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Update on my Hop Dip Method creation.. :) Fermentation finished and I gave it a taste. It was not close to the IPA I was aiming for obviously.. Interestingly it tastes like a really robust pale. I pretty well liked it. I liked it so much in fact that I decided not to do another round of...

I am using filtered water. My home tap is from a water coop and varies quite a bit.. So I use bought water and build it up for brewing. We have a kiosk that sells filtered water. It is Reverse Osmosis filtered, and gives me a stable starting point. Buying in the bigger volumes can be...

One thing about having one of these.. It looks like the parts could also be used as a randall..

My Cold Crash Guardian arrived. It is smaller than I thought.. so I dont think space is going to be the issue.. also the bag does attach with a fitting that allows a piece of tab to separate the bag from the top of the fermenter. It is more elegant than the mylar balloon. The price is...

That is what I understand too.. As I understand it, even if the beer was over-pitched.. it won't ruin it, but it might introduce a slight flavor - evidently you can taste yeast. I doubt my lousy palette would notice anything.

Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 8.0 % according to BS (15.5 lb grain bill). I am anxious to sample it.. but its still bubbling away.. Sunday the week is up and I can hopefully get a feel for it.. I am so invested in the batch already, unless it is really awful, I will do the extra dry hopping...

Could it be that you could have used more yeast initially? My local homebrew store recommends using two packs of US-05 for an OG in the 1.06+ range. It could explain why it is still going after 3 weeks.. I am not an expert.. but just wanted to offer the thought.

I totally get that!.. I tried and tried to find another vendor that had a plastic model.. like you, I couldn't find one.. this ONE TIME.. (I NEVER support beer voltron - http://www.master-minds.net/brewerylist/fake_beers.html ) I decided to allow myself to line the pockets of Budweiser this...

That could work.. I think I might give it a go.. I do wish the bag was separated with a bit of tubing for more flexibility.. I only have a few inches above the fermenter. In the meantime I did make good with my own implementation - So far so good. My brew has only been in the fermenter...

Yeah I am really interested in that device.. my problem with it is the horizontal volume requirements.. I don't think it will fit in my freezer straight to the side like that.. maybe its smaller than it appears.

Ah yes.. I have everything to build this except the hose tee.. I agree its so simple and cheap.. why not do it.. Mylar balloon at Walmart 97 cents and whatever the cost of the hose tee. Everyone has extra tubing laying around.. Awesome.. Searching the internet for different solutions...

Ah I see people are doing this. This makes total sense to me..

I just ran across this - https://www.brewhardware.com/product_p/ccguardianv2.htm which handles the issue much more elegantly.. It seems worth the $12

Here is a thought.. What about the idea of stretching a balloon over the fermenter exhaust like what the ancient technique used by home wine makers? Or even using a balloon in place of the gas resovoir. Surely over a weeks fermentation time, it would generate more gas than it would suck back...

@IslandLizard thank you for that tip on dry hopping it heavily afterwards!.. (4-8 oz? Thats a ton!) I was interested in obtaining some larger volumes of hops and storing.. I wasn't sure how long they would last, so I havent done it yet.. If I had had any extra hops on hand I probably could...

Oh boy... I have found an IPA recipe I really like. I brewed it a couple of months ago.. and it is really great.. I thought I would brew it again but substitute one of the hops and increase the citra.. So after a trip to the Homebrew store and $48 later, I started the brewing process...

I can offer one thing.. I ended up utilizing some universal hose adapters I had bought off Ebay.. There are some on Amazon too.. They have worked quite well with the chiller. Search for "universal garden hose tap".. I had originally bought some of these so I could attach a garden hose to my...

I certainly have no doubt that the Bud Light absolutely 'stood out' the most. ;)

Its still a valid discussion.. I found it because I had the same question and went looking for answers.

I think the question is why you would have to purchase it for mobile if you already had purchased the app for a PC.