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  1. czmkid

    Who's smoking meat this weekend?

    Here is the best part my grocery store HEB had them for sale at 4.99 a lb. That was 1.00 CHEAPER then the usda prime packer briskets I usually smoke. I picked up two, and then when I got home the wife had three racks of baby back s to throw on the smoker as well. It was a great Saturday for...
  2. czmkid

    Who's smoking meat this weekend?

    From this: ps that’s a 12” knife [/url] To this:
  3. czmkid

    Who's smoking meat this weekend?

    18.5 lb Waygu brisket. Smoked 10 hours with post oak then rested for 4 hours till it hit 140 and sliced. Next lvl meat.
  4. czmkid

    Coconut bag it or free float

    I have a 7 gallon Ss unitank and kegged a death by coconut clone. It called for 2# of coco nibs and 1# of toasted coconut. After about a week I dumped both into the tank no bags. Nibs were ok I have done them this way before but the combo of the nibs and coconut caused lots of frustration...
  5. czmkid

    Sour barrel aging results

    Amazing! Six months ago me and five other guys brewed a Flanders red all using the same yeasts and ingredients. Then we put it all in a 30 gal wooden whisky barrel that a local Austin brewery gave us after they didn’t like the results of their aging project. Needless to say it was a risk as...
  6. czmkid

    Sub pump for cleaning lines and circulating chiller water

    I use the same pump and daisy chain 8 lines/perlicks up together. Cleans them up in no time flat. You just have to remember to purge all the old beer and then cleaning solutions out of the lines before the next step in the cleaning rinsing process. Also use this Same pump to cip my unitanks...
  7. czmkid

    Question for Spike Unintank owners.

    While I do not own a spike unitank I do own 3 Ss unitanks. I was not happy with one of the two tanks I got with the first shipment. The finish on the outside of the tank was not up to par and there were several minor defects on the inside of the tank as well as inside of the tc ports that...
  8. czmkid

    Scoring inside SS Brewtech sampling valve

    I didn’t have as much scoring on mine but even after taking it apart, cleaning, and reassemble with keg lube the valve operation was stuck. Ss and their awesome customer service took care of the issue right away. I even offered to send in the old on for them to troubleshoot but they didn’t...
  9. czmkid

    New post a picture of your pint

    Hazy NEIPA out of the tank....
  10. czmkid

    Ugh... tinny, sharp, tart, slimy wort after SSBT kettle upgrade

    Here’s how to clean it for first time use straight from the Ss site. Having three of their unitanks I can tell you that if you skipped the TSP soak step that the machine oil is your issue. There was a ton of it on all the tanks especially in the ports. If you did not passivated then that’s...
  11. czmkid

    Fermenting Under Pressure

    I don’t use the spunding valve on any of my 7g tanks. For about three days during the first part of fermentation I use the blowoff arm. After that I close it and let the tanks PRV do it’s thing at 17-18 psi. Even at that pressure minimal carbonation is happening at Ale fermentation temps...
  12. czmkid

    Is copper immersion chiller turning my pool green?

    I drain my jaded chiller into my pool to refill it every two weeks as I loose about an inch a week and it does not turn green. I Do Not run pool water through the jaded chiller. The issue you are having is the fact that you probably already have a pool chemical imbalance issue and you are...
  13. czmkid

    Brewer's Friend Giveaway! Big Thanks to HBT!

    Thanks for the contest! Ryan of course......Go Cubbies
  14. czmkid

    Conical processes

    I drop it as low as I can with a hydra immersion chiller which in the summer months...March thru October, usually only goes down to 85-84 ish with tap water. Then the glycol takes it to 65 from there quickly. The 2 hours is just to wait for any trub to fall but since I am filling the Ss...
  15. czmkid

    Conical processes

    I use an additional 1st dump pre o2 and yeast addition. So I go from the boil kettle and fill my unitanks from the bottom up. Chill them using glycol down to pitching temp. Wait 2 hours and then dump all of the trub and gunk that made it in the tank. Usually it isn’t a lot but chilling with...
  16. czmkid

    Doubling Down: SS Brewtech Conical + FTSS + Glycol Power Pack

    I cold crash down to 36 with no co2 tank attached to the carb stone with pressure created by the fermentation with no issues. 17-18 psi showing on the tanks gauge. Just keep an eye on it and if it dips or goes down then hook up the co2. Which I usually have to do to get to the vol of co2 I...
  17. czmkid

    Doubling Down: SS Brewtech Conical + FTSS + Glycol Power Pack

    @RevKev Oh noooooo. I just bought two of the quick disconnects that I was planning on using for my two new tanks. I pieced together my own for my other two unitanks and thought these lookd more polished. What would you different with the cuts? Should I send em back and just go with what I...
  18. czmkid

    Doubling Down: SS Brewtech Conical + FTSS + Glycol Power Pack

    @emr25 That’s really cool. I like the one in your link that you can pump co2 into as well but it’s a big boy lol. Too bad Ss doesn’t work something like that up on a smaller scale. On another note how’s often are y’all taking apart your sampling valve? One of mine has been sticking so I took...
  19. czmkid

    Weldworks Juciy Bits NEIPA

    I used the recipe from beer and brewing magazine. It looks prettier in person but the best part is how great it tastes and this is only day four out of the unitank!
  20. czmkid

    Is anyone using a Penguin Glycol Chiller?

    https://www.ssbrewtech.com/products/quick-disconnect-ftss-kit?variant=12468315652167 Another option. I use the usplastics discos as well and haven’t really run into any issues other than condensation building up inbetween the line and foam insulation I got from HD. The Ss solution looks...
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