Recent content by harrij4

Did you end up going down this path? I'm thinking of doing the same. I wonder if you could cut down the threaded TC adapter and re-thread it closer to the TC flange.

Have you had pretty good luck with the solder flanges? How's the long term durability?

I emailed Spike and he couldn't recommend anyone.

I'm in Milwaukee. I was going to check with my local Northern Brewer to see if they know of anyone. I've checked three dairy and brewing supply houses and they won't take the job. I always worry about small "job shops" unless I've got good references for them. I looked. At the Brewhardware...

Exactly. I'm having a tough time finding someone I trust to weld on my kettle who is actually willing to take on such a small job. This way I can get setup with TCs and upgrade to true sanitary with some inexpensive ferrules later. Plus, a butterfly valve would be a vast improvement over the...

Has anyone made a weldless TC bulkhead out of one of these?

Looking to have some Tri Clover fittings welded onto a new 25gal Polarware kettle. I've seen enough botched weld jobs so I was wondering if anyone has a good source for sanitary stainless welding in the Milwaukee area? Thanks!

Right... My problem was that I was following get the extract kit recipes, which assume a partial boil + top-off, but I was using a full boil so my beers were all way too bitter.

Wow, I ran my last recipe through the Brewer's Friend calculator and simply switching from a 3gal boil to a full boil nearly doubled the IBU! Thanks for the tip.

For the longest time I couldn't figure out why all my beers were too bitter then I came across the full boil hop utilization issue. So, if I'm doing a full boil, is there a consistent equation that I can use to adjust my hop additions? Also, I'm assuming that the effect diminishes for later hop...

Awesome responses! Thanks everyone. I'll make a starter for the next batch and make sure I target mid 60's for fermentation temp.

I like to close the loop in these forums in case someone else has the same issue.... Sooooo I just racked from the secondary to the keg, and no contamination whatsoever. Theory: The bourbon tincture and spice addition added fermentable sugars which attracted a nice yeast community and stayed...

Hi all I'm on my 5th full boil extract batch and I've got a persistent funk to my beer after secondary fermentation. Based on all of the descriptions I've read, I'd say it's an Autolyzed yeast flavor. A little soy sauce like. It's not overwhelming, but definitely noticeable. But, it usually...

In the hope that someone will come across this, I've been monitoring it and there is no growth in size or quantity. Anyone have any ideas? Just yeast?

So, another brew day and I've got an update. After opening up the QDs to 1/2" ID and shortening the hose on the suction side I had one instance of flow stoppage. After that I choked down the pump out ball valve just a hair and had no problems from then on. My conclusion is that the pump was...