Recent content by Hwk-I-St8

This is exactly what I use. I got some sort of adhesive heating pad for heat, in inkbird to control that and the freezer and I can ferment from 100 down to cold crashing to 34 degrees. Works great. I've been using a big mouth bubbler but the all-rounder for pressure ferm and pressure...

My BrewBuilt kettle came with a notched lid. I put that on and wrap a starsan soaked rag around it to completely plug the opening. I worry less about it in the winter, but it's just part of my process now. I used to brew in the driveway, now I brew in the garage.

I run my All Rounder in a chest freezer with an inkbird and a heating pad. I can maintain whatever temp I want, cold crash quickly and the freezer was only $150 at Best Buy. I have an IPA cold crashing in it as I type. It'll be mostly carbed and ready to keg in a couple days.

I have ball valves that I clean by running hot pbw and a hot water rinse. I make sure to cycle them open/closed about a dozen times each so that the cleaner/rinse get all around the valve. After about 18 months of brewing I took them apart for deep cleaning and there wasn't really anything to...

I'm like the OP....I like the smells. I brew a fair number of NEIPAs. For quite awhile, I really had no boil hops....maybe some the last 5 minutes, but mostly whirlpool and dry hop. I started adding a small amount FWH for two reasons. One, I wanted a bit more bitterness, but I have to admin...

I'm confused. What's the value of whirlpooling the wort that's below bag during the mash? I just brewed Saturday. As far as ripple elements or false bottoms messing up trub cones....I have not seen that ever. I used to have a recirculating BIAB and had nice trub cones with the false bottom...

Not sure about the whirlpool port location. I've had one down low, the current one is about 3" above the drain port and offset to the side (not directly above). Riptides rock. I have two for my KRIMS rig....easy to control, easy to clean and quiet. For 5 gallon batches, it's my opinion that...

I've been wanting to do this for about 6 months but kept getting busy with other things. I have two brew tables that are Husky brand workbenches that have a crank to adjust them up and down. When not in use, I nest them. On brew day, I roll one out to the side to make an 'L' with the tables...

How does this yeast do when fermenting under pressure? With 1318 I've had some issues with diacetyl. Does verdant behave similarly?

I buy airlocks by the dozen. As soon as I get down to to 2 or 3, I add another dozen to my next supplies order.

I have two 10G kettles. A BrewBuilt and a Spike. I started with the BrewBuilt and the only reason I replaced it was that I was going to electric and didn't want a weldless fitting for the element. I actually prefer the BrewBuilt because it came with a notched lid (with rubber filler piece)...

I'm a QD guy. I have the males on all hardware (kettles, pumps, etc.) and females on the hoses. They're quick, easy, one-handed and they just work. I bought all mine from the same place to ensure compatibility.

I got a new fermzilla all-rounder so that I could pressure ferment. It has the same connector for the gas and liquid line. I went to connect the spunding valve and doing an initial pressurization to 8 psi. I connected the spunding valve to the liquid line which sent beer through the...

All valid concerns. I'm lucky in that I have a BrewBuilt kettle that has a factory notch in the lid (with rubber "plug"). My Hydra fits perfectly. While chilling, I have a sanitizer soaked towel wrapped around the chiller tubes effectively sealing the opening from bugs etc. I haven't had an...