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So I'm bottling a RIS tonight. I primed two kegs with yeast and sugar and bottled from the kegs. When i got to the second keg I realized it was slightly carbonated because I left the c02 on when sealing the keg. I had already added enough sugar to get to 2.2 volumes. The filled bottles are...

Not if you no-chill? I've got wort sitting there ready to be pitched that is good to go?

I brew 10 gallon batches and sometimes I don't want to build up a big starter. I thought of this idea and was curious if anyone did something like this. Great divide told me about a similar pitching technique on a tour. What if you pitched enough yeast for 5 gallons and then added the...

So I forgot to clean out my no chill containers last time I used them and mildew/mold grew in them. I used pbw and let them soak for a long time. I rinsed and sanitized them last night for this weekends brew session. One of them still has a slight mildew smell to it, but it definitely looks...

basilchef, so do you believe that I should age cool or warm? I guess that is the fundamental question. Does having "Active" yeast have anything to do with cleaning up sulfur?

Ok, I just brewed a wit and it took about 2 weeks to finish. It slowed way down and then I heard to swirl it TOOK OFF. Finished 3 days later. Anyway, there is a significant sulphur smell I would like to get rid of. I've heard it's normal with this yeast. At this point I've put it into a...

Double-D, what kind of efficiency are you getting from a 15-20 min mash? The way I understand it is that you can in fact get full conversion of the dissolved starches, but not everything is gelatinized by that point? I've often thought about this, as a 15 min mash would be AWESOME for the brew...

I've re brewed this and didn't have the sulfphur flavor but have no idea what was the cause. One thing I didn't do was aerate with pure O2, does anyone else do this? Something makes me think it has to do with that?

Thanks for the advice, these were my gut feelings. I'll just rack it into the fermenter and get it going when I get home tonight and hope for the best. I think I may remove the sight glass for times like this in the future. I've always had the thought that infections weren't as easy to get as...

I totally get that. I've read from many people on this board that they do in fact successfully no chill in their kettle. I guess my question is direct towards them, and am wondering if they ever have issues with running their "cooled" wort through the ball valve?

So I've ventured into the world of no-chill brewing (based on the my lack of time). Anyway, I was going to drain the kettle into a sanke to ferment in and no-chill in a sanke, but apparently it needed another soak in oxyclean as there was still gunk in it. Anyway, I've got 11 gallons of beer...

I just did the math and $175 is a little high. I will take $125 or best offer for the steam system.

I can't post pics, but here is the craigslist add. http://denver.craigslist.org/for/2653537171.html

I put together a steam infusion mash system with a 16 qt pressure cooker, brand new pressure gauge and valves, 6 ft of silicon tubing for high temp, and a copper steam manifold. I am looking to get $125 or best offer.

pola0502ds, please let everyone know what you find. If it works with hot break I think I'm going to pull the trigger.

That is the beer I have been wanting to clone also. I pieced together a ton of info from what everyone said on the web. There are so many different opinions, mainly on which of 2 routes to go. Brew Like a Monk says it's basically all pils and dark syrup, but many people are making a more...

How fast can you step with a 220V RIMS tube? I'm looking at a 4500W element. Just want to see how feasible this setup would be?

That's good news, the taste you are getting must be different than mine?

ElevenBrewCo, do you only get this with the Hefe yeast? Also, I built my own water for the hefeweizen based on braukaiser's recommendation. So for me, it can't be chlorine?

So I had one of Derrin's fermentation kit's for a sanke on the it. It has a hose hooked up to the output that sits in a ball jar with starsan? I've had this thing at near 70 degrees for a couple of weeks now. I even bubbled c02 to try to off gas some of the sulfur.