Recent content by madraso_

Columbus or Summit @ 60, Simcoe, Amarillo, Mosaic and Centennial in damn near any combination after that.

Was thinking of just bagging the boil hops, and leaving the dry hops loose. The racking arm rotates, so if it's aimed down during the dry-hop period and crash, it should keep relatively clean; if needed, a shot of C02 will push them out of the dump tube. Since my biggest concern here is volume...

I think a combination of the previous two suggestions is what I'll try next, rather than my original idea. I would guess that utilization should not be affected too much (if at all) if an oversized bag is used per addition. Question for those of you who bag pellet: Do you guys pull (and...

It's in a temp controlled fridge, so I crashed in the mid 30s for a week - during which time, the clarity coming out of the racking port steadily improved to what I'd expect. Being my first time using the conical, I'd write off 7 or 8 12 oz QC samples, and under a pint of actual beer dumped...

Gravity from HLT->Mash, then a pump from there on. I did whirlpool gently throughout chill (for heat exchange purposes), and then vigorously for 15 min followed by a 30 min rest before transfer. The wort gets pulled through a 1/2" dip tube that meets the bottom outside edge of the keggle...

First off, as a long time lurker, first time member-- thanks for all the wonderful information that's available on this site!!! I have recently switched to using a 14G conical in a temp controlled fridge. In the past, I would always go plastic to glass. Since all hop additions are...