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I dump it in my fermenter and forget about it for at least two weeks.

I open ferment my Hefeweizen in a 15 gallon sterilite container I got from Walmart. The lid allows CO2 to escape but keeps dust and other stuff out.

The only issue I had when I went from a 3 vessel to an AIO (BIAB in a malt pipe) was the loss in efficiency. You can ignore it, add more grain or sparge. Myself I bought a second AIO, I use two Mash & Boil units, mash in one and sparge in the other. Works for me.

Vilseck and Hohenfels. Tucher Hefeweizen was my favorite.

Are your bottles clean? I mean using a brush clean? I had the same problem. Got lazy for awhile and thought rinsing after the pour was good enough. Beers were good for a month or so then I would start to get gushers. Cleaned them with a brush and was surprised at how dirty my cleaning solution...

I was stationed in Germany and finally made a Hefeweizen that rivals most that I drank there. Simple recipe: 55% wheat 40% pils or pale 5% carapils 1/2 lb rice hulls Mash @152F Boil 60 minutes with one oz hallertau or tettnanger per 5 gallons Ferment @68 with Lallemand Munich Classic dry...

I made grape juice wine (grape juice and bread yeast) when I was in Saudi Arabia during Desert Shield. Wasn’t the best but it worked!

I use a keggle to store my RO water. Trash can is a good idea too.

People way over complicate the bottle cleaning process. 1. Rinse your bottles after the pour. Store on a bottle tree. 2. On bottling day make your priming sugar solution. While it is cooling: 3. Make a few cups of One Step cleaning solution. 4. Cut the end off of your bottling brush and put...

Adding water will work, extract brewers do it. Try to control the boil. If you’re having 30% boil off turn the heat down. Once liquid starts boiling it doesn’t get hotter, it just releases more heat, and moisture, into the atmosphere. You don’t need a full rolling boil.

I brewed a Pilsner yesterday. Pitched two packets of 34/70 that expired August 2024. Had activity six hours later.

I have a TDS meter, and it reads 198 ppm going in and 0 coming out. Never had my water tested. Water chemistry coming to your house can change with seasons and who knows what changes they might make at your water treatment plant without telling you. I just felt that if I was going to play...

Myself, I would buy a RO unit and make my own water, which I do. I use a RO Buddie, $69.99 on Amazon. Pays for itself after about 10 batches of beer over buying water from the store.

I use my old keggle to store RO water when planning my brew day. I also use 1 gallon water jugs, fill enough for a batch and let them sit until I'm ready to brew.

I use the 50 gallon 4 stage filter. I also use an rv water filter, they’re cheap and just another level of filtration.

I use a RO buddie and a DUMSAMKER DU-TDSW tds meter, from Amazon.

I just got done brewing my Roggensbier. I use a Mash & Boil with a bag in the malt pipe. I used 21% rye, 32%wheat and 4 ounces of flaked rye. Added 1/2 lb of rice hulls. I had no problems with the mash, drained like any other beer I brew.

I just got done brewing my Roggensbier. I use a Mash & Boil with a bag in the malt pipe. I used 21% rye, 32%wheat and 4 ounces of flaked rye. Added 1/2 lb of rice hulls. I had no problems with the mash, drained like any other beer I brew.

I don't recall having a problem, but i know i used rice hulls. Like I say I'm brewing this next week, I'll let you know how it goes.

Back story, I started homebrewing while stationed in Germany. Midwest Supplies sold a Dry Rye Roggenbier, a clone of a beer from Regensburg Germany, and it was pretty spot on. Alas, I came back to the states and they stopped selling the kit. I had the instructions, but not the grain bill...