Recent content by chrisvaf

No, did not use Brewtan B, and I like to think my cleaning/sanitation routine is very sound. I initially thought it might be from the orange peel or coriander but then the brown "droppings" got me a little more scared. I'll give it a taste when the temp has dropped to serving temp to see how...

Hey everyone. Brewed an American Wheat a few weeks ago using US-05. It fermented in my SS Brewtech Brew Bucket for a bit over 3 weeks and I just racked it to my keg. The color of the beer appeared to be ok through the silicone transfer hose but when I opened up the fermenter after transfer I...

Just an update here. I never heard back from my LHBS so I suppose that the new lids they got all had the same opening. I ended up ordering a universal bung that seems to seal fully (https://www.ontariobeerkegs.com/Medium_Universal_Carboy_Bung_Drilled_p/universal-bung-med-drilled.htm), so I'll...

The batch is now bubbling like mad and I'm also getting some liquid seeping out the bung. I laid out sanitized paper towel around the bung to absorb it. It's not a lot of liquid but still. I'm not worried yet as there's a ton of CO2 pushing everything out but I'll start to worry in a few days...

Just an update here - I went to my LHBS and tested another lid from the Fermonster and that one had the same issue. You could visually see that it's slightly oval. No matter how hard I try to push and wedge this in (even trying to twist) it cannot seal properly and trust me, I'm using a ton of...

I think I worry more about oxygen getting in once active fermentation ends. I might just place the solid lid and simulate a bucket fermenter for this one. And yes - they definitely owe me a new lid but are not sending me one, saying I need to go through my LHBS. It's really clear that this is...

It really is the pits - especially around the timing. The reason I got the Fermonster is that even in a temp controlled chamber and connecting a blow-off tube I always get crazy blow-off (hence the larger fermenter). I would sacrifice another blow-off to brew this weekend but in my second...

I thought about that but I would worry about what filing would do to the lid hole (uneven cut, places for bacteria to hide, ...).

Hey everyone. I'm wondering if anyone else has noticed this with their Fermonster. I just bought a 7G Fermonster last week and noticed that the #10 bung doesn't quite seal the hole in the stock lid (3 picks included below). I tried 3 different bungs, and also rotated the bung and the gaps are...

@day_trippr, how many ounces do you use per 5 gallons? The recipe I’m following calls for 1.5.

I thought about that as well so that I could then do a closed transfer to a fully purged keg. On what fermentation day and for how many days are you keeping it in the primary?

Thanks for the quick replies! I’ll definitely be sanitizing the inside and outside of the measuring container. Cheers.

Hey everyone. I have a Rogue Chocolate Stout fermenting and I'll be transferring to a keg in a few days. The recipe I followed is below, and calls for chocolate extract to be added to the secondary/keg. I purchased this -...

My bad - sorry. I add 5.25 G of wort into the vessel. The 7.5G FerMonster will definitely help here but my original concern of leaving it in there for 3-4 weeks has me worried.

Hey everyone. After 4 consecutive brews that blew off significantly, I'm re-thinking my fermentation vessel. A quick recap of my setup: 1. I ferment in a temperature controlled chest freezer. I insulate the probe to the wall of the carboy and set the temperature to 66 for the first few...