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I packaged today. Ended up at 5.1 brix on the hydro - 1.020. That's 62% attenuation, so right around where the 1968 was last time. ABV 4.7%. I pitched at 70F, took it down to 66F the next day, 68F the day after that, 69F two days later, and finally 70F to finish out. Brewed on the 1st, packaged...

I brewed this almost exactly a year ago, and it was awesome. I am making a second batch in two days. Using Wyeast 1968 again. First time around I collected 11 gallons in my fermenters, and with the following grain bill, I hit an OG of 1.050 and fermented down to 1.019 for an ABV of 4.2%. That's...

Yes the Millmaster design looks different than what Monster has. The contoured flutes are an interesting concept. I like the stainless steel for ease of maintenance. It says hardened, and I'd be curious to know how it's hardness stacks up against Monster Mills' heat treated 1144. I can only...

I'm brewing again in a couple days. A stout this time, so no dry hop. I'm interested to see how the transfer goes without any hops sediment to slow things down. I'm also going to try doing a transfer at fermentation temperatures, then cold crashing and gelatin fining in keg. I plan to add the...

Refrac reading plugged into the correct formula is very accurate, within 0.002 of my hydrometer for FG measurements. Check all your measuring equipment, always. I went through a few hydrometers before I found one that was accurate. The cheap ones weren't good.

Permanent installation wasn't an option for me when I bought my RO system, so I opted to a portable one: https://www.freedrinkingwater.com/ro-counter-detail.htm It's nice and small and easily portable. I have it hooked up to the faucet in an unused bathtub. I get about two gallons per hour. I...

No problem, hope it's useful!

Pretty happy with the MM-2Pro with knurled rollers. I don't foresee it ever wearing out under normal homebrewing use. Maybe I'll have to replace the bushings eventually, but that's about it. I certainly wouldn't have had issues with efficiency if I had started with the knurled rollers. The one...

I will say that while I am happy with my Monster Mill (pictures above) I'm not sure if I'd buy from them again. I first tried the slotted mill, the $400 one. Their description made it sound like a much better design than the knurled rollers, so I decided to give it a shot. I spent months trying...

I just drop a few grains through at a time :D Normally I have the Monster hopper on there too :yes:

I've got one of the 2-roller Monster Mills. I tried the slotted version, but actually ended up having better luck with the hardened knurled rollers. The slotted version wouldn't let me achieve a fine enough crush for good efficiency. I built a table for it. Slide a bucket underneath and flip a...

Update: I tapped the second keg (which has been connected to gas this whole time) and it's nice and fresh. This means that either my transfer was bad on one of the two kegs, and exposed the beer to oxygen, or it's oxygenating through my serving tubing. I'm betting on the latter for now, and am...

It depends on what aspects of it you like that you felt were improved. More time in bottle will allow for more oxidation, meaning hops character will fade, color will darken, and flavors will be muted. It can also develop a bit of sweetness due to oxidation which is what stands out most to me...

I doubt anyone is using just polyethylene, but I think it is a component in some beer lines that use multiple materials. I'd be interested in that too. Micromatic/Valpar list Gen-X as allowing 20x less O2 permeation than their own Brewmaster 2 tubing, but I'm not clear on what Brewmaster 2 is...

I'm also very intrigued by Micromatic's Gen-X tubing which is specifically advertised as having low oxygen permeability: https://www.micromatic.com/draft-keg-beer/wine-tubing-pid-548GENX.html It's made by Valpar, but they don't list it on their website. I'm thinking it may be marketed as...

I just started kegging and am also using a 10lb tank. I've only filled two kegs so far so I can't comment on mileage, but I was thinking I'd get more use out of a tank than you're describing. The tare weight is stamped on the tank. Next time you fill/exchange the tank, see if it weighs 10...

I bought the Ultra Barrier stuff for my gas lines but they were out of the right size for my beer lines when I ordered, so that's why I ended up with the standard vinyl tubing. I might try to track some down for the beer tubing. Right now I'm serving from a CMB picnic tap. It uses 1/4" hose and...

I've been pouring beer from my kegs for about a week now. At first, it was fantastic. Best beer I've ever made. Unfortunately I'm already seeing staling :no: Hops flavors have faded dramatically and the beer is getting sweet even though it finished at 1.009. I just used standard vinyl tubing...

Correct. I had the purge valve open while filling. I took the QD's apart and there was some hops sediment in there. Not much, but it must have been enough to slow things down significantly.

Beer is kegged! Not everything went smoothly - my closed transfers took forever, about 30 minutes per carboy. I didn't cold crash this batch as much as I normally do in an effort to avoid oxygen suckback in the carboy. I think this left a lot of sediment in the beer which clogged the quick...