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Is a welded tangential inlet drastically better at creating a whirlpool than using an orthogonal side port with a bent tube (like a pick up tube)?

Yes. I used 1 lbs of Quaker oats that were from the grocery store. Is that an issue?! I thought I had read that was fine to do. Any way to fix it now?

I made and kegged an oatmeal stout and it pours with a nice head. Unfortunately the head disappears in under a minute. I'm guessing I had some residual soap in the keg... Haven't had this happen before. Is there anything that can be added to fix this? Any tricks to try?

Does anyone know where I can buy a rubber band that is 2 inches wide and easily stretchable to go around the lid of an 8 qt stainless steel pot? I am looking for something made of silicone. The only thing I have found that works so far is a latex resistance band for exercising. I am looking to...

I've tried searching and reading up on this, but I can't really find the discussion or answers I'm looking for. I'm trying to decide which is better... crashing in the fermenter and transferring cold beer into the keg, or transferring the beer warm. On one hand, I can see having the beer...

This the equipment they suggest for brewing either 5 gal batches or 10 gal batches. Under the FAQ tab, they answer the question "CAN I BREW MULTIPLE BATCH SIZES?" So if you want 3 kettles that allow you to brew both 5 and 10 gal batches, they recommend a 10, 15, 20 setup. To answer my own...

Hey all, I'm trying to decide on some new equipment and am now thinking I should purchase the flexibility to do 10 gal batches in case I ever want to. What do you all think? If I interpret their site correctly, Blichmann suggests using a 10, 15, and 20 gal vessel combination. For 5...

I looked at those chapmans too... the only reason I thought about going Ss infusion was so it would match the kettle :) I feel lame even typing that! I've always been more of a function over form guy, but now that I have the space and money I want to have something that looks nice too!

You're absolutely right! I need to look into this... Temp control with electric has to be a lot easier than gas... Thanks for reminding me of this option.

1) true... I guess I'm thinking that the bag would mainly be an easy way to get the grain out and start the boil. I guess I'm thinking the false bottom would keep my grain/bag from scorching if/when I hit it with some heat during the mash? 2) for the HLT I was planning on using one of the 5...

I've lived in a 2 bedroom apartment in LA for the last 5 years, and just moved to Georgia where I now own a nice big home with a basement and a garage. Now that I have some more space, I'd like to move from my 2.5 gal batches to proper 5 gal batches I've already addressed my biggest need...

Two weeks ago I brewed the ordinary bitter recipe out of BCS and I was just about to bottle it, but it tasted god awful... super sour. It also had this really weird looking film on it (see pic). I've brewed about 20 batches using roughly the same technique, and only once did I have a...

I freeze a gallon of store bought spring water in two plastic rectangular containers (ziploc) a day or two before I brew... I haven't had any problems yet with contamination. If I ever do, I guess I'll start boiling it before hand. My beers also don't typically last much longer than a month or...

Wort tasted good! I'm excited to try the final product. Thanks for the help. Also, to clear up the issue, I do BIAB... 2.5 gal batches (so half the BCS recipe ingredients). I just slowly added in water during the boil to make sure I finished at 2 gal in the end... it ended up being about 2...

Wow... that was fast. Thanks for the help, guys!!! I'll go with the 90! I was planning on just topping up the necessary amount... is that a mistake?

So I'm brewing the dunkelweizen in BCS and it calls for a 90 min boil and a 60 min hop addition of Hallertau (1 oz, 4% AA in 5 gal). Well... I guess from force of habit I tossed in the hops at the start of the boil. Do I go for the full 90 min (less DMS, more bittering), or cut it off at...

Do you have a problem with lid always smelling like pickles? I tried to use an empty pickle jar to store hops, but I could not get the smell out so I decided it wouldn't be good for storing hops. Maybe not a big deal for fermenting though?

I hear you. I should go through the numbers and get the cold hard facts, but from what I've heard from Jamil Zainasheff and based on my own experience, there isn't a big oxygenation risk in an unsealed fermenter. I guess I have convinced myself, without hard numbers on the matter, that the...

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I ferment in my brew kettle. You can get 20 qt stainless steel pots from Boscov's for $12 and they will last a long time. People will tell you it's a bad idea because it's not completely sealed but it's bull. Don't listen to them. Saves space, time and it's self sanitizing.