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  1. benzesp

    Has fining taken the place of filtering?

    I worked for a brewery that centrifuged, into a DE candle filter then into barrels.Then out of the barrels into a Horizontal plate DE filter, into a plate and frame to a bright tank where it would go to a HTST pasteurization unit. Needless to say I became a cellar pimp turning beer back into...
  2. benzesp

    german pils hop selection advice

    I use Northern Brewer for initial bittering then Sazz for all the other additions.
  3. benzesp

    Keggle false bottom.

    Thanks. All Hooked up now :)
  4. benzesp

    Your favorite type of post-er on HBT:

    People that get all butt hurt cause you did't read that one reply buried somewhere in the 50 pages of a thread.
  5. benzesp

    Your favorite type of drinking glass?

    Das Boot.
  6. benzesp

    Lager Hops

    Well you got earthy\spicy and citrus notes there. Try it out.
  7. benzesp

    Lager Hops

    For AM lagers I use a clean bittering like Magnum or N.Brewer then hit it with whatever aromatic I'm feeling, done Cascade, Amarillo, and Sazz so far. I shoot for 40ish IBUs. Been using flaked maize in the mash as well. Has a mellow sweet character that kinda keeps it from being super dry. I've...
  8. benzesp

    Why is my Weizen crystal clear?

    Just not drinking it fast enough :).
  9. benzesp

    S-05 Attenuation and Alcohol Tolerance

    Used it up to 12% however nothing would bottle carb.
  10. benzesp

    Help me in getting lowest possible final gravity with big beer

    I just did a RIS @ 1.098. Finished at 1.19 using a medium body step mash. That's as low as it's going apparently. Assuming my yeast gave out or it's just residual sugar from my adjunct (Dark Brown Sugar). I have been adding the Sugar along with an additional active yeast starter 7 Days into...
  11. benzesp

    Please help me dry out my beer!

    Want low FG, Mash at lower temp to reduce dextrins and increase fermentability.
  12. benzesp

    New RIMS Tube

    Have this same setup. Works perfect. I use it at 120v have no problem maintaining mash temp for 10 gallon batches. I use a propane burner as well to ramp temps up when stepping (I can get a rise of 2.2 deg F\Min if I only use the RIMS. I measure my temp at the exit with a 3" thermowell and I...
  13. benzesp

    It's my beer infected?

    Looks normal to me. I'd rack into secondary and test/taste. If you had a good primary fermentation chances are you are OK.
  14. benzesp

    Keggle false bottom.

    What size works best. I have a kettle with a welded bulkhead are there any clearance issues?
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