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I must have totally overlooked that info on their site, thanks! I was pulling from a spec that I was working on a year ago with them and they had it at 1.5 inches but that may be b/c that is what I asked them for not knowing what I was really asking but getting it away from the heat source makes...

I am planning to do a custom build of a Spike 15 gallon kettle that will be used as a boil kettle. I plan to have 2 horizontal ports at 1.5 inches one for drain, one for temperature gauge. I also plan to put a second port for wort recirculation during chilling at 6 inches aligned above the...

Thanks for pointing that out, I missed describing that step. I always completely disassemble my kegs for cleaning when they are kicked and then on kegging night before reassembly I sanitize my posts, poppets, lid, gas and beverage tubes in my star-san bucket. Then I reassemble the keg and...

I have seen this mentioned before but not sure I have ever seen it directly answered. I was wondering about this today as I plan to brew tomorrow and am going to do a full boil extract. I know it is typically advised to reduce hops by 10% (I also know this is highly debatable point, not asking...

Here is my kegging process... I cold crash most of my beers for 48 hours before I keg Pour star san in keg, put on lid and shake like crazy Dump star san back into bucket leaving foam in keg Put lid on keg and hit with 20 psi co2 and purge once or twice, gives a nice layer of co2 and keeps...

I did some searching but could not find direct answers to either of these questions, guessing both are in the meh doesn't really matter either way category but asking anyway out of personal curiosity... Should you continue to shake/agitate/swirl a starter after fermentation has started? I...

Sweet, I will check it out, thanks!

No particular order... Brasserie St. Feuillien Wicked Weed Bird Song Bells Founders Terrapin Stone Deschutes Green Flash Dogfish Head Unibroue

Oops, sorry, I meant 6oz

Thanks! Optimal for WLP550 is around 74 so that is what I am shooting for, actually I may bump it up a little higher. I am monitoring both ambient and fermentation temp. I just know that my ambient outside of the chest freezer will be 74 and once I move it there, the fermentation temp will...

After brewing for several years I took a few years off and am just now getting back to it. So back when I first started brewing I bought a chest freezer and temp controller in a quest to get control of my fermentation temps. One of the best things I ever did for my homebrew. However, I made...

Took a few years off of homebrewing due to kids, lack of time, etc. Just now getting back to it, truly forgot how much I enjoyed it. Brewed a Belgian wit last night and for the first time ever I made a starter. Process was simple and my airlock was going nuts within a few hours of pitching...

How much of a difference would it make if I waited until after week 3 to move it out of the chest freezer? I know you can transfer and condition at room temps so I figure there has to be some point at which the temps become less relevant. I don't want to compromise or risk the benefit I get...

I just kicked a keg of my first attempt at a coffee porter and I was very, very pleased with the flavor. At the suggestion of my brew buddy who has quite a few coffee beers under his belt we put a little less than of a pound of Sumatra in a nylon grain bag. During cool down we watched for the...

I have a chest freezer that I use to control fermentation temps, by far the best investment I have made (though my kegging equipment is definitely a close second). However my chest freezer is only capable of holding one bucket at a time (rookie mistake in purchasing the chest freezer but...

My SWMBO accidentally knocked over my CO2 tank with the regulator attached tonight and it busted the high pressure gauge. I have this Taprite regulator. The high pressure gauge took the hit and it dented the end of the gauge, crumpled the panel that shows the pressure a bit and the needle is...

I posted the referenced thread a few weeks ago so I know your pain. Finally figured out that a decent pair of needle nose pliars will do the trick. You have to get a pretty good grip on one of the legs and then pull out on it towards the center (not down). I had to pull pretty hard, harder...

Some of my favorites: Stone Brewery -> Arrogant Bastard Terrapin Beer Company -> Terrapin Coffee Oatmeal Imperial Stout Magic Hat Brewery -> Roxy Rolles Highland Brewing Company -> Highland Oatmeal Porter Dog Fish Head -> 60 & 90 Minute IPA

Picked this up in Whales on a trip a few months ago, currently one of my favorites. In this picture it is full of my American Honey Wheat