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I have been reading about fermenting in glass carboy. Does anyone do this for primary? example: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01ANDX4WO/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

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My gear is never sitting dormant.. I have two batches on the go at all times. It would be nice if I could boil everything, but that would take one huge pot and a ton of water. I will start boiling some of the other stuff and perhaps even pour boiling water into the buckets after clean and...

Seems to me that every part of the spigot that is exposed to the wort is fully accessible and cleaned/sanitized. Regardless, I am going to investigate replacing all the plastic will stainless. Can folks confirm to me that after 10-15 days the top of their wort is 100% crystal clear (minus...

The spouts I use are removed, broken down and cleaned. This is one that is not being used right now broken down.

Yep.. Making another new batch in that rig right now. I have a 2nd batch that has been underway for 11 days and so far it looks ok, although I do see some mold looking stuff floating on the top. It is 11 days in and Gravity is 1.02. I am getting paranoid now.. lol.

Could this be caused by having the brew in the primary too long?

I take them apart between every batch clean them and soak them in sanitizer. I have brewed 85 batches without any problems (minus this one). I do think it is a pellicle infection after looking more stuff up on the internet but I have found nothing that suggests this means I have a "bad"...

Perhaps I should buy stainless buckets when I retire these two. I will try giving this platlic one a good clean and soak before I reuse it with hopes it is not the bucket causing the problems.

My brew barrels have a bottom spout so "gravity siphon" might be a better way to describe how I pour the beer into the kegs. The only tools I use are this siphon hose, and the barrel when I keg. When I brew I also use a spoon. Then there are the kegs. So you think I should replace some of...

I tasted it again, and since it tastes quite good, I decided to keg it. Most of what was floating on top stuck to the sides of the primary as I poured it into the kegs (see photo). I did not keg the last 2 or so inches. Now it's a matter of making sure whatever happened this time does not...

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I assume the Krausen dropped (I don't really pay close attention anymore).

I have made many batches and I do not recall ever having something like this floating on my primary 21 days after I started a batch. I tasted it and it seems ok, but it looks infected to me. Should I dump it or wait longer? Does anyone know what this might be and if yes, what caused it? It...

I posted more detail in another thread but somehow it got lost. Portable 3 gallon keg along with #5 co2 in an old suitcase that I insulated. Total cost $15 (sytrofoam, PL300 and thumb tab). Note: I had the suitcase already and I fill it with cold packs.

I had been trying to find a cooler large enough to hold a 3 gallon keg along with my #5 Co2 tank and was having no luck. My wife suggested I get a suitcase and insulate it. Since I had an old one already I gave it a shot and was pleased with the results. Styrofoam $8 Foam Glue (PL300) $6...

No appointment required at Pyromateck either.

New to this forum Just spent some time trying to find best price I could on Co2 in the Ottawa Valley. This is the best I have found so far: Davidson 5 # refill $23.35 +tax 10 # refill $27.75 +tax 20 # refill $33.50 +tax pre-filled #20 used tank is $195.00 +tax Pyromateck Inc (just...