Recent content by snipe98

i am just wondering how everyone else does this. I use a hop spider most of the time and after boil I will do a whirlpool and give it 10-15 mins to let everything settle down. I then chill using a plate chiller so after all of that I am normally chilled and in the fermentor in about 30 mins...

what is with the nitrogen tank deal??

from their website the brazed part is what I am worried about. I know they are a beast and a couple hours in pbw shouldn't matter but was just wondering if anyone else had seen the same thing... thanks for all of the help and thoughts The Therminator™ is the fastest way to chill your wort...

correct this is not hop green it is a blue green color like what copper does when it tarnishes or whatever. I don't think it is coming from the inside cause I have never got this when running hot pbw through it after a brew. so I am guessing it is coming from the outside of the chiller I am...

yeah I normally do the same thing and have never noticed this color change in the water. but yes this time I just put it in a pot of hot water on the stove and had just planned on keeping it warm for 4 or 5 hours, but I am getting this color change within 30 mins of it being in there.

I decided to do a little bit of a deep clean on my blichmann plate chiller, I normally do a backflow washing with pbw a couple times after each brew. so I thought I would soak it in a bath of hot water and pbw. I noticed that the water was turning a greenish color like it was eating away at...

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ok got the test results and they are high. I left out before that I brew out in a detached garage so in the house I have a softener and have no issues in there but in the garage I am running straight off the well. I do have a standard whole house filter out there and I also use one of those RV...

I have been looking into this and I see where most people say a trace amount of iron is ok and shouldn't produce any off flavors, but how much is too much. I am on well water and I normally use the sink in my garage which isn't connected to my water softener. I have noticed lately that I am...

count me in!! :mug:

I was just trying to get some info before I pull the trigger on a nitro setup. Those of you that have a nitro setup about how many kegs are you getting out of a tank. Was looking at a 40 cu ft tank. Thanks for any info Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew