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@jturman35 i had a similar problem. I would go colder on your cold crash....I found 33F gives me better results. I also pulled the valve out of a black ball lock fitting, painted the top red so I didn’t get it mixed up, and use that for transferring NEIPA. I remove the popit thing from the...

@Brooothru awesome write up. Thanks! Do you worry about the oxygen held in the grist during dough-in? Do you add grist to strike water in any special way?

I have an all in one system, and have been following LoDO procedures on the cold side. I have been hesitant to dive into hot side changes though: I have not seen a great explanation for the practice of avoiding all hot side oxygen, only to blow pure O2 into the wort before pitching yeast...

TLDR; Have a CF-5 with temp and O2 control All beer is going into kegs Don't want to dry hop in a bag for oxygen reasons Already cold crashing but not totally effective Keg posts plugging up with dry hop material Filter unit didn't fill properly and bubbled air thru the beer the whole time Any...

Curious how dank this ended up being? Last time I used that much Columbus in a NEIPA it was crazy dank and overpowered all the fruit notes

No interest at all? How about $150?

Switched to kegs. Bottles were only used a few times. Total of [36] 22oz bottles and [9] 12oz swing top bottles with extra gaskets. Cost me $80 after shipping. Willing to sell for $25. Local pickup only in 16066.

I have recently upgraded to a CF-5 conical, so I am selling some of my temp controlled Fermonster setup. No issues, very clean, no scratches, never had an infection - no sours. Included: - 6 gal Fermonster - clean, no scratches - 2 lids - Standard bung - Second bung w/ hole for thermowell -...

4 days into a NEIPA using the brand new OYL-401 non-phoenolic. Supposed to taste like strawberries, and the airlock definitely has a strong berry smell. OG 1063. Down to 1018 on day 3. Pitched at 66F, Started at 70F, and brought up to 75 day 3. Went with a blow off since it climbed the...

Looks like there aren’t a ton of hops in there. Great IBU, just not the 1/2 lb of hops you see in NEIPA. High dry hopping specifically is very sensitive to oxygen. This makes even more sense that it would get better with time. Ignoring oxygen, almost all beers get better with age. Your...

Don’t know your hop schedule, but it is possible with a lot of hop additions to have a hop burn or very green flavor to the beer. IPAs don’t age because they are sensitive to oxygen, however, all beer will usually get better as it conditions and yeast falls out of suspension. For an IPA where...

PVC pipe inside the walls, or any floor penetration inside a cabinet Lots of options depending on your situation. Biggest issue is keeping the beer lines cold all the time since they will be outside the keezer and have a good amount of volume inside of them. Will end up with warm foam the...

Never tried it myself, but you probably need a metal polish paste. Polishing compound labeled for SS should be pretty easy to find online

Yes please!

Yea, it’s a pain to swap the ball lock fittings (on the line not on the keg) but pushing co2 thru the liquid line may clear it. Worst case you can depressurize and disassemble the liquid out fitting on the keg. The clog is most likely inside the spring in there. If you have a standard...