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Yeah love the dog and the brewery you’ve got there, Brewbuzzard!

A bigger propane burner? I’ve got the Blichman Hellfire and it’s awesome. Dan

I’m getting tired of 34/70, which has been my WF go-to, hence the question. Thanks! Dan

WF meaning warm ferment? Cool! What yeast? - Dan

I’ve had perpetual problems with this and believe it’s either a clogged poppet from dry hop material, a leaky liquid out o-ring, or more likely bad temp distribution in my kegerator allowing lines and shanks/taps to warm up. Sucks.

Yes, I got a cheapie from Amazon a while back and it could not be trusted at all from reading to reading. Complete junk.

After being quite excited, I’ve been less than impressed with my all rounder. It’s a bigger pain to use than I thought it would be, and I’ve somehow stripped the threads on the top cap fittings. Closed pressure transfers are great for oxygen sensitive beers and I like spunding for the krausen...

You’ll likely need to build a collar. My fridge is very similar and there’s no way a fermzilla would fit on the floor next to the compressor hump with the door closed - unless you add a collar. Dan

Aaaand, I scorched it! Dammit! Have to use the old DME to try again that’s 9 months old. Ughhhhhh

Undershot my gravity on a blonde by 7 points! So I’m turning to my old friend, light DME to save the day. Also, kegged an Oktoberfest. ‘Tis the season, you know… Dan

I used dried apricots in my last sour and I love the flavor. It is, however, the absolute ugliest beer I’ve ever made due to the brown dried apricot color and intense haziness. Friends and family love my sours but not this one, and I suspect it’s because it has the appearance of beef stew… 🤢

Good thought - I have also seen others suggest that on this site in the past. I plan to let these chill and carbonate for a month in the keg and then will transfer to a serving keg so I can bring it outside and still have crystal clear beer. I’ll make an assessment at that time and see if I...

Uh, yeah I think that’s about right.

I brewed a beer when I had COVID back in November. It was a sour intended to be a gift for a friend. Though I would guess that it couldn’t be transferred that way - I kept the beer and only myself and my wife (who also had it in November) drank it over the next few months. I didn’t offer the...

Brewed this up 1 week ago with s-04. Fermentation died down after about 3 days, and 7 days later I’m at 1.021. I attribute this to the crystal, higher mash temp and typical s-04 attenuation levels. The sample tastes so good, but I’d like to get it down below 1.020 and even as close as I can...

HB blonde

YOU FARMERS ARE BRILLIANT! I’ve been catching my chiller out water for irrigation but never thought to also water the grass!!! I’m absolutely doing that this summer. Dan

Try slowly drinking water through a straw with your fingers plugging your ears. No science behind it, I’m sure it’s pure placebo, but it works for me every time.

Nice, thanks Ed. I just picked a Fermonster up and it came without an o-ring in the box! Thanks for doing the legwork on figuring out what o-ring it uses and for the handle idea. I plan to be brewing and posting on forums well in to my 80s, so thanks for the inspiration! Also, I’ll be in Key...

HB blonde