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I am trying to pressure/leak test a fermenter. The fermenter had some amount of water in it. I have the fermenter completely sealed and pressurize it to, say, 2 PSI with CO2, then disconnect the CO2 tank The pressure gauge on the fermenter slowly over an hour or more drops to 0. I realize that...

Looking to put something simple together to organize my 5 gal BIAB setup. Just needs to hold the 10 gallon kettle and propane burner off the ground and give me something to mount my pump to. Bonus points but not necessary if there's an easy way to add on a hoist for lifting bag out. Something...

I am going to take the plunge get a pump. Would like to buy once, cry once. Looking for insights on the pump itself and the particulars of the fittings. Currently, I do 5 gallon batches. Propane tank. BIAB in a 10 gallon kettle, single port. Immersion chiller. Hoist the kettle and gravity drain...

At what temperature does it start to get risky to leave your kettle open after the boil - from an infection perspective? Think I've been too conservative. I usually end up throwing in my 'whirlpool' hops right at flameout and immediately covering kettle and letting it sit for 15 minutes for...

This will be my first time using a starter. I was smart and decided to do a practice run with an old pack of dry yeast I didn't enjoy. I am so smart that the starter came out well my very first time. I am so smart in fact, that it only took me mid-way through preparing the real starter last...

Hi All - I have a 7 gal SS Brewbucket. I'd like to do a pressurized cold crash. I have seen the solution of plugging a gas post into the 17mm hole on the flat lid. That is slick. I have also seen the 1.5" TC flat lid adaptation with either the Blichman or Spike 1.5 TC" gas manifolds. Also...

Hi all - For those I've seen using mylar party balloons for the cold crash method - have you ever taken a whiff of what comes out of the balloon? These are not food grade, designed to hold helium (a non-reactive gas) not pure CO2 , and they have a mechanism in them designed to stop gas from...

Hi all - I have brewed ~10 batches so far - all pitching dry yeast without re-hydrating. (US-04, Belle Saison, w34/70, several US-05). Everything has come out OK - not a drop spilt out in disgust or disappointment, so far anyway. I am looking for a good exercise to test out what, if anything...

Hi All - Just getting into stocking up on supplied for impromptu brew days. Wondering about the shipping/seasonality/freshness aspect of a few things and how you all handle it: - From what I can tell, a lot of the online malt ordering options don't really let you know when the malt you...

Hi all - Another random quarantine musing that bubbled up while watching my airlock... I have a tilt hydrometer so I can see SG change during fermentation. For the ales I've done, they usually drop pretty quickly to FG and then activity just stops. For OGs around 1.045 - 1.050 they'll drop...

Hi all - Apologies if this is already covered somewhere - if so, a pointer is appreciated - but after some searching I am coming up with some conflicting info. Doing my first "lager" - it was really a SMaSH with Maris Otter and EKG, but I decided at the last minute to try out W-34/70 instead...

Hi all - I hope all is well. Two random musings that have come up while brewing some of my first BIAB batches: 1) Any reason for or against returning a preboil sample? I take about 250ml and let it cool. You can see the cold break happening in the sample. Since there's been a cold break, would...

Through a misstep, I ended up pitching US05 into 73 degree wort and didn't chill it down as I'd meant to before active fermentation started. It's about 10 hours since pitch and it is already actively fermenting. I know this it at or little above the higher end of the range for US05. Is it best...