Recent content by DevilsCups

I was initially concerned about the tubing as well, but I’ve never had an issue.

How long in the keg until this guy hit its stride for everyone?

Guys - My Riwaka heavy beer is starting to smell like Riwaka. I'm so happy I could almost cry, but I'm going to see how it progresses from here. For those following my troubles, the two things I changed this go around was giving a bit more time at stable FG before moving forward with dry-hop...

Whoops. Overshot my FG by 2 points and ended up with a 6.6% pale haha. Now the question is....do I keep the dry-hop at 2 ounces or bump it to 3?

Yeah, Heady is decidedly not an NEIPA anymore IMO. I say anymore, because it definitely used to be many years ago. Late 2000's to early 2010's it was a wildly different brew.

When we bought out Anton-Parr DO meter at the brewery I worked at, we chatted with the rep who helped get Alchemist set up. They said the DO was so low there they thought their equipment was faulty. It was almost unbelievable.

Some of that Riwaka is starting to poke its head out with that distinctive profile. I think that Nelson from YVH was kinda trashy though. Reading back, it seems like people have not had luck with that 2023 Nelson from YVH in here.

I've racked many beers through a FLOTIt and I've never had an issue. It's honestly a great product. I'd try to see if I could rig something similar to the racking arm. You wouldn't really need the racking arm to function if you do so as well, so positioning doesn't matter much.

From what I see, through homebrewing terms and when I spent time brewing commercially, it's really twofold. The ability to get the beer off the yeast (or in the scenario of a conical, getting the yeast off the beer), and the ability to agitate the dry-hops for more extraction without also...

Just brewed this up today per the original recipe from post #1. Only thing adjusted was a 60min boil time instead of 90min. Over-shot my SG a bit and ended up at 1.056, but the wort looks and tastes great. Excited to see how this one turns out!

Mannnn, I adore Zero Gravity for putting out consistently solid fridge fillers at a good price. I also lean in Fiddlehead 12-packs. I love their resinous stink they get in their beers, and the price is solid too. I do need to fix it haha. I’m so used to drinking from a brite and having it taste...

If I'm being totally honest, I likely kick my kegs before they hit their stride.

Has anyone watched the latest Treehouse Brewer vs. Brewer YT video? They barely touch on it, but yeast is a recurring topic. Many of the brewers said they'd re-brew their beers with Treehouses house "blend". In the comments someone asked if one yeast would out-compete the others over time, and...

Thanks, I'll give it some time to settle in and see how it progresses. Probably going to brew up that Row 2 Hill 56 clone that Jukas posted tomorrow, as its likely a good use for the spare Simcoe I have. Next NE I brew I think I'll try to rack into a second dry-hopping vessel and see how that goes.

Got this batch kegged. I definitely think that dry-hopping in a second keg after primary in my first keg is going to be a must. I hit this with 5oz Nelson + 5oz Riwaka, and its just not even close to hitting the mark. Body and everything else is good it seems. Hop character just seriously...