Recent content by Jaeger

I use the keg and carboy cleaning tablets to clean my kegs, will those work for the beer lines as well since I don't have any PBW right now?

Thanks for the replies. I turned off the gas this morning before work and will go check on it tonight when I get home. Hopefully it isn't a foamy mess....

Odd question that may have been answered before. Does it take the same amount of time to force carb 2.5 gallons as it does 5 gallons? I brewed five gallons of Pilsner and decided to bottle half for coworkers to try. I put the other half in the keg and have been force carbing for about 24...

thanks for the help guys, after adjusting for operator error, here is the final results are: Pils: O.G. 1.059 F.G. 1.016 5.7% ABV Roggenbier: O.G. 1.056 F.G. 1.012 5.8% ABV Now I know that i can't use a refractometer for final gravity I've ordered 2 hydrometers and written myself a note on my...

Hahahaha Of course something so simple would be the answer. Thanks guys, guess I need to order a hydrometer. Mine broke, as they do. Thanks guys!

before anyone jumps me for not searching through the forums for one of the many answers to a stalled ferm question, let me explain. 2 beers with 2 different yeasts seem to have stalled at about the exact same point. now that i have your attention... Beer #1 Pilsner, brewed 12/23/19, O.G...

Ok, thanks for the advice. I guess I'll try that. What's the worst that could happen?

Will this work for a decoction mash, disturbing the grain bed and whatnot? I can see for single infusion or even step mash, but for a decoction? Thanks for the reply, not trying to be super critical, just trying to understand

I'm planning a roggenbier (german rye beer) and have read horror stories of working with rye in regards to stuck mashes and sparges. I plan on using rice hulls to help alleviate these issues but... I plan on decoction mashing. This results in the grains being punished greatly and breaking...

Can't say I'm a sports fan, but I'm interested...

Ok, update on the planning phase. The SWMBO, who also signs the general work permits for the brewery, has refused to sign said permits due to both budgetary constraints and size requirements. So I have a new round of questions for those of you who have keezers. I've noticed that almost nobody...

Thanks for the replies. Bleme, I looked at the post you linked and it seems interesting. Did u ever get it looked at and/or fixed? I'm hoping to accomplish the same thing on a slightly larger scale. Brewinspector, i saw a few different posts on a few different forums about either rerouting...

Thanks for the advice. I hadn't thought of putting it on casters, and the SWMBO might like that idea. Currently I'm running a test with my inkbird 308 to get the temp fluctuations dialed in (better to test on water than on beer/mead). Once I build the chamber I'll run the test again with 2...

Cantina, I plan on building above the freezer. This will allow me to rack from one fermenter to another (or a keg in the future) without having to move the primary vessel. As far as cost, I already have materials on hand from other household projects and really just need another sheet of...

Problem: how to control fermentation temps. Solution: use a fridge or chest freezer with a temp controller. My neighbor was kind enough to give me his old chest freezer. Now, I'm not the kind of guy to knock free.99, but it's a small one. It'll hold one 6 gallon fermenter, which won't do for...