Recent content by Nico.Capy

Making your own glycol chiller? How do you do that?

It got gradually warmer when the water and the fermenter were at about the same temperature

I got it the other day and only used it once. I got it down to about 3°C. I’m sure I can get it lower if I can get more ice next time

Hey, I tried cold crashing my beer with my Grainfather Conical Fermenter and Grainfather’s cooling pump. It worked pretty well, but does anyone know how to keep it at a low temperature?

Hey everyone! I'm redoing a batch of a SMASH beer that was surprisingly popular (it was only the second solo batch I ever made 😁). I've brought a few slight modifications to the recipe, and I'm now making 29L (7.66 gallons) of beer with a 1.048 estimated OG. I'm using the White Labs Monastery...

Problem solved!

Hey everyone, I noticed my Grainfather Conical Fermenter was leaking during my last batch, which made me lose about 10-12L of beer (most of my batch). I’ve included a picture of where it seems to come out, and I was wondering if there was a way to fix it other than replacing the part. The leak...

Even when the sparge water volume > mash water volume?

I use Grainfather's recipe's creator with Grainfather's equipment, so I'm guessing if they tell me it's ok to have more sparge water than mash water, they're not completely wrong. But I wanted to understand and make sure I wouldn't be screwing things up instead of just guessing. So if I want a...

Hey! So far I've only brewed once with my Grainfather G30 and my conical fermenter, but I've played around with the recipe creator for a bit, and it sometimes suggested that I used more sparge water than mash water, typically for bigger volumes of beer and/or longer boiling times. I don't know...

So this is definitely rust? And I don't want to ferment in it till it's off, right?

I cleaned it before using it with some Chemipro Oxi. Then I used Grainfather’s cleaner to let it soak 3 times, every time for about a day.

I'll take it up with the shop where I bought it, but I'll try that too. I tried putting vinegar on a sponge and rubbing, which usually works with rust (if that's what it really is), but the stains are still there.

Are you sure it's rust? After one batch? I'm guessing it's not great to ferment in rust?

I hope not. I’m a little more optimistic now!