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I have a Torpedo keg with ball-lock fittings. After it was empty, I rinsed it thoroughly I filled it 3/4 of the way with hot water and added PBW Inserted lid, pressurized to 10psi, ran about 4oz. solution through the faucet and turned it upside down for an hour Ran another 4oz. through the...

el caro: If you do not want to open the fermenter to harvest off the top then go ahead and make the starter from the US-05. Unless you have a fermenter with a dump valve, you have really narrowed your options. Just don't tell anyone on this or any other homebrew forum that you are making...

You did not mention the yeast, but I had a bad experience with WLP-029. Very cidery, chardonnay, and it took six months in bottle to be drinkable. (I attribute some of this to too high a starting temp on the fermentation.) But, I bought some commercial Kolsch's two different German breweries...

Saflager W-34/70- Wiehenstephan Lager Yeast has been $6.95 for a while but that is expensive to use for just one five gallon batch. I go three batches off one sachet and often find the 2nd and 3rd to be the best performers. Nottingham and US-05 as well just because I'm cheap. I also keep a...

34/70 is my go to lager yeast. This past winter I did 3 pilsners, a Vienna lager, Mexican Amber and a toasted Vienna from 2 sachets of Saflager 34/70. Brew 2 weeks after fermenter 1 has started, dump yeast from bottom of fermenter 1 and pitch into fermenter 2. After bottling fermenter 1, get...

I switched from brewing using 2 row and Vienna as my base malt for various amber colored beers to a Pilsner using nothing but Weyermann Pilsner malt. The well modified, not the extra pale, is what I bought. http://www.weyermann.de/eng/produkte.asp?idkat=15&umenue=yes&idmenue=37&sprache=2...

The pilsner would be the lightest and least malty, vienna next, and munich the darkest and maltiest of the three. If they really have no chocolate, the munich as your base malt would probably do very well. On the speciality malts page I noticed there was "roated" malt as well as roasted...

Nothing wrong with that recipe. If you want to read about just Alt, I can highly recommend Horst Dornbusch's "Altbier: History, Brewing Techniques, Recipes (Classic Beer Style) " And you will see that Alt is all over the place in recipe terms. Some have wheat, some are very dark, some are...

Here is a simple recipe based off the clone brews books: 95% pilsner malt, 2.5% Carahell(10L) and 2.5% German Munich (6-8L) That should be similar to a Pilsner Urquell, which is maltier than most German Pils. I have not had the Bayern in a while but I do not remember it being that malty. If you...

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Think I found a solution that is stainless and not rigged out of random parts. Diptube from bargainfittings. Now I just need to wait to get the kettle to find out if the coupling is edge welded even with the inside wall or welded at the center...

I ordered the morebeer heavy duty pot because I wanted one with a cladded bottom and welded bulkhead. The pot I am currently using, $140 with weldless ball valve, dip tube, and bazooka screen from FH Steinbart scorches my wort because the bottom is thin with no aluminum core. This pot will now...

samc, thanks for the suggestion. It will take awhile before I can brave crosstown traffic and make it over to FCPI, but that does sound like the way to go. $$$ is ok as long as it works correctly. Sounds like I might learn something while over there as well.

I bought a MoreBeer! Heavy Duty Brew Kettle - With Ball Valve (32 Quart/8 Gallon) BE308 https://morebeer.com/view_product/8419/103458/Heavy_Duty_Brew_Kettle_-_With_Ball_Valve_32_Quart_8_Gallon It does not have a dip tube or bazooka screen on the inside. There is only a welded fitting with...

I run all my bottles through the dishwasher without detergent before use. I keep hoping the heat will pry off the gasket but no joy yet.