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Another possibility: Take a look at your bottling bucket spout. I had the same thing after my first 5 or 6 batches & found mold growing inside the spout. Replaced the spout & all plastic tubing. I now disassemble the bottling spout after each use. (spout comes apart into 3 pieces. Mold...

Just bottled a batch of Tasty Tucker (house IPA.) Hops/grain measured out to boil another batch in the am. . .Man, I Luv IPA.

No one mentioned Morebeer.com - they still have simcoe pellets. 2 bucks an ounce & qualifies for free ship program (orders over $39 are free ship this month.) Cheers!

Uh. . . you might want to get a blow-off tube on there asap and set the whole rig in a big tub. Otherwise you may come home to find the airlock sticking out of the ceiling. ;) As far as mixing, +1 CDbrews, just let it do it's thing.

FYI, this was discussed last week in the yeast forum. Someone posted this link discussing why it's a bad idea: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f163/why-not-pitch-your-yeast-cake-166221/ The jist of the read is: pitching on a cake is massive over-pitching and also skips the first phase of the...

Most common cause is uneven mixing. Even though you "swirl" when racking onto the priming solution it's still a good idea to gently stir with a sanitized spoon. Stir slowly/gently to ensure everything is mixed but try not to agitate which adds oxygen. It is possible to have isolated bottle...

+1 Mbasile. To that I'd add: Careful with the C40. It creeps up quickly in an american IPA. For me the limit is around 5% of the malt bill. Hops: I started out with hop additions every 10-15 minutes in my IPAs. But I've gravitated to high on the front end (60 minutes,) low in the...

Come on everybody, lighten up on the new guy! He was just revved 'cause he got an ass kickin ferment. Jake - welcome to the forum. Keep posting and keep experimenting. I hadn't really thought about the pros/cons of pitching on a cake. I learned from this. Azscoob - thanks for posting the...

Mongrel - that's elegant. Nice! Nick (OP) - Hang in there, the agressive part of the ferment won't last much longer. Damages control until then - just leave the lid loose and set the whole thing in the bathtub for easy clean-up. With so much gas coming out (positive pressure in the bucket)...

Stop by The Brew Hut (15120 E. Hampden Ave) and ask about the closest brew club. The Brew Hut sponsors a local wine club but I bet they can steer you to the brewers in Aurora as well.

Rigging a blow-off tube would be the first choice. But if you don't have the tubing at least set the fermenter bucket in something to catch the overflow (plastic garden tub, big tupperware, or the bathtub, etc.) The blow-off crud is a b. . . to clean off carpet & other finished surfaces. Make...

I'm a novice, not a pro. But a couple ideas to get started: 1) Swing by the library and pick up John Palmers "How To Brew." There is an on-line version (Google it) but the hard copy is much better. 2) Use the AHA (American Homebrew Association) website to find the club in your area. Hit...

Good thoughts above regarding high level of carb. Just another possibility - remember that carbonation is a function of the ratio of priming sugar to the volume of beer. If you used the full amount of priming sugar but did not bottle the full recipe volume (didn't top off enough, left too much...

Congrats on your first brew, that's awsome! Don't keep drinking that batch though or it will be gone quick. It will continue to evolve over the next few weeks. Maybe buy some sixers of craft brew and limit yourself to 1home brew/week so you can see how it changes as it continues to...

Brew Party at Rivenins this weekend! (Congrats, that's a great score!)

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Not designed to replace. The bell is swaged on. You could grind off the metal (like a rivet head) & remove the bell but you'd need some engineering/machinist skill to attach a new one. That's why I recommended look for one with a clean (rust free) bell. Uh. . .take a close look at the Big...

Ah, one more thing about the antique bench cappers. Even back in the day there was a discount option (good, better, best.) If you go with an oldie I recommend steer away from the old stamped steel versions. Check out the first 2 pics in this link. The first pic is an Eveready (heavy...

Hey Rev, some of the modern bench cappers use plastic/nylon drive pieces. The metal pieces on new models are lightweight aluminum/thin tubular steel. The "antiques" are all heavy steel/cast iron. There is NO advantage to the modern ones unless the antique capper is in poor condition. The...

If you have a tannin issue I wouldn't cut steep time, I'd cut the temp (150-155.) Also, "steep small" (a gallon or less per pound of grain.) Depending on your water, if you steep in your full boil amount can cause the PH to be out of optimum range & cause tannins to pull out of the grain...