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Hey cyborgmexican, curious how this turned out for you?

Yes they certainly are to be used for primary. In fact I stopped doing 2ndary a while back. I've found that for the effort required, there was little to no return in quality. Others say the same on this board. Only exception would be for long aging or adjunct additions. I use mine with single...

Back in stock http://www.homebrewfinds.com/2013/03/german-made-speidel-fermenters-back-in.html

Sorry, correction. OG is 1.117sg/28brix (not 22.5 brix) I didn't measure the volume of what I added. I just topped up to 1 gal marks, maybe .25gal each. I just sampled again and it's now 11.5brix (down from 13brix) Is brix linear in that if I diluted by 1.5brix I could adjust my OG down by 1.5...

Brewed 2gal Banana Wine last week. OG ended up at 22.5brix/1.117sg (oops). Pitched Wine yeast then after about 5 days pitched Champagne yeast. Just racked it to 2 -1gal jugs and topped off to 1 gallon mark on each with cooled boiled water. Pre-topoff water Sample tested at 13brix/1.010sg...

You can generally transfer to 2ndary after the first week. 2ndary won't make your beer clearer though. Clarity is largely a product of you brewing process. It's my personal options a 2ndary doesn't produce any serious benefits to the quality of your beer. People will argue this. You really have...

1-Yes but unless you're trying to be spot-on to the style of beer, I wouldn't worry about it. Just make sure fermentation is complete and you use the proper amount for the type of sugar. 2-Its does add a very small amount of alcohol but primary purpose is to produce CO2 that gets trapped in the...

I believe the question was DME versus sugar not Dextrose versus Sucrose. All can be used including honey. It's generally agreed that dextrose is the proper priming sugar to use. Doesn't mean you have to use it. The volume you're using in a 5 gal batch compared to what was fermented is...

I'll throw in my option here. I'm no brewing master but I've done 30+ batches over many years and have tried a number of combinations. In the end here is my take. Start with what yields the most with the least effort. Beginner home brewers shouldn't worry about a secondary. If you're doing...

I've had a Home Depot brand spray bottle constantly filled with starsan for a few months now without much issue. I did notice recently that the spring in the trigger seems to be weakening but I think that's just from a lot of use. I'm not sure of the long exposure effects to the plastic are...

I would fear the undiluted stuff. When properly diluted, it's completely safe. If I may make a suggestion. Get a 1 gallon glass bottle and fill with distilled or RO water and squirt 6oz of StarSan concentrate in it. Have a small squirt bottle on hand squirt everything as you brew. Don't fear...

Hard to say. If water temp is too high or grains steeped too long you risk extracting tannins that mess up the beer. No way to really tell while steeping without a PH tester. Follow the recipe. If wanting to steep longer is due to wanting a stronger result, you should up the quantity of grains...

The common drink with fermented pineapple is called Tepache. It's a common roadside low abv drink ladled out of large barrels at room temp. Traditional methods use the wild yeast of the pineapple rind. My nanny is from outside Sonora where it's pretty common. She showed me how to make it...

Yes, there are being imported from Germany by MoreBeer only that I'm aware of. They're not being pushed to the US market by a distributor so it's hard to get. What little paperwork there is not in english. I definitely recommend signing up to be notified when in stock on the MoreBeer product...

HUGE fan of the Speidels here. I just used my 30L yesterday for the first time. I'm a previous user of glass carboy and plastic buckets. While there isn't anything profoundly superior about them, you just instantly love it the first time you use it. -lightweight -has handles for carrying -large...

I just had the EXACT issue with mine. Filled fermenter for the first time yesterday and used the screwcap as I left it overnight in the fridge to cool further (SoCal ground water isn't very cold). This AM I went to pitch yeast and attach airlock and the airlock wouldn't hold water just like the...

Probably anywhere from 2-3 gallons. It's a good sized tub used for restaurant food storage that I will have a steam tray sitting inside so there will be displacement. Pretty much a sous-vide type setup but controlled by a RIMS design. Yeah I'm thinking 120V is the way to go. I started with 12V...

First of all, I am an all grain home brewer for many years but this isn't for home brewing. I hope this is okay as I'm trying to translate some home brewing techniques into cheese making. I am trying to build a RIMS setup using 12V to precisely control and maintain water bath temperatures...

Christmas Ale (honey, ginger, cinnamon) Planned OG: 1.076 Measured OG: 1.088 Planned FG: 1.017 Estimated FG: 1.021 (based on WLP013 attenuation) I overshot mash running volume. I've been having efficiency issues so I let them go over and just added to boil time to bring it to target...

Hey I've had my eye on this trub turd catcher. I'm not an overly cautious person but the idea of using PVC for extended periods of time makes my go HMMM. I just ran across this and thought it would be a prefect upgrade. It requires converting your 1" thread to a tri-clamp ferrule but that in...