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I am not new to lagers ;) I usually get active fermentation in my 6.5 gal lager batches within 24 hours of pitching yeast (starter or harvested) at most. This time the lag was 4 days! Fast Ferment Test had similar 48 hours lag at room temp! So I bought fresh yeast (same as original, WLP 830)...

Hey guys, I asked ssbrewtech.com a couple of days ago, but received no reply, so here it goes. I have been using SSBrewtech 14gal conical fermenter for 2 years and 7.5" sight glass that I use for collecting yeast. https://www.ssbrewtech.com/products/sight-glass-1-5-tc-in-line I was wondering...

I was shopping for brand new kegs and ended up buying a few from a single vendor in May 2017 . After the kegs arrived I noticed that they are dated 2014. It took me and the vendor a while to figure out these kegs are out of manufacturers warranty (AEB). This is after spending about $100+ per...

I was wondering (and searching a lot) what flow rate do people run their RIMS at, esp. with Blichmann mash tuns? From my experience, Blichmann's published RIMS recirculation rates are not attainable, at least on my system (2 vessels both 15 gal Blichmann Boilermakers G1). I know that for 15...

I am in the process of putting together my closed pressure transfer process from conical fermenter (about to order 14g Chronical) into multiple (2-3 3gal) kegs using CO2. My conical fermenter won't have a sight glass to indicate how much beer is going into the keg. During transfer, the...

I am new to kegging, and this is my 3rd batch which came out weird - half batch was clear and the other half is cloudy in kegs. I split my 5gal batches between two 3gal kegs (small keezer doubles up as ferment. chamber). This dortmunder batch was fined with gelating in secondary at the end of...

I have Kenmore 13.7 cu ft upright freezer which I am converting to fermentation chamber and a keezer. For that I would like to finally hardwire my dual stage Ranco 211000 controller into freezer's circuit. My question s mostly arise from the fact that I have no knowledge of how the defrost...

Hello fellow brewers! I need your opinion on whether I got a brew kettle with cosmetic defects or these defects are a norm for Blichmann pots. I just picked up my first Blichmann Boilermaker 15 gal and a false bottom for it from a local HBSS because I decided to make a switch from a cooler...

Long time reader, first time poster with beginner knowledge level. This is my second ale, so I am not sure why I still had thick krausen in primary after fermentation was over. I brewed belgian ale trappist style last weekend, all-grain with WYEAST #3787 TRAPPIST HIGH GRAVITY with 1.1...