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I got scale without even soaking, just regular cleaning. However, it was only ever on the floor of my brew kettle. I've never gotten any form of residue using Oxiclean on anything else such as my stainless fermenters, Rubbermaid mash tun, new Stainless Ss Brewtech mash tun, etc. Not sure why it...

Yeah looks real sketchy :eek: And look at the space around the dip tube lol. And to save what, $30? Besides, I prefer the Brewmaster bucket with the thermowell.

Here ya go everyone, the ideal beer glasses for all styles, new concept - based on SRM! Patent Pending so don't try to be stealing this genius design work. :confused::ban::p

Ss Brewtech BrewMaster Buckets. Used 3 of them in the past before a life change that caused a one year hiatus and always been very very happy with them. Bought two when I started back up again, here they are in RCA beverage coolers purposed as fermentation chambers: Rev.

It's not mold and is very commonly reported by users of stainless fermenters (many brands). Most say it's machining oils that weren't fully cleaned off, others say it's happens when the hops or hop oils react with the stainless, and others say other things like the krausen compounds reacting to...

Yeah these are the one's linked earlier but in the smaller size. Be aware, for anyone wanting to order these, if you want to pour a 16oz glass and allow for headspace order the top link below. If you want to pour 12oz bottles/cans and allow space for the head order the bottom link. I made the...

I bought these recently too, one came smashed to pieces but the seller sent a replacement out to me, arriving today actually. I'm liking them, great all around glass for lots of different beer styles. Rev.

My local hardware store didn't have worm clamps that were anywhere near small enough. So I just ordered a multiset of Oetiker clamps on Amazon. I already had the Oetiker crimp tool and have used them in the past. I prefer Oetiker clamps when possible because they don't loosen over time like worm...

I know, but when you slide the Oetike 8.7 over the part of the tubing that is over the barb there's no play so even a little squeezing seems like it would be a bit too much. Anyhow, the Oetiker 10.5 worked perfectly. Which Oetiker's did you use, the 8.7? Rev.

Yet German brewers have been decocting this way for centuries without a tannin problem. I've double decocted hefeweizen's also without any tannin issue. Honestly, I think this is being made more complex than it needs to be. OP just needs to preheat his tun better, mash in and stir really well...

Bar Keepers Friend is cheap and will make the bottom of your kettle shiny again. Alternatively, I've also used 1oz of StarSan per gallon of water. If it's just the very bottom of the kettle you can use just enough to cover the bottom, so say 1/2oz in a half gallon of water. Let it sit in the...

As long as the lid is tight on its own and with a little keg lube rubbed on the o-ring all is leak free. I had one lid that was loose from day one. The keg they sent me was stamped 2014 (4 years it must've sat closed in a warehouse). It worked fine with some keg lube and first pressurizing with...

10G coolers are the typical size for 5 gallon batches so nothing wrong there. You definitely need to preheat your mash tun. To preheat you will want to shoot for 15-20° higher than your desired rest temp. So if you want a 152° rest I would preheat the tun with 170° water and let it sit for at...

Wheat is smaller in kernel size than barley. I'm betting your LHBS didn't bother to tighten the mill gall for the wheat and you probably had poorly crushed wheat grains hence your low efficiency. While many people use a gap around .030 - .035 for barley they will use a tighter gap such as .025...

Do you know if the previous owner used it for root beer? I know root beer really imparts a taste in the lines. My bar tender friend who's been tending for about 20 years tells me they can't put anything else on a line that has had root beer in it as it imparts a root beer taste to anything else...

Standard vinyl lines? If so, even replacing them you're likely to get a nasty taste for any liquid that sits in the lines. When I got my first kegerator the beer that sat in the lines took on a really nasty plastic taste. I eventually swapped out to better beer lines that did not impart this...

Exactly, I know they don't go away. This is why I'm quite glad to find it's changed! Guessing I took it was cholorphenols but perhaps it wasn't. That's why I'm checking to see if perhaps I just didn't give it enough time. Hoping it will condition and work out over the next week or so but we'll...

Just an update, the lines have been working great so far. I went with 25' lines to be on the safe side since I often do hefeweizen's that I carb up to 17-18psi. Have two beers on tap, one at 13psi and another at 14psi and they both pour perfectly fine, not too slow and no issues. I think 20'...

Monster Mill 2 Pro here. Highly recommend it. Don't even consider the Barley Crusher. If money is an issue the KegCo mill is a copy of the Monster Mill. Many people here love it. Rev.

Let me ask an additional question: since I used two packs of dry yeast fermentation was quite active and seemed to finish after about a week. After 15 days I dropped the temperature down from 55 to 42 and held it there two weeks before I kegged it. Is 4 weeks in the fermenter too short for a...