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  1. ApolloSimcoe

    Bottle fillers

    I think it will be worse if you used wine bottles with the dimple in the bottom. The wand is too thick (Thats what she said) to depress the plunger in the small space between the dimple and the wall of the bottle
  2. ApolloSimcoe

    Bottle fillers

    To bad you missed this thread. I made the same mistake https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/brewsssiphon.656887/
  3. ApolloSimcoe

    Bottling from the tap

    I use something like this. https://www.morebeer.com/products/stainless-steel-growler-filler-fits-perlick-630ss-650ss.html I make sure that it and the tubing are cold to frozen. Turn down the psi to almost nothing, bleed off excess pressure in the keg. I then run some off to a glass first to...
  4. ApolloSimcoe

    What book is on your nightstand? Readers!

    Grist Mill Road by Christopher J. Yates
  5. ApolloSimcoe

    Your most-hated song

    I'll just leave this here
  6. ApolloSimcoe

    Fall Beers = Best Beers. What's Your Favorite Fall Beer Style?

    Oktoberfest, Rauchbier, Pumpkin Ales (nothing sweet please) and beer. Commercial brands: Long Trail Harvest Ale, SN Tumbler and their Oktoberfest
  7. ApolloSimcoe

    Spent Grain Poll

    I eat some for luck. Don't ask made bread twice Compost the rest
  8. ApolloSimcoe

    New post a picture of your pint

    Can/Will you share that recipe?
  9. ApolloSimcoe

    Triple Decoction Boil Off Rate

    This was helpful, thank you. I plan on doing a thinner mash than usual (2qts/lb)
  10. ApolloSimcoe

    First time bottler

    +1 to this. I use 2 milk crates on the counter with the bottles all lined up right next to it ready to be filled.
  11. ApolloSimcoe

    First time bottler

    1. Baking my bottles the night before instead of using sanitizer the day of bottling. 2. Elevating my bottling bucket higher on the counter and lining the bottles up next to the bottling bucket. (no more hurting my back) 3. Start the transfer from fermenter to bottling bucket to just over the...
  12. ApolloSimcoe

    How NOT to run a Craigslist ad

    Can't you buy 3 FULL bottles of Grolsch for less than $20?
  13. ApolloSimcoe

    Triple Decoction Boil Off Rate

    thanks, I'll calculate that in. I will be boiling the decoction inside on my stove and brewing outside on my propane burners. Just to be clear I'm not concerned about boil off rates in my brew kettle. I'm strictly asking about boil off rates while boiling the thick part of the mash. This...
  14. ApolloSimcoe

    Triple Decoction Boil Off Rate

    This is how I used to do it too. Now that I am focusing more on my water salts I thought I should be more diligent with my water usage calculations as well. Thanks again for the feedback
  15. ApolloSimcoe

    Triple Decoction Boil Off Rate

    And this is what I'm looking for. An approximate of how much additional sparge water was needed to meet preboil volumes. My boil off rate is 1.5g/hr
  16. ApolloSimcoe

    Triple Decoction Boil Off Rate

    My plan was to do a 15m boil for each step. thanks for the input
  17. ApolloSimcoe

    Triple Decoction Boil Off Rate

    This upcoming weekend I am planning to do a triple decoction Hefeweizen recipe with the following rests: Acid Rest @ 113 for 15m Protein Rest @ 126 for 15m Mash Rest @ 146 for 20m Mash Rest @ 158 for 20m Mash Out @ 167 for 10m As I was calculating my water usage for this brew it dawned on me...
  18. ApolloSimcoe

    Home question

    IT
  19. ApolloSimcoe

    I like big Krausen, and I cannot lie

    I just did the 2565 and its great. Unfortunately its almost gone
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