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Yeah I will definitely have to review my setup if I plan on cold crashing again in the future. I think I'm just going to buy another yeast vial and make a starter... I won't risk spoiling a batch, especially one with such a high OG (1.082) $$$!

I might just avoid crash cooling. Wouldn't have a longer hose give me the same behavior with the regular blow off setup?If I ever get a suck back it would take quite a lot of liquid to start a siphon with a long hose.

It doesn't fit inside the freezer (prevents it from closing).

Indeed, I am assuming that the iodine would be completely evaporated after 3 weeks. But you may still be right. The blow off tube is in a 2L erlenmayer flask that had 1.5L or so of iodophor in it. Maybe half of the solution evaporated, and the rest went it. I was also concerned about oxydation...

I used a blow off tube yes. I'd say the amount solution was a bit over a pint. Fermentation is done yes, its been going for 3 weeks, I also tested the FG and it is fine. What I'm scared of is that even if the solution was originally sanitary, after 3 weeks in contact with air there is a good...

So here is the problem. I planned to brew 2 Belgians using the same strain by reusing the yeast after washing. So I went on and brewed using WLP530. I wanted to clarify the first batch so I set my chest freezer temp. controller to 5C this morning. I came back to find my blow off tube liquid...

I brewed this 3 weeks ago. I had several issues due to my new setup (new burner, kettle, new chiller, propane tank freezing resulting in low pressure ->no boil). I think my hops boiled for way too long and I get a sort of resin taste (kind of like how hops smell). I had to add water to cover up...

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Good point. I will try again maybe @ 295F and see how that goes. Id on't want to burn it because its for a dubbel and I don't want it to be too dark.

I tried sugar #4 @ 290F last night. I finally found DAP at a local brew shop. Ordering online from the US for small items is not worth it in Canada. Anyways. The sugar came out fine (I think). The taste is good as in its not bitter. The texture reminds me of maple syrup (is that how its...

Can anyone be more specific on how they find DAP? I can't find this anywhere.

Interesting. You would rather have the flow go bottom-up rather than top-down? Is there any reasoning behind this? I was thinking of going the other way around. Would the flow rate be too high and reduce the efficiency? Maybe it doesn't matter, I have no idea. For the hose parts, I think I...

Hello guys, I'm in the process of building an IC to replace the usual ice baths. So far, I have bought a few pieces but they aren't assembled yet. I don't have any kind of experience with plumbing so I did a little mistake. I bought 25' of 1/2" OD flexible tubing and a couple of feet of 10"...

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For the record (in case someone searches for this thread), the flavor has not gone away. It was inconsistent through the bottles so I'm thinking it is related to my bottling process. Oxydation? I let some bottles hang around for a while IIRC. Some of them are drinkable. I dumped one because the...

I bought a huge funnel and pour into it keeping it filled. This way there is crazy bubbling while the wort goes inside and I get free oxygenation. So far it worked well. I leave the trub in there. Just make sure the funnel stays on :D

Thermometer was 1 celcius off. I'll account for it in the mash. Thanks for the reminder. Brewing tomorrow, I'll try to heat the first runnings ASAP and see how that goes. :mug:

I usually do 1.25qt/# for the mash. The cooler holds the temps fine, maybe 0.5-1 Celcius loss over 60 mins usually. I will have to double check the thermometer for sure, I'm not sure I have. I have tried various temps, 158 (scottish 80), 153 (hefe), 154(stout). I have soft water however with...

Thanks for the fast replies. I am using a 3/8" ball valve. I currently don't have a hose as I was not able to find anything that can hold high temps (I can only find vinyl and polyethylene tubing. It would help so much with the process its not even funny... Can hot side aeration happen when...