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You always want to control flow with a valve after the pump. You would be choking your pump doing it this way. " That way I could control the flow at the kettle so its just enough to prime the pump but hopefully slow enough to cool somewhat efficiently. " Edit: couldn't fix the way I originally...

Lol. Was typing on my phone while I was waiting on my coffee and didn't catch that. Had it right in my post I see. Consider it edited.

Beer is pretty forgiving in the way that it usually turns out good but maybe different than intended because of mistakes. Like the mallard effect you get from brew time naps when you boil waaaaay to long. Sounds like you brew late into the night and morning as mentioned in your other posts...

Yeah that's what I'm doing now. Thanks.

HBT is like my morning paper if I were to read one. June 8 2022 I'm sitting hear with nothing to do but read yesterdays news. Anyone else incorporate HBT in their morning routine? The days email is usually sitting in my in box by the time I'm ready for the morning coffee but today it is not so...

First thought was ankle holster or hip holster. 🤣 Then opened the thread. I use these foam twisty ties to train the hops sideways once they get to the top of my rope, but they work great for side arms heading in the wrong direction. The ones in the middle usually only take a little help before...

Check out the crown on this 3 years old cutting that @Hanglow posted on a different thread. Compare that to the size of his foot. That is what is lurking underground on my back alley hops 3rd year, and my 2 year hops on neighbor property line are what I think I need to address. I may also try to...

I would consider building a 12" deep box ( wish I had done this with mine at the start ) around those hops to keep them from roaming under ground and popping up in a different variety's area in about 3 years. My 3 year plants are space the same distance as yours but I put 3 grouped together, 3...

You pull that big sucker out with a tractor or what? I feel like that is the beast that lives beneath the ground at my place. Lol.

7% is right on the money for 2 Hearted. Guessing you brewed this because you or someone who drinks your beer likes it. Hey to each his own. I have watered down beers on many occasions with no notable issues. I boil the water always to try and get out the oxygen. I have added to the fermenter...

I had to take a cutting from my 1st year Cashmere a few years back and got it up and running no problem ( literally just cut it dipped it in rooting powder and stuck it in the ground and watered ) . Last year my first year Centennial only 1 rhizome out of 3 took off. I tried numerous times to...

Never looked at it like that. Good point.

Any reference on that reading material? I had suspected that might be the case. I always thought when a stout was coming to a boil that the initial foam was a great indicator of what the head on the beer would look like. It matches up pretty much spot on.

I guess I should invest some more time (have been using it for 7 years ) on actually using BS for something other than building recipes. Seems as though when new hops, yeast, etc. become available you have to manually add the ingredient with the actual spec's so the recipe will reflect your...

Any new thoughts 4 years later. I find it annoying that I always seem to have to add new ingredients to BS. Never really used it for anything other than a recipe builder. I don't even update my actual numbers on there after the brew is completed. Was thinking of switching to Brewer's Friend to...

Yeah my recipes are bold. Guess I should have put a wink emoji after the paid full price statement. I do Irish moss at the end of boil aka leaving the hot break and boil hops behind when transferring to the fermenter and gelatin as I said so pretty sure I'm getting everything out of the beer...

I use 5 times as much on my wet hop beers. That is a lot of hops to deal with for a 12 gallon batch which is what I do, so I use a 5 gallon paint strainer bag when doing a wet hop beer.

No skim. I like bold beers and figure I paid full price for the grain and want every bit of flavor it has to offer. I gelatin every beer except Neipa"s or historic hazy beers so clear is not an issue.

After reading up on Phantasm a little bit it seems commercial breweries seem to think you can use small amounts of this and cut back on expensive hops. I see that it is $17.99 plus tax and shipping. Looks like you used the whole bag along with all the other expensive hops. Would you consider it...

Your info in general I don't believe is inaccurate or misleading. On the other hand there is subvariant or engineered specific lacto spec's available from the manufacturer ( probably with a whole team of microbiologists doing analysis, they are engineering edited ester specific yeast for crying...