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Yeah, I figured someone else might have the same kind of problem. I'm brewing my first brew with it tomorrow. I figure it'll be a few brews before I get the gas/air vent/flame dialed in.

I guess I can now answer my own question... Turns out there was a minor problem with the cast. The cast iron burner part was "clogged" (so to speak) with a thin layer that was keeping the gas from flowing efficiently. I was able to break this layer with a screwdriver. Once that was done, the...

I received a Blichmann Floor standing burner and I'm having problems igniting it. I turn the gas on, I can hear it but the burner doesn't light and after a few seconds, Istart smelling propane everywhere. I'm wondering if it's a problem with the cast of the burner itself. Right behind the...

No, definitely don't do this. Instead, fill the sanitized and clean syphon with water, lock one end so the water doesn't drain out, put the syphon in your beer and then unlock it so the water starts flowing. Drain the water into a juice jug or something until beer starts flowing, then move...

Upvote! Thanks for the info!

If it's worth anything, I'm also brewing a Kolsch with the same WYeast. I fermented it in a plastic primary fermenter for about a week at about 20C (68F) and then, very carefully, transferred it to a glass carboy leaving a good amount of trub/yeast cake behind. It's been in the carboy for about...

I would agree with the above statement only if you don't have a wort chiller. If you are immersing the bucket into your bath with ice, then maybe you are better off just immersing the pots. But if you have a wort chiller, go ahead and transfer the wort (and try and filter some of the crap out)...

Yes. This is what I do. I boil my wort in two stainless steel crock pots and, despite the hassle of dealing with two pots, they start boiling faster than one big pot. Anyhoo, I also use a hard plastic bucket (with a spigot and a false bottom) to do my mashing. I use that same bucket for...

What jumertens said. I try my best to filter as much hops out when I transfer the wort to my fermenter, I have a stainless steel, mesh thingy that does a pretty good job but, yeah, little bits can still get through. Especially if I use pellet hops. When I make IPA's, I typically end up having...

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It also depends on how big your batch was, was a yeast starter used, what kind of yeast, etc. 1.072 is pretty big, I'd just wait it out.

Beer Calculus/Hopville is awesome.

I haven't had any problems getting a hold of whole Simcoe hops.