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I'm not sure if this has been discussed in the pages after this post but I haven't gotten through all the posts yet. I mixed per the proportions above but my slants haven't set enough after 36 hours. My agar is from Now Nutrition and says 100% agar. I boiled my DME and yeast nutrient for...

Thanks! Let me know if you brew this or some variant. I actually brewed it last night because I'm down to my last keg. The hop schedule included simcoe, amarillo, and citra. The lowest I have gotten this beer was 4.2%. I haven't tried to go lower. The problem with session IPA's is that...

Thanks for the response. I am more curious about where to put my pump, plate chiller, and hop rocket during chilling. My kettle valve is roughly about 3' above the ground as well.

I have a keggle and just bought a plate chiller, hop rocket, chugger pump, and may also pick up a wort filter of some sort. My keggle has a valve at the bottom as is typical. My question is, where do people put all this stuff if they don't have a brew stand? I plan to build one but it's...

How big is your keggle top opening? Did you have to give him the distance from the outside to the inside of your opening so the hanger support would be the right length?

So early last year I started out on a quest to brew a lower alcohol IPA (highly hopped pale ale or whatever you want to call it). One that I could have a few of while working around the house and still be able to take the family to dinner later in the day. I am a huge IPA fan but I prefer IPAs...

I have not looked into those items enough to be able to provide you any useful points. I've seen those PID devices but they look pretty long which would be hard to put in the face (may be one of the reasons you are still kicking it around). If so, then I can think of 2 options. One, just make...

I actually gave her both.....;)

So your tray supports a full beer? What about a full growler?

I got the idea on here to use those really strong magnets. So I bought a long drip try and bolted on some L brackets. I have the magnets which attached the drip tray to the freezer. Sounded good right? Here's the problem. The magnets aren't strong enough to hold the weight of the tray and...

I just cut out a rectangle large enough to barely fit the lcd in. The lcd has a little lip on it that is larger than the rear body so I had a little room for error. I then used white spray foam to insulate behind. Now the temp gauge isn't really as effective as I thought. When building my...

Oh ya! Work it!

Thanks for the input. I went with the center inlet SS chugger pump. I read that the center inlet has slightly higher flow rate mainly due to elimination of the 90 deg turn the wort has to make on the inline version. I also recall reading it cavitates less and is easier to prime because of the...

The reason I ask is because people are saying that you will risk messing up the treads over time on the plastic one. But if I have camlocks on the ports then I'm not taking them on and off a whole lot. I'm just wondering if this is a reasonable theory.

I have one which will go on the outlet as recommended here on HBT (I got my fittings in one big order so I have them already). But where does this other valve go that will help with priming?

I store starsan in my kegs. About 1/2 gallon in each cleaned keg. Its a little hazy but I recall reading that its ok. I haven't had an issue.

I have brewed many 10% abv beers with just dumping the wort back and forth. Just sayin.

I got a gift card for Amazon for Christmas. I am going to get a pump to complete my plate chiller setup. So my options are limited to what's on Amazon. I can't decide between the chugger with a SS head or the march 815. My questions are: 1 - what is the difference between the 2 different...

So do you use the oil-free compressor to aerate? If so, can you explain your setup?

I'm definitely interested in the results. I am on the same quest you have been on I think. I just got a plate chiller and am so paranoid from all the stories of them getting gunked up. Two common solutions to help reduce this was to filter as much out before your PC and be vigilant with...