Recent content by fotomatt1

So this is my first batch in my new add Brewtech Unitank and my first lager. Right now I’m in the second day of my diacetyl rest and fermentation appears to be done. At what point can I dump the yeast and trub? I know it’s a little different for a lager than an ale so figured I’d ask the...

I have a raspberry pi right next to my fermenter that records the data and uploads to the cloud every 15 mins.

I had been going back and forth between a Spike unitank vs. the SS Brewtech for a while now. There's clearly pros and cons to both of these high quality products. The Black Friday deal is what sealed it for me for the SS. My only question is, are any of you using a Tilt hydrometer in a 7 gal...

Went into Homebrew Hardware yesterday and went with Intertaps. Thanks @Bobby_M for your help!!

Thank you for your help! I bought my original kegerator kit from you last year and you were a big help. I live in Easton, PA so I came into the store. Right now it's just 1 keg and the CO2 bottle stuffed into an old wine fridge, but I'm building a keezer now. I already have the regulator and...

The only reason i started considering the CM Becker faucet is because of the Keg Connection kit which seems to be a pretty good price and includes all necessary parts.

I'm in the process of building my keezer from a 7 cubic foot chest freezer. I'm going to start with two faucets with plans to add an additional two down the road. I was about to order Perlick 630ss faucets, but noticed the CM Becker V3S, which is also forward sealing and I think it has a...

What do you mean by something cheap? Like laminate it to 1x6 pine?

I'm about to start building a keezer from a 7 cu/ft HiSense freezer I got from Costco last week. I've been looking for red oak 2x6's all week long and lumber yards seems to think I'm crazy when I ask for oak in a 2x6. Pretty sure I've exhausted all of my local options....any suggestions? Was...

So my wife got me a $200 gift card for my birthday to my local home brew shop. This got me thinking about what I might need for my setup. I have a KAB-4 propane burner, a cooler mash tun, a basic keg system (want to build a keezer soon), but I'm realizing my brew kettles are inexpensive...

Also, is it a good idea to pressurize when I fell the keg with sanitizer and run it through the beer line and faucet?

Hi all, I'm about to keg for the first time today. I have a very basic setup. 5 gal corny keg with a 5lb CO2 bottle, taprite regulator and picnic faucet. It all fits inside my wine fridge which is dialed down to 40ºF which seems appropriate for a session IPA. I just want a good...

I racked my session IPA to secondary and added an ounce of Citra and an ounce of Centennial one week ago. Is that long enough or does it need another week?

http://www.thermoworks.com/ThermaQ-Blue-Deep-Frying-Kit I was simply going to buy a Thermapen Mk IV but then I came across this. I have a Kamado grill / smoker so it would be useful for both brewing and smoking. I like the fact that it's bluetooth. I can just leave the probe in my mash tun...

So I've had enough of bottling. It's what almost drove me away from the hobby. I finally brewed again with the intention of kegging, but I can't decide on the best system to buy. I'm looking at a 5g system with a picnic faucet to keep on a full size refrigerator. I've looked at NB...