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If time permits I'd step it up. That said, I rarely seem to plan that far ahead. Though, when working with a small sample or old yeast, I make sure to take that time. With a fresh vial or a good amount of fresh slurry I generally just start at 2L. If it's slurry, I don't typically save any from...

Yep, thats stepping it up. Though you can eliminate the middle step, going right from 0.5L to 1.5L. Sounds like you had it right, but to be clear, you would add wort made from DME and boiling water, not just straight DME. Lately, when making a starter I usually go 1L to 3L and save .5-1L of...

Agree with the others. I had the same reaction the first few times I rehydrated. I believe the extra step just makes us overthink it, worrying about the change in our previoisly effective process. A classic case of RDWHAHB. That said, my anecdotal observations have been that my rehydrated...

Check the alpha percentages on the hops you added. This is my most common mistake when copying recipes and finding that things don't add up. Boil and batch volumes are my second most common, though I usually catch those with expected OG :)

Yes, with the notty the whole thing would be done at 54F. It's pretty clean in general, but very clean at the lower end of the scale. Note that it will take longer overall than notty at 67F, and you may need to rouse the yeast to get it to FG (though unlikely IME). And yes, chill to 54F before...

I just use oxiclean rather than pbw. Typically I clean the e flask the same time I clean my kettle, as that's when both are empty and dirty (I rarely crash/decant). Based on that timing, I use hot oxiclean from the kettle and shake around in flask. Then I dump, rinse with jot, then cold, then...

Thank you! That's a great write up I hadn't seen. I was looking at that style of float but couldn't work out how to retain it so I went to the more beer style, really like the solution presented there though as it incorporates a filter and a weight.

Have made this or a slight variation quite a few times. This and cream of three crops were my "process fixing beers" as both seem to always come out drinkable and neither hide ANYTHING. Have mashed all over the place and had ABVs between 3.5 and 6.5. All were very drinkable, I wouldn't worry...

Personally, I'd just use the Nottingham at ~54°. It'll do it's job just fine that low and should be about as clean/crisp as the kolsch - without the starter and higher liquid yeast price. I pretty much keep two yeasts for "cold" beers, notty and wlp940. Have done kolsch and just didn't see...

Perfect timing, I was just looking at a diy solution exactly like the more beer version. Stainless floats are cheap on Amazon, so one of those, a bit of line and a cut dip tube is all I figured is needed. Couple questions about the more beer version if someone could help: 1) What's the...

From a guy who has tried to cheat 1000s of projects, I'd suggest cutting the losses early and scrapping the hot plates personally. Or get comfortable with the long heat up times. Once you're dialed to as efficient with time as possible, you're still waiting on the latent heat in the cast iron...

2431 + 5 gallons NEIPA + 5 gallons Cerveza 2441

Well, didn't take long. Similar performance, 1/2 gallon boil off over an hour, very little debris on the kettle wall, same as when I used propane.

140F at 40 psi. Schedule 80 is 140F at 80 psi. At the 0 psi of your drain, you'll be fine.

With a pressure ferment, no dry hopping and clean yeast (Nottingham for instance), about a week or so is all that's needed. 2 days at a few psi, a few more days at ~20 psi, and a couple more days to chill while on co2 gas to finish up carbonation if needed. The psi for the few days depends on...

2358.5 + 11 gallons blonde ale 2369.5

Finally got around to brewing with my condenser last night, it worked great! 5500w element @ 35% power was rolling well. Could boil all the way down to 25%, but not as vigorous as I like. Boil off was 1/2 gallon over an hour, down from 1.2 gallons previously. Thanks to the other posters in this...

If agree on running the correct wire (8-3 aluminum or 10-3 copper). Use the existing to run a welder or compressor or something. If not, then conduit with the same wire you have now (8 awg aluminum) in it. Given how much those two options suck in your situation, I'd be figuring out how to...

Got mine today, no issues, great value. Only thing I noticed is that the bends at the top are bent normally vs. Mandrel, so there is a slight kink. I have zero issue with this, but figure I'll mention it.

Interesting. I've only done the citra, galaxy, mosaic (4 batches, different ratios). I'm looking for more mango and pineapple, less citrus (glass of orage/tangerine juice is what I get from CMG, not bad by any means, just not what I'm hunting). My introduction to the style and still favorite...