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1. You don't need to filter out the trub before putting the wort into primary. It's up to you, some people do some people don't. At least a little bit of trub has been claimed to be beneficial to the yeast, but it's still a debatable topic. 2. As for dry hopping, it really depends on what the...

8 is the output, so what you are trying to control 7 is always off, so it is what is being powered by default (in your case i don't think you want any wire there) and 9 is your switch, so you'll need a jumper from your power supply hot side to 9 (or supply power to the switch separately, but a...

i don't understand why you would want to go through all of the trouble. Just find a low cost fridge, install a Love Dual Stage Controller ($70 or so) and get a utility light from Home depot. There you have relatively low cost and MUCH more precise temperature control. Not only that, but you can...

i don't know about the malt bill, but mikeller has a ton of single hop beers.

everyone saying not possibly infected? wtf is that white stuff? I've never had anything remotely like that in a normal batch. i would let it sit another week and see if it spreads. You don't want to bottle on an infection.

its a matter of free vs. forced convection cooling. You will get the best results if you stir the wort continuously as well as move the the water in the ice bath around (while keeping the ice bath as cold as possible). Material matters as well, SS pot, aluminum pot? It all makes a difference. I...

nice, i love the one i have. It really is a great thing...

i just thought the same thing the other week when i picked up a couple of bottles. I personally feel that Alpine's IPA's and DIPA's blow Pliny out of the water.

i must be one of the only ones who hasn't been that satisfied with the pizza port bottle shop. I really don't see anything special there that i haven't been able to find anywhere else. The best bottle shop i have been to is Clem's Bottle House and Deli right off the 15 at Adam's Avenue...

If it works it works, but you could honestly just use an incandescent lightbulb to heat the whole chamber. Thats what I use and it works. Then just tape your foam insulated temp. Probe to the fermentation bucket. Or If you are really styling, I think williams brewing sells a premade carboy...

depends how you like your IIPA's. For me, i believe a IIPA emphasizes hops and thats it. That amount of carapils is not needed. You could do 3-4% of C-60 and then 3-4% of Carapils, drop the Special B. Add some dextrose to the boil to increase the ABV and dry out the beer. And then up your...

If you use a Whirlfloc tablet in the boil, and get a nice cold break when chilling, you will have no problem having clear beer. I have clear beer just doing that and i don't secondary (of course it isn't commercial filtered clear, especially with my dry hopped beers). Well, i kind of secondary...

i would agree

been lovin columbus.

As for when certain hops are used, there isn't really a set rule, it is mainly done by preference. Some people prefer say to use summit only as bittering because they detect an onion/garlic flavor if used later in the boil. Or some people don't use simcoe as a 60 minute addition because it is...

i think you are a bit misguided on fermentation. Clean, to me, means no off flavors, neutral contribution to taste from the yeast. So for an IPA, minimal to no perceivable esters, no fusels, no phenols. Just clean, neutral yeast. That is obtained by pitching the correct amount of yeast, properly...

what?

i don't know if an infection is really going to leave a...bland...taste. I've tasted metallic, tart, and acetic but never bland. It sounds like he just overcarbed the keg. What was the recipe and what was your OG/FG?

im in SO CAL and nobody can get it here right now, their distributor (Stone) doesn't have it at all. They think it is just backed up and will be released soon. Again, when do you need it by? As for that site i would call and ask them what the bottling date is on the bottles they are sending you...

A 500 KOhm potentiometer is way, way, way too much for this application. You need to go down to like 25 Ohms (yes 25, not 25K) to get any sort of variability. Right now i bet you are just able to basically turn the fan on and off with a nudge of the potentiometer. Radioshack 25 Ohm, 3 Watt...