Search results

I definitely plan to go TC, I don't mind the extra expensive for ease of cleaning and removability

I put hard in quotes as I don't need everything to be stainless fittings and pipe, but I wanted to figure out a way to have all my hose connections in place where I can direct wort flow with valves instead of disconnecting and moving them around the ports on the system like a switchboard. End...

380 means you might have been in the "crack" territory for most of it, which I imagine would be fine for brewing as you could smash it into pieces, and drop in the boil to dissolve. Might just be darker in color and flavor than you intended...

Thinking that might have been a bot 😂

Interesting, I'll have to look into this if I end up mounting to the ceiling joists.

Yup, sink to the left of the system. It's fed by house water supply right underneath it, and I am tee-ing off the cold water pipe to run the new pipe to be used for brewing (will have a few tee's off this new pipe going to the kettle for filling, to my CFC and to my steam condenser) I know I...

Good call on this, I didn't consider the vibration. I guess a little description of the space might help. Don't have any pics on hand but I can get these later. It's up against a basement exterior wall, so getting behind it isnt an option unfortunately. Not much access above it either, pretty...

Trying to keep the space fairly neutral with the infrastructure, just in case we end up moving and I want to convert it to a normal kitchenette. There was already a sink drain pipe, water supply for the sink, and basic outlet electrical in the walls, hoping to keep it that way and just add to it...

In the process of building out a new brewing space, floor to ceiling subway tile behind my system. Anyone have recommendations on ways to mount light-weight things to tile that could one day be removed? (really don't want to drill any holes) Mainly want to mount clips to route my control panel...

interested!

Came across this a while back, I was interested in doing the same thing: Modifying a Barrel Haven't had the chance to try it yet, but looked promising.

I'd love to participate in next year's batch, and it seems like each year someone kind of just steps in to initiate the organization, so I'm hoping I catch it in time whenever it's posted. Is there a better way to get notified of when the next round starts, or should I just plan to check the New...

What’s a good target gravity I should shoot for?

Just from what I read as far as recommended maintenance if you use it regularly. But I’m no expert, so maybe this isn’t as necessary?

side note: should I just swap the cooler in my DIY chiller with a slimmer, smaller capacity one to reduce how much mixture I need? Or does this not work effectively with a DIY chiller?

I've been thinking about switching from my DIY window unit hacked glycol chiller, mainly after realizing that I am spending a fortune on glycol to fill the reservoir every year for maintenance, needing about 4 gal glycol to 8 gal water to fully submerge the A/C's coils. After looking at a few...

I don't have a port so I just crack open the lid to check/ add hops. Otherwise, lid will be on the whole boil. I was guessing pressure was causing issues, but it makes sense that the pressure would actually be lower with the condenser. I haven't done any adjusting with the actual condensers...

Anyone using steam condensers experiencing an issue with hop debris coating the entire exposed interior of their kettles when the lid is on? I've dialed in my boil to be at about 25-30% power on my electric kettle, giving me a nice simmer, not an aggressive boil. Because the lid is on and...

Slight deviation from OPs topic, but is anyone else struggling to deal with hop matter coating the sides of the kettle and lid when the lid is closed/ condenser running? I've dialed in my kettles heating percentage to about 25-30% to get a nice gentle simmer. Any lower and it doesn't have much...

Oh man, I would love to drink nothing but La Fin du Monde everyday, might not be the most economical haha I do think the neck shape makes a huge difference, but the MoreBeer Belgian bottles are pretty similarly rounded as far as I can tell. But yeah you're probably right about the "put up with...