Recent content by Jbrew

I don't need less though either since I'm not using yeast to carbonate?

Hi all. Trying to do a batch of root beer, but had a few questions. I see a lot of recipes that use yeast, but I plan to force Carb/keg it. Do I need less sugar if not carbonating with yeast? Have a bottle of shanks extract I'm planning to use. Planning 1oz of extract to 1 gallon water, and...

Thank you for the reply. So just go with 3 Liters right out at the start? This will be for a 3.5 gallon batch. At a pitch rate of 1.0, I’ll need about 286 billion cells. Imperial yeast is 200 billion cells, however my pack of yeast is now a month and a half old. The brewers friend pitch...

Looking to make a strong dark beer. Decided on a vanilla porter with a target OG of 1.090. Bought a pack of imperial darkness. I am not brewing a lower gravity beer prior to this one, so I’m planning a 3 liter starter using a 1 gallon glass jug. I have done starters before, but nothing anywhere...

Sorry, know the last reply to this thread is 2 years old. Hope there’s no issue in bringing it back up. Haven’t brewed in a couple years, trying to finally get back into it and looking for a dark beer as we move into the fall season soon. I was looking for a higher abv as well. I will be brewing...

I know this post is a year old now, but did this ever sell? Is it still available? Thanks

Thank you all for the help. I think I’m going to go with the floating dip tube. I’ll need to replace my dip tube with a gas in post correct?

Thank you all for the responses. I had given a floating diptube a thought, but I had thought they went for $40+. Yowzer thank you for the link, good to see I can get one for under $20. The only other thing that has me thinking, is how long do you guys think I can get out of the floating dip...

So you took the dip tube out and just used a short gas supply tube in the out post? Wouldn’t be able to perform a pressure transfer then right?

My brewing has been dormant a while but getting back into it. Moving from 5gal batches to 3 gal batches. Got a new set of 3gal kegs, and now planning to ferment in 5 gal cornys for ease of harnessing co2, using it purge the serving kegs, for spunding and for easier pressure transfers. How much...

Emailed the manufacturer and got some help from them. Turns out the wires had been replaced before, and was able to sort it out.

Sorry if this doesn’t belong here, I know it isn’t quite electric brewing, however I am an electric brewer. I figured it’s electrical, so I put it here where it might get noticed by those who are electrical savvy. Purchased an old used bodine gear motor off eBay. Got it cheap, seller said cord...

Interested pm sent

Thank you all for the responses here. Between this thread and my previous thread I’ve decided I’m gonna stick with BIAB for now, but I’ve now made plans to finally build a more permanent 3 vessel eherms system in my basement in the future like I’ve always wanted. Thanks all

Is there a difference in what happens in extraction between sparging with hot water and recirculating with mash liquor/wort? I posted another thread recently where I asked about going to 2 vessel brewing from Single vessel. If I make the decision to do so, my plan was to cross recirculate...