Recent content by ZeMadMonkey

Haha very true, I am doing a Saison this coming week. We will see how a less flocculant yeast does for collection. I usually use WLP007 for all my IPAs, so I an kinda worried on that front as it drops like a brick too.

sudsybrewer - I think that is exactly what I am doing, punching a hole right through the yeast cone. A reduced fitting is a good idea. I had opened my ballvalve only partially but nothing came out so I opened it full on and the tube of yeast slowly came out then a rush of liquid. I should try...

Thank you for the reply and advice brewfarmDan - I like the idea of orienting the ball valve like that. I will have to try that.

Dan - FYI, prior to my pump I had a pre-chiller coil that I used. The pre-chiller coil in ice and water is no contest against a pump, whirlpool, and submersible pump in ice water. Take this with a grain of salt, as I did not have a plate chiller or something like that inline before pumping my...

Dan - I use an IC, a submersible pump, and a bucket full of ice and a little water. I also have a pump that I whirlpool with so the chilling wort is steadily circulating across the cools of the IC. My process, I hook my faucet to my IC and let it rip at the coldest setting possible on the...

I have an SS Brewtech 7 gallon Chronical. I have only brewed and fermented with it once so far. When I used the dump valve, the 3/4" ball valve, attached to a 90 degree elbow, after day two of fermentation I got about 30-40% trub and 60-70% beer. I always do a whirlpool and let it settle for...

jdunn - let my know how your Zombie Dust clone comes out. I am enjoying mine right now.

kcmobrewer - As I continue to use mine, I will hit you up if I find a better way of dumping the yeast, a non hole creating way. Being able to collect my yeast was one of the benefits I was looking forward to when getting this Chronical.

So, I had been visiting SS BrewTech's website daily for a week or so checking out their Brew Bucket. That is what I was intending to purchase in the upcoming month. It wasn't the Chronical, but I thought for $195 I couldn't go wrong. I checked out their Chronical and as far as conicals go the...

Oh wow, nice, nice bark on those!

Depending on the Best Buy date of the vial you buy, according to the Mr.Malty calculator, you may need more than a single vial, based on it's creation date. I make starters for every beer I brew, but I always check the Mr.Malty calculator to determine the number of vials I need in my starter to...

Randy Mosher - Saisoon Buffoon - brewed with WLP565

FYI - All the yeast starters I make, I give 48 hours before I end up pitching them in chilled wort. I have heard Sulfur smell is common to a lot of yeast, but will blow-off during active fermentation with a nice blow-off tube.

What was the Best Buy date of the yeast vial you received? The past few times I have gotten yeast from my LHBS it has been over a month old. I have always pitched according to the Mr.Malty calculator, so I pitched two vial of yeast...but I wonder the age of your yeast. All the vials of yeast...

See picture from first pour from the kegerator!