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When I used to dream of opening a small brewery, I looked at BrewHa. I would think a big draw would be simplicity of the system. You don't have a lot of valves, plumbing, etc. Also, only one vessel to clean, so you save a bunch of time there as well. Those were the things that appealed to me at...

Name it "One of Nine" for the life it just gave up for the opportunity to chew on the smack pack!

I have a cat that loves to chew on plastic. I warm up my smack packs on top of the fridge for two reasons: 1) It's a little warmer there 2) The cat can't get to it.

I picked one up pretty cheap on clearance back in December that I want to use as part of a kettle RIMS rig. I'll want to recirculate, but I can't figure out what to use for the return port. It has a weldless plug that is thicker smooth sided SS going through the hole in the sidewall (actual...

If you want feedback, join a club and serve samples at meetings. The local club I joined has multiple BJCP certified judges and a lot of experienced homebrewers. I get great feedback from them and I don't have to ship bottles or deal with odd timing. I don't usually even bottle, I just pour some...

Looks nice....

Yeah, I'm assuming only one is leaking. The gas flow is so fast and they're so close together that it's hard to tell which one though. The interesting thing is that, even though the keg kicked back in August, I just turned off the tank last a week and a half ago when I was brewing this batch, so...

I have not. It's venting out fast and loud. Might be too much flow to work with soapy water.

I bought this regulator in July and I've only run one pair of kegs through it and it worked great for those. Because of the derecho that hit in August, I've been too busy to brew so it sat idle for a couple months. Yesterday I kegged a beer, connected to the regulator and the instant I open the...

I can barely tell when mine is running. The difference between it and my old chugger is stark.

Glad I continued reading instead of posting right away. I was going to say something similar, but less technical.

Ok...it stalled at 1.028 so 8 added the enzymes i use for brut IPAs last night. It's down to 1.017 today. I may save this beer yet!

I can see that happening. I have an Amazon Echo in my brewing area that I use for timers and music, but I usually try not to blast it (just because it's a distraction and it echoes (no pun intended) around the garage. The timer thing with the echo is great though: Me: "Alexa, set an "Add...

I've been brewing for a long time. Started in the 90's, stopped when kids got in the way, then started again about 4 years ago. I've been fortunate I think as I've got a lot of batches in the kegs and I had a few mistakes, but never really had a bad day. Saturday, however, didn't go as planned...

Interesting. Due to the derecho that pummelled us in early August, I haven't been around much or brewed at all. Planning a NEIPA tomorrow and decided to give Sabro a try. Galaxy is a favorite of mine for NEIPA so I thought, why not try them together. I'm throwing in some Cascade for fun too...

The post I quoted has a link to Primo saying their pre-filled bottles have minerals added for flavor. I wouldn't call that conjecture. What are the Differences between Primo Water and Glacier Water?

CRAP CRAP CRAP CARP! I have been using RO from the grocery store machine for years. Then covid came and they shut it off. I didn't brew for several months, but then found the Primo machine at our local Lowes. The fill-it-yourself option is disabled, but they had the pre-filled...

Probably a good idea, but that would require it to be on a separate circuit. I'm trying to do this without getting into the guts of the induction unit.

I'm in a project to make this work. I have an Adcraft manual control induction burner that I'm running at 240v (about 3500 watt). As a manual control (just a mechanical knob to control output), if power is removed, when reapplied it comes back on at the same setting it was on before turning off...

Wife is very supportive of my brewing, but brewing in the kitchen is a non-starter here. Fortunately, I have a dedicated 11' x 11' brewing space with 240v 50 amp power.