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Plenty in Fresno, CA. But Chico is only a few hours away. Haven't had Bigfoot or Ruthless... any good? Not much of a SN drinker.

Agree. The existing system is cheap, effective, easy and quick. There isn't a market need to improve upon this, at least in the way your describing. But whatever you do, it has to improve upon the current design, be very cost competitive, be light and mobile, have a strong warranty, easily...

Maryland

Wouldn't the extra boil also contribute to excessive melanoids?

Rauchbier

The countdown begins...

Been there. Lids will result in boil overs. First batch held a near-boil at 190-200 degrees. Was 5gal on electric coil stove. Turned on the second burner, decided to add the lid... spent the next morning learning what cleans burned wort from a stove. End result? Awesome brown ale. So don't...

Stouts typically take longer to develop & balance from what I've seen. With all I've read & my limited experience, I'd give at least three weeks primary, three weeks bottle at a minimum and only secondary for prolonged fermentation or additions.

Agree. Pick up the essential starter books & weed around the site for info. At the least make extract/steep brews, you'll be much happier w/ your final product.

I did this on my last batch. Poured it all back out into the kettle, used bent forks to tong the rubber stopper, removed it & repoured my brew. Least I know it was well aerated.

Speaking of exotic.

Purchased a bottle from BevMo last year bc I liked the label. Found it to be overly sweet w/ a grain alcohol quality... I dumped the last half, cracked open an ale to cleanse the palate & saved the bottle. I find Steel Reserve more enjoyable. Would try round 2 though, perhaps my palate has...

x2 :(

"I think its the whole "To boldly go..." kind of mentality. Most of us are pretty normal, everyday folks. I can't imagine that I am the only one who occasionally uses the carboy as a canvas to do something wild and expressive with." Viewing a carboy as a canvas. Beautiful worded. This is truly...

In my two batches I haven't bothered filtering into the primary. I auto siphoned my first batch three weeks ago into my bottling bucket w/ a dip tube & my beers had no visible sediment except for the last one. Dip tube FTW. I've read on here that cheese cloths make wonderful filters. Will try...

I've been attempting to find more info on this but I haven't yet come across a thread using the search feature. So my first beer has been fermented, and bottled, and is ready to be consumed. I've read that I should fridge it for 48 hours, and I've also read some people will fridge for two...

Another alternative is to just convert your feementors into bottling buckets with spigots and dip tubes. You can ferment in them, then siphon from the bottom directly into your bottling bucket or secondary. Just make sure your seals are tight.

Zombies

Milk crates are great. Took the idea from Revvy's bottling post. It fits a 22oz bomber for blow off, my carboy, and easily moved. When I clean I just soak in my patio, tip on it's side and rinse. IMO glass is more sterile, and when used with a blow off tube, a 5gal brew in a 5 gal carboy has...

If the solution was 1/4c/5gal I'd probably be less hesitant but in a gallon... ehhh... read the link below, maybe even shoot an eMail to an expert. It's already in most our drinking water but very diluted as it does not require much to have a great effect. If nothing else... chalk this up as a...