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Did you not use a wine or ale yeast? If so, you more than likely had some naturally occuring nasties in there that fouled your batch. The age and temperatures you mentioned certainly would not have made that batch bad. - GL63

FWIW, I have 3 Ventmatics and they are awesome - I have no experience with the Perlicks, but the Perlicks are copies of Ventmatics, so why not go with the original? - GL63

I have never had a hefe go slow ..... take a hydro reading - your fermentation may be over .....

Although my kegerator holds 6 kegs, I have 4 taps - including a dedicated N2 dispensed Stout Faucet + 3 Vent-Matics. It's nice to have conditioned back-up kegs ready when one goes empty.

Still or 'flat' cider is not carbonated, ie, there are no bubbles in it - kinda' like tap water, where carbonated cider is, well, carbonated - you know, like soda pop is .....

Like Catfish said, do not stir, but ..... I found by gently 'breaking' up the grain bed with a piece of stainless, 1/4" rod every 10-15 minutes, my efficiency went up about 5%. Why? Because it prevents 'channeling' ...... where the sparge water kinda' finds paths through the grain bed and...

Make up a batch of this and let your Panty Dropping Cider and Apfelwein age a bit more. I made up a batch of this for Thanksgiving and it was enjoyed by all !!! Apple Pie Tonic 1 gal apple cider 750 ml Everclear or Vodka 3 whole cinnamon 2 whole allspice 2 tsp vanilla extract In...

When brewing 'standard 5 gallon batches', I shoot for 5.5 gallons to collect from my boil kettle (post boil obviously). Then, after racking to my secondary, I am assured a solid 5 gallons. With my system, I : 1) Sparge until I collect 7 3/4 gallons of wort. 2) Do 90 minute boils 3)...

I've been using BeerSmith since getting into AG brewing 15 months ago (19 batches so far), and love it. It is an outstanding program that is very intuitive, and, once you have it tweaked to your equipment, gives remarkably accurate results. Brad Smith ..... you rock !!! :rockin:

I've used 5.2 in the 3 AG batches I've made since moving to my new house which has very good tasting, but very, very hard well water. My efficiencies have been 70, 80, and 81%. I'm brewing again this coming Saturday and I'll use it again then as well ..... I'll post my efficiency on this...

I highly recommend a 10 gallon Polar Ware kettle - expensive, but heirloom quality - your great-grandchildren will be brewing with them one day !

Thanks Everyone! I didn't think it was a big deal, but wanted to check nonetheless ... - GL63

I'm a relative newcomer to brewing beer, making a total of 18 batches since September of 2006. This past weekend, I brewed a batch of English Nut Brown Ale which, by the way, was a repeat of a batch I made this past spring. In any event, I forgot to add a tsp. of Irish Moss during the last...

10 Gallon 'Deluxe All-Grain Kit' from NB 10 Gallon Polarware Kettle XL Immersion Chiller

I know it's not an 'easy' thing to do, but if you really want something special for the Holidays every year, make your ciders for NEXT Christmas NOW !

Where did you get that sparge arm? Is it homemade? I WANT ONE !

Here is mine - Four on tap and enough room for two 'on deck'. :rockin: http://tinyurl.com/34anbp I still am in the process of doing some art work around the perimeter of the collar and will post some pics when it is finished. By the way: Tap #1 = Sweet Cream Stout Tap #2 =...

Guess I really lucked out when a friend of mine gave me TWO 15 pounders (he said he recently swithced to a different type of welding system that doesn't require CO2) that were just certified in January of this year. It cost me a total of $24 to get them both filled at the local welding supply!

It's not quite done yet (minor details are left) but here are a couple pics of mine: http://tinyurl.com/34anbp I am extremely fortunate in the fact my wife lets me keep it in our family room! :rockin: By the way, here is what I currently have on draft: Tap 1 - AG Sweet Cream Stout...

I have the non-adjustablel JSP Malt Mill and my efficiencies have consistently been in the low to mid 80's. Life is good. I'm happy. :ban: