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I definitely need to get a quality meter. To help justify the cost would using it to also check the swimming pool pH hurt it? It is a salt water pool if that matters. Would it shorten the probe life? Pool pH is in the 7.5 - 8 range before adjustments. Would calibration be different based on the...

@fluketamer do you have a suggestion as to how much to use? I am planning a chocolate peanut butter coconut stout and picked up all three brewers best at LHBS.

My BIL got this one for Christmas and really likes it. His beer has improved with it. Only 6 psi though. Can pressure transfer but not really spund. https://www.deltabrewingsystems.com/collections/fermentation/products/the-fermtank-8-gallon-tri-clamp

You only need 1-2 PSI to purge kegs. I still use my SS Brewbucket and it can do that.

Cigar City used to be a great place to go. They had several great beers besides Jai Alai. The brewery has been sold several times and last year they laid off the brewers in Tampa and moving main brewery to North Carolina now. I wonder if they have changed the recipe to make it more profitable. I...

Reading this over breakfast. Mmmm bacon. I now must brew a bacon beer. Does the bacon fat kill the head of the beer?

While I have been there several times I didn’t buy grains. I am not local there but my BIL is. He shops there and thinks the prices are good. You can probably email from website and ask for a grain sheet/price list. He special orders yeasts, I have done that and really it is the only way I am...

@Bruce Butler Have you tried The OG Homebrew in Gainesville? Great owner and they are very active https://www.oghomebrew.com/

I haven’t tried biofine yet. Is it better than gelatin? Do you drop the temp before dry hop or do you dry hop warm? Thanks!

Looks awesome. Did you fine with gelatin? What yeast and what temperature did you ferment at?

Thanks for sharing! I was planning on including Pomona in my next order. Now I can’t wait…

I have a small amount of nectaron left. What was you whirlpool and dry hop rate?

Anyone have notes on ‘22 Nelson? I have been sitting on that bag for a couple years…

This thread might be of help in your decision https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/hop-reconstitution.731400/#post-10348605

I will see what the dates are on the pouches and if they are not super fresh I will make at least a small starter before banking.

Thanks Tony B and Bassman2003, very understandable instructions. I have 3 liquid strains on order to start my yeast bank. One difference I see in your methods is making a starter first or just using the fresh yeast from the container. I was thinking of doing the latter. Making perhaps 5 tubes of...

And they said we would never use that algebra stuff…

I went from 5 gallons to 3.5 as well. The points about reduced heating and cooling times are very true. That alone cuts 45 min to an hour. One other benefit for me is I use the grocery store 5 gallon RO machine. All I need is one 5 gallon bottle to make 3.5 gallons with BIAB. Best part of moving...

Thanks @Climb and @Brushwood Brewing for the hope, maybe I will get lucky too! First time using Apex San Diego yeast. It is 22 hours post pitch and first signs of activity. I really hate slow starting yeast... I was worried I had a leak

I have been fermenting similar batches in kegs for awhile without krausen coming out. I had clear 5/16" vinyl tubing so I should have seen it. Well, this batch is going to go with the 4mm since I trashed all the old tubing. Hopefully any mess will be confined to the chest freezer. I think I will...