Recent content by throwoneback

What is the point of hot aeration? You can’t pitch till it’s cooled.

Live in Cali. For three weeks it’s cold as heck in the middle of the night. (When I brew/kids and wife asleep) Question; best way to insulate 15 gallon kettle/strike water? With existing equipment. Presently wrap high heat reflective wrap made for housing. Works but the smell(from glue side)...

I find that straining hops in boil and flameout reduces this situation dramatically. I wouldn’t strain dryhop. You can always use oils reduced by co2. Eliminating all or some of your dry hopping solids.

Build things up to waste level and higher and make them easily movable.

It looks like you shook the fermenter. Lol. I thought the point of a conical is preventing your fermenter from looking like this at transfer stage. Even without cold crashing. I just used 27 ounces at 7 stages(yes overkill) on 12 gallon nedipa.(first one this year amazingly!! Been hooked on...

I'm about thirty batches in on a few of them. Probably the best deal in homebrewing. Easy to disassemble and clean. Changed orings for my own peace of mind. They probably would still be good. Only downside is they are in fact not American made.