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If all else fails, this glass cleaning recipe is a sovereign remedy. It WILL clean off whatever is on the glass. I have used it in the laboratory, and know whereof I speak. Read the following warning /disclaimer before proceeding to download and use the .pdf file below. Hint: If you don't know...

Yes and in this case the use of the alternative spelling "mould" for the device used to make the bottle would help to distinguish it from "mold" the fungus.

I have used the following plastics in every batch of beer I've made: 1. Plastic in Rubbermaid "Big Orange" cooler for mashing. 2. Plastic in paddle I use to stir the mash. 3. Vinyl tubing used for siphoning, bottling. 4. Plastic (HDPE) used in fermentation bucket. 5. Plastic liners in...

I don't have the ability to use oxiclean with our water- too much calcium and iron. PBW has chelators to take care of the hard water. Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

I have brewed for close to 7 years, and in that time used nothing but Dawn dishwashing liquid to wash out my brew pot, plastic fermentation buckets, and other smaller items. I rinse thoroughly and have never had an issue. For all the smaller stuff associated with bottling, I soak in PBW, rinse...

Bargain Fittings, YES! What I need without a scavenger hunt fueled by $4.00 gas. Every time, baby! Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

I have found the wallpaper tray ideal for sanitizing hose, autosiphon, wine thief, hydrometer, and all small parts. Uses less than 1 gal. Star San solution, which can be re-used. Be sure to get the long (30") tray.

Given the thermodynamics involved in the heat transfer, that Jaded Brewing contraption looks like it's heavily into "law of diminishing returns" territory. I cool 5 gallons of wort from boiling to <70F in 15-20 minutes using 55F well water (about 25 gallons) using a 25' copper immersion chiller...

Wow. $280 and "smoked acrylic," too. I'll stick with my $23 Corona mill from eBay. Been using it for going on 5 years, and I always hit my numbers when I mash, and never a stuck sparge. I've got all I need.

The Kitchen Aid motor and internal gearing, from what I have read, is not going to stand up to milling 10 or more pounds of malt. As with the previous post, I have found complete satisfaction in a cheap "Victoria" brand Corona-type mill bought from Discount Tommy on eBay for under $25 delivered...

When I started homebrewing and did extract, I did my full boils in the kitchen, and never noticed anything. Of course, it's so dry here in the Winter, and the windows are open or the A/C is going during the warm weather, so that's probably why.

As for the post above, yes to both. Bottling would be ridiculous without an autosiphon, and a good thermometer (Thermapen is the best) is a necessity, and particulary for all-grain. I also regard a refractometer as necessary for all-grain, and (saving cheapest for last) a bottling wand. I can't...

This will be fine; the corrosion doesn't look that extensive. As someone said, maybe wire brush it a bit -or not- and run a pound of rice through it to clean the rollers off. Then you should be good to go. As long as there's no loose rust left on it, no harm done. Great bargain.....now to couple...

The plates have so much play in these mills (I have the 'Victoria 500') model purchased from Discount Tommy on eBay) that it's simply necessary to crank it down until all grains are crushed. Yes, I get some flour, but no, I don't have any problems......even though I don't BIAB, I just use the...

I got a roll of automotive firewall insulation from JC Whitney. They also sell the adhesive that will stick it to the pot, and foil tape to wrap it on . I originally did this because our kitchen cooktop burner was taking too long to produce a boil in my 30 qt. SS kettle. It worked as intended...

This. Waste not, want not. I've found that as long as the SS solution is clear, it passes the <3 pH test, so I pour it back in the jug and reuse it. The only stuff that gets soaked (I use a 30" wallpaper tray) are small parts. I use a spray bottle to coat everything else. This makes using Star...

Looks identical to the one I bought on eBay 4 years ago, except mine doesn't have the SG scale (which is superfluous, in my opinion, since any fool can estimate SG from Brix). I calibrated mine once with distilled water, and since I hit all the numbers in the recipes I use, I've never had any...

In distilled or RO water, Star San should be stable indefinitely. I've routinely used mixed SS in a jug that's stayed in the basement overwinter with no ill effects.

I got my adapter (adapted the tubing that came with my chiller, don't know the exact diameter) from Midwest. It screws right up to the kitchen faucet, once the ærator has been removed. Haven't used it in around 4 years since I switched to AG, moved outside, and started using the garden hose.

H'm. Had mine going on five years. Each time I bottle, I put enough sanitizer in, spritz the bottles, then drain & flush with water & allow to drain upside down. I don't see why disassembly would ever be required.....