme is...