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I’ve dumped one batch, winter of 2002. I had brewed 3 extract kits and 2 all grain kits by this point, so I was an expert. I designed my own RIS recipe…I don’t recall all of the ingredients, but I remember a full pound of black patent in the 5 gallons. I sampled it on bottling day and it hit the...

A couple of sauna brews!

If you have another tap, switch over to it. I once had a bunch of crap built up in my tap that was causing a pressure drop, which was causing more foam.

This old dog is learning new tricks. I have a 65l Brewzilla and two 7.9 gallon all-rounders with pressure kits on the way. I’m looking forward to comparing old school vs. new school techniques. I’ll probably do my 10 gallon IPA with my normal technique and the full blown no o2 contact method...

Even when I’m really clear in the secondary I get floaties in the first few pints. I’ve always assumed it’s because I don’t cold crash prior to kegging. I’ve never had a plugged dip tube though.

Wired in a couple of outlets in my basement brewery. I hope to get a couple of sheets of drywall hung tomorrow. Also worked on a recipe for a wheat beer…considering using apple cider for part of the water. Any thoughts on this? I’m thinking 4# wheat, 4# Munich, 14# 2 row, cascades at around 30...

Mine do too, but it has never been an issue. What are you worried about?

I booted up the computer from a thumb drive, and was able to get on the C drive and transfer files to the thumb drive. Some of the files were missing. It’s a handy trick. I learned it when my kid fell for the ransom ware scam.

I had a backup drive that I learned after the fact was not backing up several of my folders including that one. I was able to fire it up with windows on a thumb drive. I got my wife’s stuff, but my BeerSmith files were gone. It was version 1 so no cloud backups.

And after you take the gravity, drink the sample. It will be warm and flat, but over time you will learn a lot about where your beer is at by how it tastes.

I have many that I can’t replicate. I lost my hard drive with 15 years of BeerSmith recipes. I had 5 printed recipes from some prior brew days. Everything else is gone.

You have to understand that I’m a walking time capsule. I quit doing any type of brewing research in 2009. I’ve still brewed 200+ gallons a year since, but using the standard, accepted practices of that era. I got back online 2 weeks ago and learned that I was making crappy beer because I use a...

Its a long story about how my process works that I don’t want to get into, but my typical brew day yields 2 10 gallon batches split into 4 primaries. The first 2 primaries get kegged around day 10-14 depending on the dry hops. The second two go into secondaries until the first 2 kegs are...

Sometimes 2 or 3.

I’ve never done it, but you should be fine. You may be missing some of the late addition hop scents and flavors, but it should be drinkable!

Nothing beer related, just brewery related. Im in the process of adding a brewery in my basement. If you have never brewed in an unheated garage at -20F it’s something you should try at least once in your life. I’ve been doing it since 2001 and I’m done with it. My first batch I chilled in a...

I’ll probably be torched here for sharing my method, but I: 1) Siphon to the keg from the secondary. 2) Purge the headspace with CO2. 3) Chill overnight. 4) Put 30 psi on the keg. Pick it up, one hand on the top, one on the bottom, and rock it back and forth 130 times. Make sure the gas hose...

Thanks for the replies! I will definitely have a lift system. I’m putting in a 4’ long 3/4” pipe directly above the unit, so I can pull the malt pipe, move it 3’, and drop it into a bucket with casters. The Brewzilla will sit on a 24” wide piece of countertop 20” from the floor. I moved the...

Beersmith says I need 1# 14 oz to get my 10 gallon house apa to 5.4 in the mash.

I have a Brewzilla 65l on the way and I’m building a spot for it in my basement. Can anyone help me with… 1) How long is the power cord? 2) How tall is it with the grain basket in the draining position? 3) If you were to make a custom short table for it, how tall would you make it? Tall enough...