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I always remove mine, and typically go ahead and hook it up to co2. Whether that's right or wrong, I have no idea. But it works for me.

For the first time in years, I'm not renewing my Brewersfriend subscription. I still have BS, but never use it. I've been using Brewfather exclusively for months now, and after a few bumps and hiccups, I have found it works great for me and my brewing set-up. After so many updates and problems...

Being tight lipped on home distilling is easy for me. Are there concerns about ordering distilling equipment?

Yes please.

How do others like the counterflow chiller that comes with the GF? I've never used one and been really happy with my Jaded immersion chiller, and can chill 6 gallons in about 12 minutes or so to around 60f. New to the GF so just curious. My ground water temps this time of year are 50-52f.

I've got the Fermzilla 7.1 gallon, pressure kit and Blowtie spunding valve. Here's what I've been doing with success. After transfer to the fermzilla, I let the trub settle to the bottom collection chamber and empty. That's an optional step but much easier to do now if you don't want to ferment...

Milk the Funk has a no boil Berliner recipe that is great extract or grain. I've had great results. http://www.milkthefunk.com/wiki/Berliner_Weissbier#Milk_the_Funk_Berliner_Weissbier_Recipe

This is actually a pretty impressive app. Imo it's what brewguru wished it could be. Maybe I'm missing something while testing it out, but it would be nice to just see all the breweries in the area without actually having to enter a route. **update** Now I see using the pindrop feature will...

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Thanks for the article Ted. I really appreciate those that take the time to put these quick read, informative articles together. Very well put together and just informative enough to keep it short and simple. You've set the groundwork for me to dig in a bit deeper!

Brewed my 1st no boil Berliner weisse following a base recipe on MTF using Goodbelly mango probiotic .This may be a dumb question, but I've got the sour on tap. I clean and sanitize my dispensing lines after every brew and I plan on keeping this keg and dispensing line reserved for sours...

Guess it's all in what you want to do and what interests you. I didn't take the presentation as snotty at all. Anyone advertising has a sales pitch, and when I stopped by beermkr last night at GABF, they were anything but snotty. The staff was very helpful and friendly. Much more so than the...

Brewing up another batch of this tomorrow. Adding a lb. of roasted jalapenos to the final 10 min of boil.

+1...beer gets a bad rap. It's easier to point the finger at that and carbs than it is to pick up a barbell or god forbid...do some type of cardio couple times a week...gulp... It's amazing what even a daily walk will do.

Thankful my daughter is home for the holidays. Thankful my family is all here and healthy!