Search results

What freezer is that with the stainless interior? My frigidaire is popping rust spots after about 5 years.

Did you use pectic enzyme in that? I did an orange juice wine from Keller's website and the orange juice cleared well. The big problem was I lost about 10% volume. Next time I will compensate. And there will be a next time, the acid is a bit high for me but the result was spectacular. I may...

RO water system on eBay for $129, I get drinking water and plenty of water for brewing. It takes a while to recovver the investment, but i am happier with the drinking water as well. Do not buy LME in bulk unless you are brewing enough to use it all quick. Buying DME in bulk helps save money...

A good method, allows access and blocks oxygen. But is it really "open to air" when the surrounding atmosphere is 90% CO2? I think that answers the original question best. Is it open bucket? Yes. Is it open to air? Heck no!

Not to be off topic, but why carry the hot wort to the sink for an immersion chiller? why not just put longer lines on it? I chill on the stove with 12 ft lines.

I start in a bucket with a bandana held on by a thin bungie cord. (Bandanas are easy to sanitize) At about 1.030 to 1.020 I move to a 6.5 gallon glass carboy and leave it to finish and drop. At 3 to4 weeks, I move to a 5 gallon carboy for aging. That late move lets me leave most of the yeast...

I get tired of the posts that ask an honest (and yes, maybe newbie) question. And then someone feels compelled to post something like: "Well I have never had that problem in my many years of brewing, I have always have perfect batches. And now they are even better with the $50k brewing rig I...

1/4" Nylon Flare Washer

Sounds like a sewing project.

Beer shouild be OK, freezer life might be short. You will get a lot of icing on the inside walls of the freezer due to the high humidity if you open it much. Also get condensation on the tubing in the walls and near the compressor. Maybe trade for something smaller....

I'm lazy, I use Malic for tartness, it is the primary acid of apples. Citric gives a freshness, but if it is too much or out of place at all, it tastes fake. I try it with a glass to see if that is what I want, adding a few grains at a time. 1/4 teaspoon in 5 gallons is a BIG step, so be...

Maltodextrin. I believe it is slightly fermentble, so add it at the beginning and ferment with it. But it is mostly unfermentable and gives a body addition. No sweetness though. Some people have luck with artificail sweeteners. Personally I don't like them and will not use them, but they...

https://skeeterpee.com/recipe

I agree to the shoddy description. I bought one of the discount chest freezers, and the compressor seized after 2 years. Bought a barrel style wine cooler used, originally sold through a big box hardware. Turns out it had steel coolant lines. I say had, the lines are still there, but coolant...

In defense of the chest freezer, I had a QD go bad once (not a CMB, guess what I buy now.) and dumped two gallons into the chest. Not fun to clean up, but nothing on the floor, and I could ignore it after I popped off the QD and deal with the cleanup on the weekend when I had time. And if you...

Have you seen a place that swaps 20#? I haven't yet.

I was also taking to the guy about converting a helium to a nitrogen or argon. So details may have cross contaminated. As I said, don't quote me.

Something to consider though. Do you trade your tank or refill it? If you get the same tank refilled each time you run into a problem eventually. An aluminum tank needs to be recertified every 5 years. I think steel is 10 years, but don't quote me. I just had mine done and it takes several...

You can replace the o ring on the lid. If the resistance is still low, sometimes the feet will wear over a (very) long use. I bought used commercial soda kegs, and replaced the bail feet. They have two sizes at Adventures in Homebrewing.

Unless you have a brand with a wider range thermostat than I have seen, you would probably need a temp controller. Inkbirds are cheap and easy. edit, sorry, just reread and saw the build part. But really, a temp controller and a collar, then you can start with a tank in the keezer and picnic...