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I just made a video of your idea and I am trying it on this batch. I have attached the URL below. Thanks for the awesome idea. with the collection ball, it is big enough to where you should only have to change it once if you are dry hopping. I do not change out the collection ball at all without...

I like your idea! There is something similar for fish tanks to clean the inside wall of the glass. My only concern would be possibly scratching the plastic on the inside of the conical which would later increase chances of infection. Of course if the stir bar is softer than the material that the...

Hello all, I am utterly confused on what first wort hopping actually does for a beer. Some sources (like home brewers association) say that you are to use the flavoring and aroma charge of your recipe and bring it forward to first wort hopping as this creates more isomerization of your hops...

A solution to where we can dry hop bagless in our Fastferment Conicals: our Fastferment conicals have a nice collection ball at the bottom that collects all the yeast and trub into the ball which works perfectly....If we don't dry hop bagless into it. The pellets expand and clog the 1 inch...

I should specify what I am doing. I have a Fastferment conical that has a nice collection ball at the bottom that collects all the yeast and trub into the ball which works perfectly....If you don't dry hop bagless into it. The pellets expand and clog the 1 inch opening at the bottom of the...

Hello all, Is there an actual reason to drop the yeast and trub from a conical before pouring hop pellets in to dry hop? I understand you should do this if you are looking to harvest your yeast, but if you are not harvesting at this point, is there a reason to drop the trub and yeast before dry...

Hello all, I am trying to get maximum beer to hop surface area in my fermenter when dry hopping. I have a FastFerment and I am resisting to just drop lose pellets in due to a chance of clogging the narrow bottom to the collection ball. I have a bag that I have tested out that fits in my...

This may have been covered in one of the 111 pages at some point (I did read about 105 pages a while back) but here we go: have any of you (with a sampling port installed) tried dry hopping bagless in the fermenter, crashed it, then racked out of the sampling port? This would be realistically...

Hello all, I have been thinking of a way to maximize the surface area of dry hopping and to be able to do this in the keg. I have come across a stainless steel diptube screen that I bought on kegworks.com. It does say that pellet hops are prone to clogging the dip tube, but I have read other...

Hello all, I have been researching appropriate calculations to balance my kegging system. I have searched multiple sites and Im finding one thing: NOBODY KNOWS WHAT THE RESISTANCE OF 3/16" TUBING IS! Some say 3, some say 2.2, and some say 2.7. Does anyone know of a valid resource that would...

JONNYROTTEN thank you. I just canceled my controller. I am just going to get a ballpark. I want to simulate what good breweries do in my home. Good breweries do not individually assure the temp for every beer in their refrigeration is specific for each keg. I will just go about a ball park temp...

I got a temp controller because I have been having trouble dialing in the appropriate temp for a specific style of beer. I can get it "as cold as the rockies", but my tongue won't enjoy the IPA I spent time on which should be served warmer (45-50) to really get the hop flavor and aroma that the...

Hello all, I am curious regarding on where the best spot is to place a temperature sensor from a temperature controller in my kegerator to measure beer temperature? In my fermentation chamber, I have my sensor sitting against the wall of the fermenter with Styrofoam insulation around it to...

Who knew that there was actually a technique that required yanking it. A swift pull of the shaft will cause less foaming. I was babying it and doing it gently at first which caused alot of foaming. I watched a youtube video that showed that if you give your handle a nice swift yank, you'll get...

I just started kegging and turned a single tap kegerator into a double tap kegerator. Would love to have a controller to control the beer temp at exactly 38 degrees. Happy St. Patricks day! :mug: :D [email protected]

Hey guys, I recently swapped my CO2 tank at Airgas and asked for beverage grade and they gave me "food grade". Im assuming food grade is just as safe, as doing research, both food and beverage grade are 99.9% pure CO2. Is there actually a difference between the two??

I racked into my keg last night with my fermenter on top of my kegerator. It seemed like it easily held the weight (50-60 pounds i'm guessing). I like the plywood idea and may do that if I see anything shaky in the future. Thanks guys! :mug:

Kind of an odd question, I have my fermentation chamber right next to my kegerator and would love to place my fermenter on top of my kegerator to siphon my beer into the keg. I make 5 gallon batches. Do you think it's safe for the top of a kegerator to hold this much weight for about 10...

hmm so what your saying is I should buy this keg for 30 dollars that the person is selling with the kegerator? I will have to look up on how to take the top off. What about burping this type of keg? Any tips you have on using this keg for homebrewing would be great. Thanks!

Hey guys, I am brand spanking new to kegging. I am looking a different kegs and it looks like some kegs, you can unlock the top to get an opening to siphon your beer in, and others, just have a ball lock on it. Here is a pic below of what I am talking about. Can I get my beer into a keg like...