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Hey Jdub, I re-read you response while I was brewing my ESB today and had a followup question. Why do you suggest waiting 15 minutes after dough-in to turn the pump on? I usually circulate the pump during the entire mash from start to finish, as soon as I have the grain and water mixed together...

Good input, thanks! I am glad I didn't have to figure out the need to slowly raise the malt pipe so it does not spray out of the side holes! I sent MoreBeer a note and they confirmed that the unit does NOT come with the HED so I ordered it today (by the way, MoreBeer has a site wide 15% off...

Thank you for the informative reply. One Thanks, I appreciate the advice. I like your idea of cleaning the tubes and buying back-up for an easy swap. Smart.

Hello fellow BrewZilla Heads. I am in the process of upgrading from a BrewZilla Gen 3.1.1 35L to a Gen 4.1 65L 17.1G 220V unit. I am in the US and my electrician comes out next week to run a 220V cable from one end of the house to the other and install a receptacle in my brewing room. I love my...

Same story down here in southwest Virginia. Robb closed up Southern Hills Homebrew Supply in Roanoke, and as mentioned above Atlantic Brew Supply in Raleigh closed. I have not been impressed with the remaining LHBS in Greensboro/Raleigh/Durham. There is another shop in Charlotte NC. Long drive...

Sorry to jump in late to this discussion but I have had a similar question. I have a FermZilla Tri-Conical Gen 3.2 fermenter with a floating dip tube. I am on my 4th brew with it and have been wondering if I should dump, and if so when. Since I have not yet started harvesting yeast, so far I...

Kevin, In the wise words of Charlie P., relax, don't worry, have a home brew. 4 or 5 responders did reply to your original question. But I do have to say (well, I don't HAVE to, but I will) that IMHO your response (#34 in this string) was unnecessary. Your question stimulated a very...

Thanks for the input everyone! The hop comparison tool is great, plus I found out that BeerSmith 3 has a hop aging tool. I may not have been clear enough on the real question - should I use Simcoe or Citra to pair with Cascade (which I do have in house) for the dry hop? The other dry hop was...

I brewed a hoppy West Coast IPA which is currently fermenting. The recipe calls for Centennial as one of the dry hop additions. I have unopened Simcoe and Citra hop pellets. Which would be the best sub for dry hop? Hop Schedule: .70 oz Magnum 12.5% at 60 minutes .24 oz Summit 14% at 60 minutes...

Hello All, I am also a relatively new brewer, just starting on my 19th batch. In my last 7 or 8 brews I have started making water adjustments. I have been using the water and mash screens off of the BeerSmith3 program. In your opinions, how does the BeerSmith3 program compare to the Bru-n-water...

Quick update and of course, more questions! Everything went well on the first try of racking to a keg. Very pleased. - Initial cleaning of the keg with PBW and triple rinse (I bought a Kegland Bucket Blaster and it is awesome). - Closed fill of the keg with StarSan using Bassman2003 sequence -...

Thank you again. I do like the idea of a wet run to practice. I am comfortable with the racking cane as I have been using that for my transfers into my bottling bucket with the priming sugar addition, but I want to see how the QD pin depression, liquid flow step best works. I use my lovely...

Very good, I appreciate the input! I may be overworking this a bit for my first keg transfer, but I figure I might as well learn the best method first rather than learning through trial and error. That is why I subscribed and support HBT. These forum discussions, along with Palmer's How To Brew...

Mr. Lizard Sir and other contributors; this is all very timely as I am going to rack my first brew into a keg tomorrow rather than bottling. My beer is in a fermentation bucket without a spigot. I like your methodology listed out above, it seems straight forward and effective. I know this is...

Hey another question for you since you have brewed this recipe with the yeast I am using W-34/70. About how long did you leave it in fermentation before lagering and did you do a diacetly rest? My last brew a Czech Pilsner I left in fermentation for three weeks. I am doing my initial...

Wow! I see what you mean about W34-70! 24 hours into fermentation at 54F and it is rocking!

Thank you I will definitely try Diamond Lager next brew. I am partial to Pilsners, I have a Czech Bohemian Pilsner brewed with S-23 on it's 4th week of lagering, and now the German Pils fermenting with W-34/70. Next batch I will use Diamond Lager yeast. I may even do a split batch and compare...

Thanks all for the information. I finished the brew yesterday and went with W-34/70 for a couple of reasons. First it was the recommended yeast in the original Cat's Tits recipe. As I do with cooking, I tend to follow a recipe exactly for the first try and then start to modify it. Also, I keep...

I would appreciate some input on the best lager yeast for my next brew. I am brewing a German Pilsner recipe tomorrow that I picked up from Homebrew Talk, the "Cat's Tits" Pilsner: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/cats-bitburger-premium-pilsner.100625/ If you don't care to open that thread...

I am also a new brewer (7th and 8th batches are lagering and bottle conditioning respectively). I strongly second the suggestion to get Palmer's How To Brew book. You don't sit down and read it end to end, I use it as a reference as I prep and on brew day. Chapter 11 "How to Brew Lager Beer" was...