Recent content by Dale_3rd

You could always drop a block of dry ice in the bucket and let it sublime for a nice layer of CO2 in your secondary. I would think that your beer wouldn't absorb that much O2 in the hour or so it takes to bottle and would/should be unnecessary.

Was in the mood to brew today too. Did an original recipe Irish Red Ale and I hit all my numbers spot on!! Only thing that didn't seem to come out as planned was the color. LOL I have an Irish Brown Ale.

I filter using the same homemade filter that Zamial referred to and it really works great. I use 1 and 5 micron filters which are around $5 and you get multiple uses out of them.

Gonna do another 10g batch, of porter, and see if a 20g boil kettle would work out better. Maybe throw in a few better bottles and a wine kit....not real sure right now. LOL

Turbo yeasts produce some pretty nasty end product. I'd imagine that you'd have to filter it WAY to many times to make it worth it. If you've making cordials / liquors etc, and looking for around 20% abv, you're better bet is to get some Everclear or other grain alcohol and dilute back to...

Whoa, that is some serious heat. I thought my Blichmann was doing good at 12 gallons in 40 minutes. Does anyone else hear Tim Allen in the background grunting "More Power!" LOL

I've had success by immersing electronics in 91% isopropyl alcohol to absorb the moisture, then letting them air dry. Sounds strange, but It's worked for me a few times. Sealed container of rice works okay too. Sugars and other "gunk" can be rinsed off with distilled water as it won't...

I have the chugger ss version and really like it so far. I put the female ends on the hoses for the above stated reasons too; also easier to clean them being on the hoses instead of everything else.

Whatever route you go, go bigger, you'll be happier in the end. I got the 15gal Blichmann and it's tricky to do 10gal batches in. With Fermcap, a spray bottle and some flame control it's doable, but I wish I'd gone with the 20gal one and had been done with it. I thought I'd probably never do...

Does anybody know the duty cycle of these pumps? I'm assuming they are 100% so one could use recirculation through-out, say a 90min mash/sparge?

I do recirculate and angle the flow to create a whirlpool. I've also varied the output and watched the thermometer to set my best temp. drop speed. I've got 2 ideas to try next brew. I'm going to make up a splitter to run tap water first to drop the temp down as quickly as possible first...

AHS Honey Blonde Ale - 5 gallons Biermuncher Cream of 3 Crops - 13 gallons + 18 = 36,826.5

Wow, I seem to kill my own threads. :| I thought someone would at least respond to the part about how I'm doing something wrong with the plate chiller; to give me some pointers.

Well, I ventured into my first 10 gallon brew day. Now I really see why they call it a brew DAY. It was a Biermuncher Cream of Three Crops that I sub'd Liberty for Crystal because I didn't have any. My efficiency was way higher than expected too. I planned on 70% and hit 78%, ended up with...

I'm glad I've never used BR exchange. I go to my local hardware store. Last refill was 4.6 gallons and cost me $15. I dropped it off to the cage, let them know I needed propane and grabbed a few other things in the store and by the time I got to the register it was done.