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Inspired by my fermentasaurus I have purchased an extra pressure kit (ball lock posts and floating racking ball) in order to perform closed transfers from my other fermenting vessels. For instance from my 30L Speidel tank. I tried it with water and it works pretty well. Obviously I am not...

I have one of these fermentors I am considering purchasing one of the below sets to be taken apart. The ball lock posts will be attached on the lid of my fermentor. I will also attach longer tubing...

I want to add parts to my Mark II pump which will make priming on the fly easier. Having seen how this is achieved on the Blichmann Riptide pump I am wondering whether I can just add a T fitting where the bottom of the T will be installed with a bleeding valve. Am I missing something? Has...

I want the benefit of an oxygen free process without the hustle and risk of foaming from the naturally carbonated beer; that one gets from the regular fermentosaurus routine (i.e. fermenting under pressure with a spunding valve). My plan is to use the pressure kit but instead of attaching a...

Greetings to the group and happy new brewing year to all!!! I am trying to understand why I ended up with Diacetyl in my IPL! The beer This is a beer with a 90% pilsner malt and 10% carapils mashed at 65c (single infusion) for one hour and boiled for 90 minutes. OG: 1.052 Fermentation...

I will be brewing my first barley wine on Saturday and wanted to bounce off some ideas. If all goes well I will enjoy during Christmas 2019 ;-) I will mash @65C for 90m.The expected OG is 1.115. I will be using 3 packs of MJ42 (alcohol tolerance 12%) so if all goes according to plan it should...

I recently bit the bullet on a 20 gallon SSB kettle and a 5kw induction hob. I spent a large sum on this setup and I am hoping that it will take my brewing forward both in terms of practicality, volume and quality. I did a test with water before my first batch with the new setup. I loaded the...

I just ordered a 20 gal SSB kettle hoping to increase my yield from a day’s brewing from one Sanke keg (23L) to two sanke kegs (46L). Having considered the maths though it seems that my cooler (mash tun) will be a limiting factor. I use a 3 tier gravity system (pid controlled electric kettle...

Fermentation is one of the areas of the brewing process that concerns me the most. Based on the literature I have read (Yeast - elements book, forums, podcasts and articles) I have started to pitch lower than the desired primary fermentation temperature, letting the yeast slowly increase the...

Greeting to all !!! I am in the process of upgrading my brew kettle. I am considering an SSB Pot or a MegaPot 1.2. I usually brew 5 gallon batches as follows. I start the boil @ 32L in order to finish the process with 23L (6L list during boil and cooling and another 3L lost during racking...

Greetings to the group After having fermented a 100% Brett beer in my fermentation fridge I had two clean beers developing pellicle which to my mind suggests the presence of wild yeast (possibly Brett). For two clean beers I used clean equipment (i.e. different than the equipment used to...

A wise person once told me that if it seems to good to be true it probably isn't!!! Does this seem too good to be true (HI 98128 new €110) http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/162509525546?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT I seem to be finding the same unit at much higher...

Below picture is of an american blonde which has been fermenting in my fermentation fridge for 3 weeks. It is now sitting @ 2c waiting to be keged. The beer went into the fermentation fridge after my 1st 100% brett beer and although I used a clean beer only vessel and good sanitisation...

Greetings to all! I asked the same question in an old threat, but had no feedback so I am reposting here. In short the question is whether my 100% Brett Saison using Michael Tonsmeires recipe below will be adversely affected from my mistake of pitching at 63F (17c) and keeping it there for...

Greetings to all I have started to force carbonate two kegs while in my fridge @ 35f. My schedule is as follows: - 24 hours @ 30psi - De-gas and reduce to 12psi (will only be kept here for 36 hours) I was meant to keep it @ 12psi for another few days (say 10 days) to stabilise the...

Greetings all! See video of the issue https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5b1nV7On7GDNlFPU0VTb2MwdVE/view?usp=drivesdk Basically the ring of the second coupler is thicker and doesnt lock all the way in! Does it matter?? I just had this one delivered. I need to use it and returning will...

Greetings to all I will be making my first 100% Brett beer in a few days and I am in the process of building up a strong starter. I will be using the WLP645 brett (Clausseniis) I used the brwersfriend calculation with the following assumptions: - Pitch rate 1.5 (lager rate) - Vials of...

I have a sanke keg setup. (2 kegs connectted to a single pressure regulator). My couplers do not have a CO2 pressure release valve. Is there a work around without having to disconnect the couplers from the kegs? I am currently seating @ 30psi and want to balance back down to 12psi.

In an effort to push the dry yeast re hydration out of the busy end of boil - wort cooling time I have tried the following alternative routine: 1) Re hydrated the yeast during mashing (per the yeast labs instructions). 2) Following the first manual stir of the yeast (20 minutes after...

Greetings to all I will be making my first homebrew with a “whirpool” hop addition. The recipe is very simple. Single infusion mash of pale malt (90%) and medium cara malts (10%), followed by a 60 minute boil with no hop additions during the boil. The recipe then calls for 2 oz of...