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Correct. I only use the malt pipe false bottom for the mash. I slide the kettle false bottom in only for the last 5 minutes of the boil to catch trub during cooling. I was having problems with scorching and surging boils before I did that. I found that the kettle false bottom has a tendency to...

I was able to recover over a gallon of dead mash space by removing the bottom plate and the support ring, and installing legs on the mash pipe brackets. The mash pipe sits about 1-1/4 inches from the bottom now. I use a block and tackle to slowly raise the pipe while sparging. I try to keep the...

I never really answered your question. We took a shotgun approach, so IDK what we did that was most beneficial, but I know the LODO "fixes" made a world of difference. One problem we do have is lower yields. We're crushing with a homemade 8 inch roller mill set to .050. The flour is picture...

We tried to incorporate as much of the Helles paper into our process as we could. We used the trifecta in mash, sparge, and boil, eliminated all copper, used a floating mash cap with incorporated sparge line, low boil, and sauergut in mash and at knockout. Since we use a Brewzilla, we also...

Seriously. We did a LODO APA that was as smooth as silk, and it was ready to drink three days after kegging. The color of all 3 LODO beers we've brewed are significantly lighter than expected (not a bad thing, IMO), and the head retention is phenomenal. Lace and rings all the way down the glass...

Keg one gone already! I blame my son and my wife's sewing buddy. They hit it pretty hard. I'm gonna have to put a lock on the tap handle for the second keg. ;) I kegged a LODO Festbier about a week ago. I just tried it today and it's going to be spectacular as well - maybe better than the...

Thanks. Now if I can only do it again... We're 1/3 into the first of two kegs and I'm already worrying about running out.

I just tapped my first LODO, a "country" Helles that was brewed using the techniques and recipe guidelines in the Helles paper. Ho-lee-crap. The fresh malt jumps out of the glass. This beer is as close to perfect as anything I've ever brewed, and it's only been in the keg for 12 days.

ATP Group/Ajinomoto is the manufacturer. Brewtan is trademarked by them. I just assumed Wyeast buys it from them and repakcages it for homebrewers.

Thanks for the tool. Your dosage rate aligns with the vendors' recommendation, but it's about an order of magnitude higher than what Ajinomoto recommends. I'm wondering why there's such a big difference. Is there a compelling reason to use that much? Here's the link to their product info page...

I'm a little puzzled about the Brewtan B dosing recommended by the vendors. If the following information from the manufacturer is correct, wouldn't a 6 ppm addition equal 6 milligrams per liter? And wouldn't that mean a 10 gallon batch should use about 0.23 grams in the mash and boil?

We like to take our beer to special events to share with family, friends, and colleagues. This setup beats the heck out of hauling tubs and ice around!

Does boiling scrub excess (unreacted) SMB from the wort?

It's definitely ropey, but it smells and tastes amazing.

Thanks for the input. I used smb because I had to do a mini-mash to get some fresh wort. I built an extra 2 liters into my next batch for making more sauergut.

Final pH was 4.1. I made a new batch yesterday with less SMB. The pH was down to 3.4 in less than 24 hours, but has much less of that "it" thing going on. The first batch smells and tastes amazing, but there's not much acid there. Maybe I used too much SMB.

I made a batch of sauergut using LODO techniques and a sous vide water bath. I let it go for about 4 days, then refrigerated it for a week. The resultant product was viscous when I took it out of the fridge, but not quite to the point of being slimy. It tasted fine. Is this typical?

I called them about the low AA before my son and I brewed two kits. It turns out the vendor made a mistake. They are actually 8.2%. CS said they were already printing new labels because other people had called too. Even at 8.2%, the IBUs were a bit light, so I decided to add some Nugget hops at...

Tried this for a Fuller's LP clone and it worked pretty well. The flow decreased at one point but the pump was easy to clear with a little backflow. The clone recipe called for a large late hop addition and a 30 minute whirlpool. I think I may have been better off using the spider for that...