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The last thing that should come in contact with the items that touch your beer/wort should be sanitized. From boiling to fermenter, the only thing I sanitize is the tip of the hose going into the fermenter (and the fermenters themselvers obviously). When I transfer from primary to secondary...

Just kidding bro. I prob wouldn't use a recycle bin or trash can at a wedding but that's just me. I guess you could always dress it up!

Dang that's trashy. Especially for a wedding. Pun intended!

Clean your connections, both the male & female parts. You can spray some Star-San to help insertion. [Ok your dirty minds, keep it clean!]

The flavor of MO is not something that I would find appealing in a lager. Too malty for my tastebuds.

Marris Otter doesn't belong in a lager if you want my opinion. :)

Not a fan of having long lines sitting outside the tub myself. So I use a tap faucet that hooks directly to the outpost. - carbonate the keg to normal carbonation level, but serve at 2-3 PSI to prevent foaming when using the tapper.

I'm not exactly sure why people want to use feed corn, other than may be the price. I've succesfully made ribbon-winning cream ales with good ol' grits. If you buy a 25-lb bag, it works out to about 50-60 cents per lb.

Watch it, you'll get a gallon of bleach. :D

30+ years of homebrewing. I've never used Star-San. I use bleach or iodophor (for stainless). Occasionally I boil stuff but that's pretty rare. Bleach is cheap - and so am I! :D

One of mine had a more serious repercusion. I was recirculating near-boiling caustic (190F) in my system, and the hose shot out from the kettle, and sprayed my left shin. I was wearing socks, so the heat stayed there until I could get the cold water hose onto it. 3rd degree burn, about the size...

Best Malz's Heidelberg is at 1.5L.

Like this. Zip ties. Leave a tail to reach from the center.

One of the things I've always found important with hefe's is to drink them fresh. And by fresh, I mean around 10-days grain to glass. My last hefe was delicious. It was (for 10-gallons @1.048): 71% wheat, 29% pilsner, 1# rice hulls, 1oz Hallertauer Hershbrucker 60m, 1oz Hallertauer Hershbrucker...

Just a little side note here. The homemade PBW (TSP-90 & Oxiclean) works really well. See attached pictures.

You have a washer installed between the tank and regulator, right? Very common oversight.

This is my general personal rule of thumb: Sooner-the-better: Hefe-weizen IPA's Pale Ale's UK Bitter Mid-termers: Pilseners Lagers UK Milds Smoked beers Long-termers: Browns Porters Stouts Old Ales Barleywines Extra-long-termers: RIS

I would consider a soak with bleach + water, 1 tbsp/gallon. Also make sure that the threads & cap on the fermonster are sanitized too. [I don't use fermonster so not 100% how it closes] MC

I just use a Sharpie. And when the contents change, a paper towel with a little rubbing alcohol gets rids of it fast. :)

Too fancy for using a sharpie on the lid? :D