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The krausen itself is likely what clogged your airlock. Blow off tubes (into a big jug of sanitizer) are typically safest bet for beers you expect will have a vigorous fermentation or if you have very little headspace in the fermentation vessel.

ok yeah likely not the culprit but just one more thing to be careful about. Also, I'ma steal that idea for resealing the packet, never thought of that :cool:

How do you store the leftover yeast? How long is said yeast stored for before it's potentially used again?

Ok, so Safale is typically 1 packet (11.5g) for 20-30L of wort. Do you brew that size batches (5-8 Gallons) and if so, are you pitching the whole packet of yeast? Here is site with picture of packet and instructions: SafAle S-04 English Ale Dry Yeast (Whitbread Strain)

I agree with all the fermentation temp folks, but one more thing to think about: What is your pitch rate for all these beers? Burnt rubber usually means stressed yeast where temp can be a cause of that and so can too low of a pitch rate. I didn't see you mention what size batches you are...

The posted in the sponsor forum on Saturday. It's on the right hand side bar of the main forum page. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/new-product-launch-spike-brew-pump.699907/

This is awesome! Thanks so much for putting this on! I'm in for an entry.

I have a spike solo+ 15g system and I've tweaked it to my liking over the past year. I didn't like the grain basket, so I've since bought a custom all stainless mesh basked from Utah Biodiesel and freaking love it. I also have the stainless false bottom Bobby showed in his video and a brew bag...

Are you wanting this for your grains or for your hops? I can't tell and the item you linked to is for your hops not your grains. Either way, these two companies make great products for either purpose. Custom Metal Filter Fabrication - Stainless Steel Filters, Lids, Screens, Towers, You Name...

This is the way to go right here. I bought one of these for my Spike 15G kettle and it works wonderfully. 100% worth the investment. @Bobby_M makes deals some quality equipment.

This was going to be my other recommendation as well since I do the same thing, but I didn't say anything because not everyone has tri-clamps. Thanks for being braver than me, haha.

I wouldn't shake due to potentially oxidizing the beer and bringing the trub/yeast back into solution only to have to wait for it to drop out again. I think the bag idea with marbles is fine and not overkill. As far as moldy cucumber goes I'm not sure how you would go about making sure the...

Yeah marbles are probably your cheapest/safest bet as far as weight that won't impart and potential flavors. I worry about using any sort of budget metal these days as I spend so much time brewing my beer I'd hate to have something as simple as using marbles instead of metal ruin a batch.

Hi everyone. I've been noticing this over the past year and want to get some more brains thinking about this. I have 3 fermzilla all rounders and I bought everything to make them pressure capable (mainly for closed transfers). Over the past year, after I've fermented many of my English ales...

You can't really go wrong with making as much of your brew equipment stainless steel. So if you can get it in stainless and can afford it I'd do it. I don't know of the reliability or pumping capabilities of the Anvil pump, but I do know there are some awesome pumps out there that are stainless...

Did you adjust the PH of your sparge water? If not, I'm guessing that's likely the cause of your tannins, not the temp of the water.

I have same fermenter and don't really have any problems. I do similar things as to what @Off Balance Brewing mentioned. As for helping with krausen, I wouldn't go more than 2-3 psi if you want to maximize your banana and clove flavors. You could just utilized a blow off tube and sanitizer...

I have one of those spike lids and I have zero issues with DMS. You can actually tell that it's coming out with the steam because the bucket I let the steam hat drain into smells like straight DMS haha. So yeah, no issues in my experience and I've even done a few truncated boils of 30 minutes...

I used to be a strictly gelatin guy as well, but then I tried Silafine (@Wayne1 also mentioned it above ). This stuff is amazing. I used to do a gelatin rocket into the keg, but now as soon as I'm done pressure transferring to my keg, I release all pressure in keg via PRV, I then unscrew the...

Hello everyone, I'm just not liking the basket that came with my 15G Spike Solo+ system as my efficiency is all over the place with it. I can't repeat a batch if my life depended on it. I've bought my own mill (Monster Mill 3 Roller), I've adjusted grain crush, I've tried all the tips/tricks...