Recent content by Dennis C.

I use the Fermonster and have made my lid with the proper ball lock connections to pressure transfer with the floating dip tube. When I transfer from the fermonster to my keg, I see A LOT of tiny bubbles in the line. My transfer is very slow, 30 minutes to get 5 gallons in the keg. I also have...

I just brewed 10 gallons which I whirl-pooled at 155 for 45 minutes with 8 ounces of Galaxy. Used A24 yeast. Split into two fermonsters with 5 gallons each. One will get 5 ounces of Galaxy for the dryhop, the other I want to try something different. I have the following 4 hops available. Hull...

So I did my first LODO brew this weekend. I used the yeast scavenging method to remove the oxygen from my strike water and my sparge water. I have an electric three vessel HERMS system. I had 13 gallons of strike water which I heated in the boil kettle so I could under-let the mash. I used 26...

Thank you for the great information on the yeast process. So for the Brewtan B. I have no copper in my system at all, except for the copper immersion chiller. So if i use the yeast scavenging method, do I need Brewtan B in my mash water, or just in my boil kettle? Dennis

Thanks for the quick response and great information. One more question. When they say Prepare a solution of dextrose and a dry bread yeast at a rate of twice your batch volume in grams (i.e. 5 * 2 = 10 grams each of dry bread yeast and dextrose) Is the batch volume the volume of water I have for...

So when using the Yeast Oxygen Scavenging method, do you just add the bread yeast and dextrose to some water in a jar and mix, then add to the mash and strike water? Or do you just at them separately to your mash and strike water and stir gently? If I understand correctly, you need to do this 3...

I am about to do my first LODO brew. I have a question on using Brewtan B. My plan is to boil my strike water for 5 minutes. Add Brewtan B at beginning of the 5 minute boil. I then will cool to my strike water temp with a copper immersion chiller. Once I get to my strike temp I will add all...

Great information. Thank you for the quick response. What do you use for an airlock or blow off with this type of set up? All I currently have is the gas in and liquid out ball lock fittings on my lid. Do you run a hose off the gas fitting into a container of star san, or?

I have a couple of questions for those using Fermonsters. 1. Do you start your fermentation with the floating dip tube installed or do you have a different cap that you start with and add your floating dip tube cap later? 2. What is the best method, or process to add dry hops without introducing...