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You might say 'no way' now, but if you're under 45 don't be so sure. The technology improvements through time, cost reductions over time, reliability improvements (especially compared to dinosaur fuel cars).....you very well may be buying an electric because it is the best performing car for...

Sorry to bring up and old post, but since it isn't *too* old and there was no final answer - I'm going to add: This is not likely the same as 05. It might be closely related, but this is quicker to start fermentation and creates a very fast, vigorous fermentation in comparison. The info...

This is going to taste and smell bad. Not sure what yeast you're using, whether bread yeast or brewing yeast of some sort.....but sugar water lacks a lot of the nutrients yeast like for healthy reproduction and fermentation. My guess is that this will have a VERY sulfurous smell (egg smell)...

Thanks! Every article I found had to do with shelf stablity - I knew there had to be more to the story.

The premise of this movie is that Coors beer was not sold east of the Mississippi River because it was canned with no pasteurization or preservatives. The excuse it that is had to be kept chilled and consumed quickly - thus only distributed more locally to Colorado. Do we not have...

You can do two different yeasts and different dry-hops. You can also do a plain stout and a bourbon barrel stout or something similar....or just something that needs to be aged, and drink one keg now and one in 6 months.

Just buy more hose and run it out the nearest window/door into some place that you can handle water in the winter (ie yard, downspout drain). I chill inside and DO have a drain but don't like to dump it in my septic, so I run a long hose to the great outdoors.

I, too, have septic, and did install an upflush. I wish I had a way to have just plumbed my wastewater out to the yard or into a makeshift greywater system. Brewing creates a lot of water waste that does not need treatment by my septic. I actually dump my PBW and star-san across the yard to...

I would build such that access to the bathroom is from where you'll brew, and don't put in a tub but a near-zero clearance shower (which may not be possible in your basement drain-wise). Put in both a hose and a shower head (or a lower hose bibb), and do much of your washing/rinsing/filling...

this was a year ago. Hopefully he found countertops by now

If 38F is the best you can do, add a fan. That beer will cool more quickly with air circulation at 38* than if you can get it down to 33* but no circulation. Of course 38 will be the lowest you get, but it will be much quicker.

I hear people say that the water gets up in there....but it doesn't in a way with pressure to break anything free or in volume to rinse away, and what little bit that does go in may carry particles or detergent that doesn't get rinsed back out. The jets of water are small and semi random and...

First - Just don't do the secondary. It's just a way to oxidize your beer and risk infection. It is not recommended practice anymore for most beers. Second - I have a tilt and love it, and it's cool to know the gravity....but normally you shouldn't even take a reading until you're pretty...

Even if not a kit - just to brew a well known and tested recipe helps....I mean, a kit is just the store pre-measuring everything for you and giving you the recipe. All of Norther Brewer's recipes are online and there a loads of amazing recipes -well tested and tweaked to perfection - on this...

I'm going to try the two piece as you suggested. It's the cost of one rebuild kit so what have I to lose?

Thanks @augiedoggy I’m not worried about cleaning so much as not having it leak when I have beer in the kettle. If I did need to take this apart are there seals to replace? Can it stand up to the heat of blow-by during the boil?

I have a 3 piece valve that came with my SS Brewtech kettle. It developed a leak in about 5 brews (maybe I overheated it?), so I asked them for a part number for replacement seals or a rebuild kit. They want $19.90 + $4.95 shipping for a total of $24.85 for a set of two kits. I feel like $12...

Good point @RPh_Guy I couldn’t remember the exact strain I used but I just checked my order history and it was Omega Yeast - Hornindal Kveik

Maybe I'm the only one in the world - but I tried Kveik and I actually had trouble keeping it warm enough with equipment I had - I traded off trying to cool my beer by needing to heat it.....somewhat unsuccessfully. I didn't care for the result and I think it's because it needed to be warmer (I...

Dad's chiller was probably 15 years old so maybe 90-120 batches. He is on municipal water.