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To update everyone I was able to get it working again by cleaning it out real well with a stick. I had to jam it up in the banjo neck part and keep clearing the junk out of the flame area. It's working great now and has a nice small blue flame that's producing a nice rolling boil. Thanks for all...

+1 on the yeast washing and reusing. You can even 'top-crop' yeast while a batch is at high krausen. Just use a sanitized spoon to scoop the krausen into a sanitized jar and you're all set to use it as a starter to prop up another pitch. I have an english pale mild/pub ale kinda beer that only...

late to this thread, glad it turned out awesome though! I have brewed a christmas scotch ale before with dried cranberries and it turned out great. I took a quart of hot wort and steeped probably a pound of dried cranberries for the duration of the boil then added it back at flame-out. Give it a...

I'd try no chill brewing. It takes extra time to cool off but you don't have to mess with any plumbing or any of this stuff. Lots of threads here about it so check it out!

This is the only way I brew. I have an immersion chiller I built but I don't like using it and lugging around 5 gallons of hot wort to get it outside. I put the lid on after the boil is done and leave it on the stove for about 24 hours for it to cool to pitching temp. I brew hoppy beers too and...

Thanks for all the replies! I got covid right after posting this and then I had to go out of town for work so I haven't gotten around to cleaning it out. I'll try to get to it this weekend and report back. Thanks again!

Yeah, pretty much looks like that.

I can mess with it again later to double-check but I used a stick and a long pipe cleaner to get in there as much as I could. It's been outside for a while so it is possible there's other stuff crammed way in there. I can hear the sound of the flame and air but the flame isn't that impressive.

Yeah, it's got gas. I cooked some thighs on the grill right after this test. It's not totally full though... maybe half a tank.

I cleaned out all the parts I could and the regulator seems to work ok. I can hear the gas come through more and more as I turn it open. When I went to unscrew the casting the screw broke in half from being so rusted and burned up so many times, I'm guessing. For a test anyway I put some washers...

Thanks, a lot! I'll try as suggested and report back later this afternoon.

Mine is pretty much the same it sounds like. There's a nice middle ground you can dial it into but from what I remember from the last time I used it the thing looked like a big tiki torch flame no matter what I did. I'll mess with it here this afternoon and see if I can clean it out as suggested...

Thanks, I'll give this a try before I buy anything.

I have a rusty 'A' for sure.

Thanks, bud. Yeah, that's what I'm thinking needs replacement but just wanted confirmation that this might be the issue before I buy and try to replace.

Hello fellow brewers! I searched for any threads pertaining to the issue I'm having but didn't find anything close... so here's my issue. I have an old propane burner I was given from my FIL. I think it's an old bayou classic or something close to that. It used to work fine years and years ago...

I'd agree with the 'don't rush it' approach. It'll benefit from another 3-7 days to clean things up and to get some age on it at a slightly higher temp.

Are you open fermenting? If so, I'd definitely close it up and let it finish. 1.012 is probably close to or at terminal gravity but it could clean things up for another few days imo. If not open fermenting then I'd let it sit for a few more days at 70 then keg.

Thanks for the tip! I have seen this done but I think it's just a bad way to go out with the drowning and all... If I were the mouse I'd rather go out quickly with a snap of a spring loaded trap but none of them really sound like a fun way to leave planet earth. The pest folks have placed the...

I do the taste test to tell. Pop a piece in your mouth and see if it's sweet when you chew it up. If it has any kind of flavor or sweetness then you should be good to go with it. I've had grain that gave me nothing with this taste test and that stuff I toss out because I assume if it wont mash...