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Is there any good way to put a blow off tube onto a bucket fermenter?

I've decided my next two brews will be as follows: First, a very drinkable run of the mill Wit. Second, a big Russian Imperial, Beersmith puts my recipe at 1.111 OG, 1.021 FG (maybe a little optimistic). Plan is it rack the Imperial right onto the cake leftover from the Wit to get it...

You'll probably get more hops into the brew this way. Honestly, you paid good money for em, why not squeeze everything you can out of em! Many better brewers than I would say a full boil (what you did) is superior to a partial boil (what the recipe called for). Both methods make beer.

The stainless one can be boiled, so that is a plus if you really concerned. I wouldn't put the plastic in the dish washer ever though, the detergent will scour it and could give a home for some critter to live in. I'd give 99.9% that neither will give you and problems if properly sanitized...

1. Depends on the auto-siphon, the answer is probably not. You NEED those rubber seals to be tight to get and keep the siphon going and anything like high temps and abrasive detergent isn't going to help you win that fight. 2. Whirlpooling (as I just found out) is a means of getting the...

Perfect, I'll give that a try next time. Little extra arreation can't hurt either.

My first batch of brew has been in the primary for about 5 days now. Activity at the airlock has been slow but steady by my novice estimation. I pulled the bubbler out this evening to have a look and smell (pleasantly Saazy!) However, the krausen looked pretty weird. Not infected, but green...