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My plan is to make a pure cane sugar 1 gal 'krausen' with US05 to add to a very high dexterous RIS that has currently settled in at around 1.041. I'm going to make sure I add yeast nutrient to the krausen batch per the philosophy in this thread. Also, limit O2 and temp after initial pitch. My...

Thanks for the comment. It tends to center itself when running. The PVC shaft did hit the sides of the opening a few times. No scratches. I don't think the PVC is hard enough to scratch the glass given that it's plastic. My problem with soaking has always been the fact that I need to fill the...

Sick of cleaning carboys and kegs? Who isn't right? Soaking for days is a PIA and doesn't always work. Here's a carboy/keg brush you can build yourself for about $8. This is prototype III and I think I'm on to something with this one: Login | Facebook Cleaned a carboy with years old dried...

I'm thinking about welding up a aluminum box just big enough for two carboys side by side. I'd fix the TECs to the outside of the box. Put the carboys in the box, fill the box with water. For the hot side of the TECs, heat sinks sitting in plastic ductwork with a blower fan forcing the air...

I think of gas diffusion similar to adding dye to a jar of water. The brownian motion of the solution causes mixing to occur and is fairly independent of gravity if the molecular mass of the two gasses is similar.