Recent content by marke14

This is amazing! I will try something like this ...

agentbud, thank you for the detailed write up and pictures. I will try to rig up something like that. I’ll need a regulator that can handle that sort of thing; does it have a name? I do have a spare regulator, I used to have a freshwater planted fish tank, and I have a high end reg from that...

Thanks for the replies everyone. This is great stuff right here! Can anyone elaborate on how you do this bit re: “cask breather” during cold crashing? I know that as the temp drops and the air in the headspace gets denser and smaller, indeed it sucks air back in via the air lock. How do you...

Sorry I think I mistyped ... it was more than that, either 4 or 6 oz. This recipe called for a second DH but I'll be damned if I can find those (still, even today!). The hop gremlins ran off with them or something. One of my batches that went south was not DH in a bag, and I ended up losing...

No, that is not how I did it. I will try that going forward though, thanks for the tip.

My bad, calcium chloride. I bought it at the LHBS, got the name wrong there. Yes, wet cardboard is not far off. It definitely doesn't taste good. I don't suppose there's any fixing it right? I do transfer into the keg via the out post/dip tube, indeed. The dry hops in this case were in a...

Hey guys, I’m hoping you all might be able to help me here. I’ve been home brewing for a couple of years now. Like a lot of people, I started with an extract kit and have been building up from there. More recently I stepped up to a BIAB set up. I’ve been enjoying the improvements as I’ve...

I agree w/ the OP's idea - I would love to tread very lightly into the tiny / nano brewery without the enormous price tag of getting into a proper brewery business with the attendant costs. I would support such efforts. I am down with an insurance requirements and one idea for regulating...

So I ended up with the Ss Brewtech 10 gallon. I think it should fit my needs and there was a $40 premium on the extra 5 gallons. Plus I just don't see needing exponentially more volume over the normal course of things ... yes I may be inconvenienced or challenged when I make a batch with a...

Wow Mike, a double chiller - you aren't f-in' around!

Thanks for the comments. I will be sticking with a 10 gallon size wise. I'll mind the boil overs ... Zambezi Special, I am definitely all in on BIAB so I am good without trying a small batch though I understand I could easily do so.

Good call-out, my bad. Yes I've heard people complain that it can scorch *during the mash*, not the boil, right. Thank you for the other comments as well. 15-gallons, for room for a 5 gallon batch?

I am about to make the transition from extract to all-grain, and I want to give BIAB a try before going all-in on a 3-vessel setup. I'm looking for a 10-gallon brew kettle, so I can have plenty of room for a BIAB approach. So without biasing the responses here by mentioning the...

Good stuff, thank you for the suggestions Firerat.

Update ... yeah I bought a chest freezer, and have it hooked up to an Inkbird. I've got a one-gallon batch of cream ale going in there at the moment. In for a penny, in for a pound, am I right?