Search results

I'm thinking of putting one of these together for all the reasons listed by everyone else. One thought I had was that, instead of putting a TC port on the side of my kettle, I could craft a new lid for my kettle and put a 90 degree 2" TC elbow coming out the top. Do you think the location of the...

Very creative! I like it! How well does the trub settle out? Do you have issues with the angle of the bottom not being steep enough?

I'm in. Thanks!

As a BIAB'er, I would suggest you continue what you mentioned about boiling down the runoff. That way you are adding less liquid volume and still utilizing all that glorious wort you have collected. You could boil it down to a cup or two as you suggested or only boil until you are close to your...

Thanks Spike, count me in.

I concur. If they smell good, use them. They don't look much different from my dried homegrown hops. Maybe a little more brown, but no big deal.

I typically do ~ 40 psi for 24 hours then adjust to the pressure recommended by the tables. If you are a fan (or at least don't dislike) the Brulosphy guys, they have a post on carbonation. Good luck!

I have the Avantco 3500 unit and a 15g Spike kettle. I can get 8 gallons to boil well but would agree that 11 gal or more would be pushing it.

I concur with RocketBrewer. Try some! I've never had a keg last that long but I once tried a bottled wheat beer that was well over a year old and it was great. An average wheat beer isn't a style that should have aged well but it was still very drinkable.

From what I've read, it does not. Boulevard's Saison Brett does, as the name suggests, use Brett.

I can commiserate. I bought a brand new mini-fridge, tore it apart carefully and ended up having one of my kids knock into it and kink/break a line. I was so frusterated. I am now on the lookout for an older-style mini with the radiator style system on the back. I think I will have more success...

The tanks my homebrew shop keeps on hand are red. I also own a co2 tank that is that same shape, similar to a 2L soda bottle on the bottom. I have no idea how to test it. Hope it turns out for your sake!

If I understand you correctly, you want to avoid dry hopping. That recipe relies heavily on the dry hopping. The beer won't be close without it, IMO. It may still be a great beer, just not an exact clone. Irish moss and priming sugar should be available at any homebrew shop. I wouldn't...

I had the same experience with my first 5 beers. They were all extremely similar even though they were partial mashes of different styles. I have gone on to brew probably another 10 batches and am glad I stuck with it. As the others have stated above, fermentation temps are important and 72...

I think you are missing out on what you should be expecting. If you ended up with 1.5 gallons and the sg was 1.058, when you diluted it with water to get to 3 gal. batch size, your OG would have been 1.029. So the process worked correctly with the exception of you losing more to hop trub than...

I was referring to measuring your gravity. You can't necessarily change the paper on the inside of the hydrometer but a brewing podcast I was listening to this week mentioned that they had experienced the paper moving in their hydrometer and that was why they were measuring off. Hydrometers are...

I am a fellow BIAB'er and I consistently get in the 70's range. I also squeeze the daylights out of the bag like you. I brew in a 15g kettle using induction so I would think our experiences should be somewhat similar. I typically start with 7.5-7.75 gallons of strike water so I wouldn't think...

Kegs Ball locks work fine. I’ve purchased used and refurbished them myself (new o-rings and the like). Not sure I would do it that way again. If you are looking for the cheapest way into kegging, refurb or used is the way to go. However, with new kegs being under $90...

Hello All, I have a problem and I'm unsure of the best route to go. Short Version: I pinched and tore one of the lines coming from the compressor on a mini fridge I cannibalized for a kegerator. Can this be salvaged? Longer Version: My kitchen is only so big and I wanted a kegerator...

Count me in please.