Had the same issue not long ago, cut the tube, still clogged. Then I remembered I had something similar to this I won at my clubs party. Worked great!
https://www.williamsbrewing.com/Top-Draw-Beer-Pick-Up-Tube-P4643.aspx
CRAFT member here who recently moved to Clawson. I'm always down for a brew day with people in the area, or if you are interested in CRAFT feel free to hit me up and I can give you some info.
If its not too late you could add some amylase enzyme but do so carefully it can dry out the beer too much. Some may warn against it but I have used it before with success
Sure, sounds great. I just said I wanted to try making some rice wine just the other day. I would like to get them to you soon so they can be planted, I'm not sure how long they are good for once harvested. We can go on the honor system and once you have everything bottled you can let me know.
Tell you what, grab a 6 pack of something you always wanted to try, maybe something local, that you normally wouldn't buy, and split it with me. I'm not trying to make money just doing it for fun.
I harvested some rhizomes from my cascade and centennial hop plants. If anybody in the Sterling heights area would like to trade some homebrews for some, let me know. Local pickup only I just don't want them to go to waste.
Was wondering how most have their keggles set up for boiling. Sightglass or not? Thermo? Diptube? etc. Im in the process of building one and I like the idea of all the bells and whistles but not if its just more to clean without much benefit.