Recent content by MackDan

I've been doing No-Chill for probably 10 years. I have switched from a 5-6 gallon plastic jug to using a 5 gallon corny keg, because the plastic jug has absorbed lots of hop aroma and become stained from the darker beers. but I got 9 years from a $10 jug. For the last 1.5 years I've been brewing...

I added thin nylon washers (.031 " thick) to each end of the rollers in my grain mill to seal the shaft bushings from grain flour and keep grease in the bushings. This forces the end plates outward just slightly. They are. 890" diameter, which is smaller than the roller diameter. My mill runs...

Hm.. Not raising the mash temperature will leave some sugars and starches behind in the grain. And your efficiency will likely be low. Which could make your beer thin, and then the hops would be too strong. Why does Anvil recommend not raising the temp to 167-170F? Cleaning: If I use PBW or a...

In your process you state that you rake the top 1/3 of the gain bed at 25 min and 40 min. Why? You also state that you raise the basket at 60 min. but there has been no change in your temperature? did you raise the mash temp to 170F? Then you start raising the temp to get to boil. But you are...

Lets all take a break and AlexIPA write out exactly what your recipe and process is. So I'll do this so you understand what you need to tell us. I put 10-12 gallons of local tap water into my HLT and drop in a half campden tablet to drop the chlorine out, and turn on the heat. My tap water is...

Stale Krispy Kreme doughnuts. Made a Belgian Pale Ale. And then I wrote about it. March April 2020 Zymurgy

I use a fermenter wrap taped to the carboy and a Ranco temp controller. I have a double hole stopper and a stainless steel spear (closed lower end) that the Ranco temp probe fits into. So the temp controller measures the beer at the center of the carboy. I put the carboy on a piece of wood or...

Take the input/output fittings off and push the poppet valves out and pull the spears. Then soak all the parts in soap or PBW or ?? to make sure you get all the hidden areas clean.

Normal for some beers/yeast. Really vigorous fermentations can fill up the airlock with yeast, then blow the stopper/airlock out of the cap and spray yeast as high as a 8 foot ceiling.

Chingis74, This post is a year old. do you still have the bottles and the extra cases? Thanks