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The reason I brewed today was that the wife was at work and the kids at the grandparents, so I was alone. This brew was definitely full of blood, sweat and tears, and maybe a few bugs too.

I brewed today, first time with my Top Tier rig. A simple recipe I saw in the recent issue of BYO, Gose. So, I move my rig from the garage outdoors and in the process gash my knee open. As I am setting up, a swarm of love bugs invades my house. For those of you who dont know, these bugs are here...

I use hop bags for my pellets, but I still get some trub picked up. I am going to use my plate chiller and heard it can clog with trub. So I was thinking of making a CPVC tube with a filter screen in it to catch the break before the chiller. Maybe fill it with rice hulls? Will the rice hulls...

how does a hopback work? From want I read, you use a bed of whole leaf hops to filter the beer. My concern is that the hops you filter with will increase the hop profile of the beer. In many beers this could be bad. Is there another way to use it?

I have done some reading on the forums, but really only found ideas of using a filter in line for after ferm. Anyone have an idea of how to make an inline filter between BK, pump and plate chiller? Thanks

Nice build so far. Good luck in your residency. I am a Trauma Surgery ARNP and the surgeons I work with love my homebrew. They are always hitting me up for it. As a bonus, most of them are beer aficionados, so they frequently buy me commercial beers they like. The latest was Celebrator which...

My new top tier brew rig. The top pic is where my March 809 pump is and the bracket above is for mounting my plate chiller. I set it up as a 3 tier system, so I can use gravity to help move everything along. The pump is there to help pump the wort through the chiller, plus if in the future, I...

I am a very nice person. And it is easier for someone who has built one to be able to give advice. On the burner they have a spring and the needle valve screws onto the nozzle which in turn screws onto the burner with a spring. But if you tighten the nozzle/valve combo, the air damper will not...

As I said, I really needed the advice of someone who owns/assembled one of these. That's why I didn't attach a link or video. Someone who reads this and owns one will know what I am talking about. It was written in haste as I was in mid build. I appreciate you guys stopping by and trying to...

Well you may want to re read the title of this post. That should answer your question. Its called Top Tier and most everyone knows who makes it. So the people who read the title and understand it are the ones who can help me.

Ok, I have it configured the way I want. I am building my manifold. In the video they say not to use teflon tape on the brass piece that attaches to the black iron tee, but in the video they have applied tape to it. I am confused. Also, are the black iron pieces hand tightened only? Also...

Ok, so my new Top Tier stand arrived today in 5, relatively heavy boxes. My weekend project will be assembling this beast. Does anyone have any advice for assembling this rig? Second, I know I will have to provide the pipe for the gas manifold. I am used to using black iron pipe and the...

Munich 12lb Vienna 4lb Melanoidin 1lb Caramunich I 1 lb Carapils 8 oz Carafa I 8 oz Brewers Gold 1oz full boil Hallertauer 0.25oz 15 mi Tettnang 0.25 oz 5 min Single Infusion Mash at 149 Boil 60 min Wyeast 2206

I think I know what happened. There beer was still fermenting and produced co2. This increased the pressure inside the barrel.

Ok, Im using a used oak barrel (5 gallon) I got from Farmhouse. I think it had a rum like liquor in it before. I dumped about a gallon of rum in it before I transferred my BW into it. Its now been in there for just over 2 weeks. I am now noticing a thick, maple syrup like ooze coming from the...

yes from my CSI work, it must have built up so much CO2 the airlock could not let it escape fast enough until it shot out the airlock like a cannon

I brewed my stout yesterday and put it in the fridge for fermentation yesterday and came home today from work to find this. It actually bowed up the lid of the fermenter. I am crying about the gallon or so of lost beer. That bottom drawer is half full or wort. You cant see the ceiling, but the...

I am making a RIS and at the last minute I decided to add a half pounds flaked oats for body. I don't have a LHBS, so I went to the Fresh Market and all they had was rolled oats. Can I use them instead of flaked barley/oats? ANy special prep? I am brewing tomorrow so any advice will help...

I didn't know if it was processed in a different manner that would make mashing it unacceptable.

I need a pound of flaked barley. Is the stuff sold in Whole Foods or other store ok to use? Thanks