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I've never had any issues of "off flavors" when using mesh bags to contain my dry hop additions. I have, however, noticed that dry hopping in mesh bags significantly reduces the aroma/flavor imparted by the hops. The last time I used a hop sock for dry hopping I noticed that when I took the hop...

I pour from a picnic tap with a hard plastic tube attached and it works great! I've found the carbonation will hold for a long time.. If you let the bottled beer warm up to room temp for a week or so, it will create a little more carbonation through fermentation. I think the yeast scavenge...

I pour from a picnic tap with a hard plastic tube attached and it works great! I've found the carbonation will hold for a long time.. If you let the bottled beer warm up to room temp for a week or so, it will create a little more carbonation through fermentation. I think the yeast scavenge...

I used the false bottom with the dip tube on my last brew. I didn't get a stuck sparge, but I did get some particulate matter in my run off. I used just the bazooka tube when I boiled, and it strained the particles out well (think the whole hops helped clear it too). I am very interested to...

I didn't open my mash tun at all when I added the heat (put it on the burner). My thought was that opening the lid during the mash might let heat escape. How long do you usually heat it for while stirring (half way through mash)? If you do a mash out, do you also stir while heating to temp...

So currently I am using a false bottom in my stainless mash tun. Seems to be working out for now (making good brew), but I do have a small problem with it... There is 2 gallons of dead space underneath the false bottom in my brew pot, which means I have to mash at a ratio of about 1.7 quarts per...

So I ordered one of these 5 gallon wide mouth carboys, and it fits perfectly on the little "step" over the compressor in my 5.0 Cu Ft. chest freezer..The airlock that it comes with has a unique design, and doesn't stick up very far, so its total height is very short when compared to standard...

Have you tried connecting the burner to your bunghole? Hahaha sorry.. I just had to... :mug: Wish I was more helps.. Hopefully you get a good chuckle :off: ;):fro::rockin:

Fly Sparge

So I ordered this regulator.. And it works great! Here's a picture with them both hooked up. I'd like to have a brew stand, but I don't have the room as we live in an apartment.

Plastic absorbs odors. As mentioned before, perhaps baking soda might help... I have plastic Tupperware that smells like curry and the smell WONT go away no matter what I do.. My rubbermaid mash tun smells like grain (absorbed the odors).. And this is one of the reasons I decided to switch...

Dual burner manifold

So I have 2 burners: a BG 10 and a BG 12 (not a 14). I am wondering if there is a way that I can use this dual hose regulator (picture) to hook both of the burners to 1 propane tank. Is there anyone with propane experience that knows if/how I can do this type of setup? Thanks for any advice...

Yeah we were also thinking that the bazooka screen clogged by the same mechanism you described here. For now I'm going to use the FB with a dip tube attached to the ball valve underneath it (pictures on previous post) instead of the bazooka. I've read that a FB is the better option over a...

Keg inside chest freezer

So here are a couple pictures of the installed dip tube that I will be using under the false bottom (instead of the bazooka screen). While draining it makes a nice whirlpool, and also decreases the dead space by about 0.5 gal or more. I may try using rice hulls to reduce the possibility of a...

IPA fermenting

IPA Final Gravity = 1.020