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  1. ZmannR2

    Spike Conical- observations and best practices

    Most of what I do is IPA's around 6%. But I have the beer in my sig also on tap at the moment (honey hibiscus wit) and a Marzen Oktoberfest in my CF10 at the moment so no I brew all kinds of crazy stuff but my go to is definitely 10 gals of IPA cuz I can knock those back like no one's business...
  2. ZmannR2

    Spike Conical- observations and best practices

    I will say this....I started out at 5 gal batches and VERY quickly realized how fast those 5 gals dissappear. And for literally the exact same amount of work you can double your output. 3 hrs of work minimum to brew and clean up so why not go 10 gals?
  3. ZmannR2

    S-189 is a nice dry pitch lager yeast

    Took her to 53 degrees and she started rolling pretty well.....doing the d-rest now
  4. ZmannR2

    Obnoxious Football Trash Talk Thread

    The 'Boys are back folks.....watch out
  5. ZmannR2

    Warm Fermented Lager Thread

    Been fermenting at 53 for 10 days. How long should I bring it up to 65 for the d rest before lagering?
  6. ZmannR2

    Spike Conical- observations and best practices

    ya my apologies I edited it I didn't read that you were using the temp control system
  7. ZmannR2

    Spike Conical- observations and best practices

    I have the standard shelf because I was afraid the wide one wouldn't fit in my ferm chamber (which I later discovered would have fit fine) but I do have the shorty legs because my ferm chamber is high enough where I can still fill kegs from it using the shorty and everything is very stable
  8. ZmannR2

    Spike Conical- observations and best practices

    Lemme further explain when the cap is amazing! Pitching yeast or dry hopping you can look in there to make sure its not just sitting on top of the krausen or bubbles.....also you can check for signs of infection at will.....also it's super interesting to see the phases of the beer during...
  9. ZmannR2

    S-189 is a nice dry pitch lager yeast

    Have a Marzen fermenting with s189 at 50 degrees right now with some pretty slow fermentation but it's getting there. Thinking of ramping the temp to 55 though just to speed it up. Thoughts?
  10. ZmannR2

    Spike Conical- observations and best practices

    So my lager is fermenting away (according to what I'm seeing through the site cap I mentioned above) but I'm not seeing any bubbles forming in the Star San my blow off hose is sitting in. Now it's 50 degrees so I imagine it's pretty slow. Being that this is my first lager, I'm not used to...
  11. ZmannR2

    Spike Conical- observations and best practices

    The clear 4" TC cap on the lid for viewing your beer is a MUST. Also the racking arm. Also depending on your tubing setup definitely get some 1.5" TC adapters (for me it was an adapter to a male camlock). Leg extensions and casters as well!
  12. ZmannR2

    Spike Conical- observations and best practices

    I can’t tell y’all how awesome it is to throw an entire CF10 in a fridge and simply take the probe from an Inkbird ITC-308 and set that bad boy to 50 degrees for my lager and just forget it for the duration of fermentation. Same for when I d-rest and lager. It’s just bliss guys!
  13. ZmannR2

    eBIAB Basket Design

    What’s the thickness on that? I’m gonna order a sheet in stainless from steelnow
  14. ZmannR2

    eBIAB Basket Design

    That’s aluminum?? Can we get it in stainless?
  15. ZmannR2

    Spike Conical- observations and best practices

    That’s pretty obvious. I have been installing it correctly. It’s just really loose in there
  16. ZmannR2

    High Gravity Custom eBIAB System

    At 75% I barely get a trickle of a boil so I keep it at about 90%. And I’m using a big 240V 5000W BoilCoil 20!
  17. ZmannR2

    High Gravity Custom eBIAB System

    Oh nice! Ya I had an error reading where it wouldn’t communicate with the probe at all. Replaced the probe, still nothing, bought a new EZBoil controller still nothing! I was furious. So I got a new cable and it fixed it lol. Returned the EZBoil n got my money back but kept the 8” Auber probe...
  18. ZmannR2

    High Gravity Custom eBIAB System

    What was the issue? I’ve already had to replace the cable but that was my fault I think I might bent it too hard
  19. ZmannR2

    Blichmann Riptide Issues

    Holy crap that’s it!! How did I glaze right over that?? Thanks!
  20. ZmannR2

    Blichmann Riptide Issues

    Lol just crazy to think about. Surely it just settles at the bottom Anyways amongst the trub
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