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FWIW, here's the color we got. The grist here is basically Beligian Pils & Wheat, so very light:

My wife and I are currently working through a Hibuscus Passionfruit sour - here's our experience. 3 oz at flameout got us a light pastel-like pink color, with only a slight amount of flavor and aroma. Another 2 oz of hibuscus made into a tea went into the fermenter after primary slowed down -...

Some food for thought https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/optimization-of-herms-coil-length.639634/ TLDR: 18-20 ft is suggested, along with thorough mixing if the HLT. The Brewpot article mentioned in this link suggests about 25 ft as ideal given their assumptions, FWIW so you're...

Do you happen to know rough guidelines for "how much" sulfite could/should be used? Obviously it's contingent on Acetaldehyde levels, which wouldn't be known, but I'm just curious regarding what this looks like for beer use.

Pound-for-pound, DME also has higher extract (i.e., "sugar") than LME too as it's more concentrated. Just something to keep in mind if swapping between the two in a given recipe.

Keep in mind too that actively fermenting yeast will scavenge oxygen in a hurry. That's why a lot of the folks trying to minimize oxidation on the cold side spund (in kegs or bottles) or prime and wait a bit before transferring - there's some protection against whatever inevitably gets picked up...

This is a pretty creative build - love it!

Welcome from another STL resident!

Yep, one seems to hold just fine when not connected. The other one is still sitting in water and has lost ~2-3 psi since this morning. I think I'm getting small bubbles/leaks on 2 sides of the tee fitting - it's really hard to tell for sure.

I'm not a formal BJCP/NHC rep by any means, but it sounds to me like in order to advance, you need to A) score 30 points or better, and B) get a ribbon. The former is necessary, but not sufficient for the latter. Basically, the ribbons go to the best 3 beers assuming they're all >30. The...

FWIW, both of the two I got from Lion Brewing had small leaks when testing by pressurizing/removing (both came with CMB disconnects, BTW). I just got a roll of EVA barrier tubing, so I took Robert's suggesting and re-fitted them with longer pieces of line connecting everything. One held...

Right, of course. Ezboil user here, and would highly recommend it, but your point is well taken.

Just as a counterpoint, it might actually be helpful for those of us trying to minimize thermal stress/TBI in our boils as off-center elements may encourage wort movement with minimal "applied" wattage. Martin discusses this in the 2019 Zymurgy article, and actually directly mentions the idea of...

If you haven't ran across this, you might find it interesting: https://www.acervapetropolis.com.br/download/Barley_and_malt_Starch_in_brewing__a_review_0515-01.pdf Bamforth also discusses a similar slightly lower pH target for maximizing the impact of Limit Dextrinase and, potentially...

+1. I've had mixed experiences with swapping between different sources. Luckily, everything was workable, but definitely not ideal. Bargain Fittings has become my go to and I've been happy with their stuff.

Well, I was nowhere near 90 degrees - something seems amiss. I'll check with water in a few days. FWIW, mine were pre-assembled just like fun4stuff's - I think something is a bit fishy. Just a thought, I wonder if the tubing used is slightly too small/narrow? I don't know much about the...

Hmm, I'll check into that a little more when I have some time. I should probably clarify that when I said "a little" pressure, it was pushing by hand not just what you'd get by letting things hang naturally, for example. I have really tight lid clearance in my ferm chamber which means that the...

Only tested one - just put some pressure on it and set it aside for a few hours. It didn't drop. I did note, though, that if I moved them around a little and put a little side/lateral pressure on the connections, they would start leaking immediately.

LOL, both of mine were like this too. I'm sorry to say that it took me a few minutes of head scratching to sort it out

Consider incorporating a stainless pan as a cap when chilling/whirlpooling, same concept as a mash cap. If you wait to add it until you get below 140 or so, that can help remedy concerns with the cap keeping DMS from blowing off