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I used a rechargeable desiccant (evaded unit that could be plugged in to dry the desiccant) when dropping to low temps (layering, carbonation) and a small powered dehumidifier that sat on the hump for ale fermentation temps.

Only modification I would recommend is TC to cam-lock (or QD of choice) instead of barb, as it enables easier connection of different tubing for additional uses, e.g. initial filling of cooled wort to fermenter from the kettle.

I get a kick out of setting carb stone pressure and watching head pressure creep up until it reaches target and beer is done. But I don’t use it too often, only when I gotta move the pipeline along quickly. Mostly is spund, drop temp, and carb from top which gives some clearing time before...

OP has a glycol jacketed fermenter, which are typically equipped with inserted thermocouples. Stick-on thermometers and water buckets won’t cut it. EDIT: this got me thinking, I’ve sometimes faced where the thermocouple is not seated at the tip of the well. If this happened in your case, the...

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I replace when they are abraded from cleaning or have begun to deteriorate (usually the inside edges will chip and split). Discoloration isn't typically a reason for replacement as long as they are still cleanable and capable of being sanitized. I will say though, I switched from white...

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You may find a reasonable approach in expensing directly the purchase of the ingredients, so not to overstep in purchase of alcohol. It’s certainly not black and white, and I would expect if tested in a court, you would not find any sympathy. Nevertheless, I have known others like above who...

While viscosity plays a role, the governing behavior is driven by the density difference between the flocculating yeast and the surrounding fluid. Stokes Law is only helpful in so far as modeling the fluid dynamics, though misses much of the complicating elements of particle size (which is not...

I find technique and top pressure are most important - never paid attention to valve orientation TBH since it is a butterfly valve, so symmetric. When dropping the cone, key is to crack valve slowly so the yeast is pushed down evenly down the cone. If opening is quick and wide open, fluid will...

I also have an HG system, 240V 20 gal setup. If I were to do it again, would go with the double coil to enable faster ramping, as it can take a good 30-45 min to come up to temp for mash and similar time for boil. With a smaller system (or when I do 10 g on the system) the ramp times are...

A stone gets carb done in a day, but there is additional work going on in the beer for the remaining week even carbed and cold. Time always helps young brews, so those in a hurry just make bigger batches so you don’t regret drinking young beer and it hitting its peak when you reach the bottom of...

The density difference is what drives the layering, or more precisely the lack of diffusion. Nitro can do it more easily, but the alternative is to adjust your carb levels accordingly. When doing it from bottles, I often stir the lager to degas it a bit so it is more dense and the layer line...

Fermentation temperature control is the most influential to avoid stressed yeast throwing off fusels, but as mentioned above, there are additional things you can do to keep yeast happy and healthy.

With that in mind, you could put a heat stick through a T and put that in line after your single pump creating essentially a RIMS system for cleaning. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32841045731.html It would always be submerged and with a thermocouple downstream of the heat, could temperature...

The big stand out to me is the hops storage. Oxygen breaks down alpha acids, so would explain the lack of bitterness and flavor from the hops. https://www.morebeer.com/articles/storing_hops_properly Pick a vacuum sealer if you order more hops than in a single use. I use mason jars vacuumed...

With my conical, I use my kettle to heat water up to 160-170, add PBW and pump into conical, as the metal and glycol in the jacket absorb 20 degrees or so. You get some heat loss with the vaporization of the cleaner during CIP cycle, but not nearly as much as the initial heat sink into room temp...

I have a penguin and have dropped temperature down to 30 (was brightening in unitank and had a need to push higher carb levels, but limited to 15 psi). The key elements in my system that I think enable that are a jacketed, insulated unitank and insulated supply lines (with your off the shelf...

Best quick and dirty approach is a picnic to a racking cane (fits directly in) with a stopper that has a hole drilled through for the racking cane to pass through. This allows for counter pressure filling as you can press against the stopper to let gas out slowly and fill with back pressure...

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