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Same issue. Nearly ruined an Oktoberfest.

Yeast autolysis produces a rubbery stench. Did you leave in primary for too long before racking to secondary?

Effen brilliant! can't believe this never occurred to anyone before. So if I wanted to do this with the single stage, I would just wire a dedicated line to power the temperature controller and then plug the thermostat wires into the "loading" terminals and that would be it, correct? I can...

Ah, you're probably right. Maybe I'll go with the outlet instead. That way I can also plug in a fan to pump air into the tap tower but only have it run when the compressor runs. I'd still like to ditch the thermostat inside the fridge, since it's bulky and gets in the way of the kegs. I can...

Thanks for the diagram! I had a good idea of how it should be wired, but it's been a while since I worked with electricity. The thermostat of my fridge has a black and white line. I'm guessing it is 110V AC, but I'll test it with my multimeter when I get a chance. If that's the case, it would...

Anyone know the wiring schematic for the single stage controller? The poles on the back have both "loading" and "power supply" terminals. I want to make this as easy and cost effective as possible, so I am just going to take out the thermostat in the fridge and wire the temp controller into...

Yep, I have two of them, and I love them. They don't spin at all. I didn't realize that the other models did. I kind of like that to tell you the truth. To each his own I guess? In case you're wondering about the creamer function: it's cool but can be tricky to make work correctly. The faucet...

Williams Brewing makes an excellent Tripel kit. Better than many of the commercial tripels I've had. Seriously.

Check out this thread: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/making-swing-top-champagne-bottles-208933/ I wanted to do champagne bottles with swingtops for exactly this reason.

Yes! Excellent. Thank you. I think we're getting somewhere here. I'm waiting to hear back, but if anyone is interested in a group buy on these swing top stoppers and neck clips (turn any bottle into a swing stop!), keep your eyes open. I'll be posting more information as soon as I hear back...

Wow! I can't believe somebody was able to find these. Amazing! Problem with that site is that there's no online order form, and there's no link for contact info. Anybody got a line on this? Group buy?

I am having this same problem. It leaks from those two holes the more I turn the pressure up. seems to be okay at very low psi, but once it goes past 10, there is a really pronounced leak. I didn't know if this was normal or something, but apparently it's not. Grr, now I gotta send it back...

username: DeafBrew gimme gimme!!!

The Winter Lager is crap this year.

Sorry, didn't realize people were still using dial-up ISP. :D j/k I used my cam phone, so... Hmm, I'll look into that, but one thing that is tricky is that the little "tabs" are punched out with a slope so that they lock into the corresponding side. I think I might just use some pinch...

Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?

So, this is something I've been kicking around for a while. A while back, a friend of mine gave me a used champagne bottle: Toad Hollow Risque and thought I could use it for homebrewing. I thought that was a swell idea. So I used it a few times before I really payed closer attention to it. What...

Man, I know the feeling. When I first started brewing, my friends were all excited and so was I. I was happy to share with them, and thought they would reciprocate by doing things like bringing over food or a different beverage to share, etc. Nope. Never. Of course, I tend to hang out mostly...

Thanks for all the responses, guys! My tap water in the winter is really cold, so I guess it shouldn't be a problem if I extend my IWC another 25' I'm not particularly sold on the hops strainer. I prefer my hops to get all in the wort and boil around good. Also, I like a bit of the hops to go...

I was planning to build a 25 foot counterflow chiller, but after reading up about clogging issues, I realized this might not be ideal. I tend to use pellet hops a lot, which apparently clog the counterflow chiller very easily. Also, there's the issue of keeping wort line clean and sanitary. I...