Philly area Homebrewers

[gone_fishing]

Wissa, you may be on to something. It is a BSG that I picked up at Keystone. I am not thrilled with the lid at all. When my Stout went crazy it was leaking on the sides. I just assumed it was from the crazy foam pressure.

 

[WissaBrewGuy]

Wissa, you may be on to something. It is a BSG that I picked up at Keystone. I am not thrilled with the lid at all. When my Stout went crazy it was leaking on the sides. I just assumed it was from the crazy foam pressure.

Yeah the lid I have on one of my fermenters doesn't have a seal and it always leaks out. I wouldn't open the beer up; just wait until its been fermenting for about a week or so and check it. You are probably doing fine.

Just think, if liquid leaks out then gas surely will! Gas will also not need nearly the pressure to leak out that liquid needs.

 

[mcbaumannerb]

Yeah the lid I have on one of my fermenters doesn't have a seal and it always leaks out. I wouldn't open the beer up; just wait until its been fermenting for about a week or so and check it. You are probably doing fine.

Just think, if liquid leaks out then gas surely will! Gas will also not need nearly the pressure to leak out that liquid needs.

This. My first bucket (a Brewers Best) didn't have a gasket in the lid and I never see a hiccup when I use it. My newer bucket (with a nice gasket) goes nuts through the blow-off tube.

 

[gone_fishing]

My first bucket is a Brewers best. That thing does it's job beautifully. Should I stop using this other bucket if it's not a good seal?

 

[mcbaumannerb]

My first bucket is a Brewers best. That thing does it's job beautifully. Should I stop using this other bucket if it's not a good seal?

Not at all - I still use mine. The fermentation will maintain positive pressure so nothing will get into the bucket. It's just that you won't necessarily see any activity in a bubbler or blow-off tube (and a lot of people rely on seeing that or they panic )

 

[zshameless]

Welcome! I'm in Wissahickon if you ever want to brew. PM me if you'd like. That goes for anyone on here of course.

thanks! might take you up on it sometime.

 

[WissaBrewGuy]

Not at all - I still use mine. The fermentation will maintain positive pressure so nothing will get into the bucket. It's just that you won't necessarily see any activity in a bubbler or blow-off tube (and a lot of people rely on seeing that or they panic )

I use mine as well. Like mcb said, just don't rely on airlock activity to tell you whats happening.

 

[Gitmoe]

Those 1056 packs come in from Wyeast partially swollen. That's totally normal. We got an explanation from Wyeast about why they come that way once, but it was a long time ago and I've since forgotten the reason. I'm sure the yeast was fine. And so is your fermentor...

I haven't brewed in forever. Jealous of you guys.

Selling / trading these...

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f16/white-labs-vial-tap-handle-adapters-455082/#post5842691

 

[coder]

Not at all - I still use mine. The fermentation will maintain positive pressure so nothing will get into the bucket. It's just that you won't necessarily see any activity in a bubbler or blow-off tube (and a lot of people rely on seeing that or they panic )

Yes but there is also the fun value of sitting there watching the airlock and going bubble bubble bubble bubble. Almost like meditation.

 

[dfess1]

So we had a party saturday night. I now need to have another triple brew day....

 

[Gitmoe]

So we had a party saturday night. I now need to have another triple brew day....

I was at said party...

I didn't know a single person there except Dfess and when he introduced me and told everybody I worked at Keystone, 2 of the guys thought he meant Keystone brewery... as in "Smooth, like Keith Stone". Both of them started to tell me how much they like Keystone and another guy apologized to me and said he liked Miller Light better. The best part of the night came when I watched 3 guys who clearly would've been fine drinking Lionshead were POUNDING Nugget Nectars. It had been a while since I was at a non craft drinking party and it was awesome. I'm pretty sure I remember seeing Lionshead cans being passed around. I don't think I knew Lionshead even came in cans. I can't imagine how cheap it must be if a case of bottles is $11... lol

 

[tennesseean_87]

Is it really $11? Or is that supposed to be $22?

 

[darksideofjae]

Hello All,

Just wanted to introduce myself, i'm Jae and i'm currently in Upper Darby. I purchased a MR. Beer kit several years ago and had never used it until I moved into my current place and after just bottling my first brew last night the home brewing bug has bit me. A buddy of mine that works for a brewery in Oregon told me about this place as it was a great source for information. Hoping to learn as much as I can and hopefully will be able to pass that knowledge on to others.

 

[Gitmoe]

Is it really $11? Or is that supposed to be $22?

I said $11 and I meant $11... lol. That's what Lionshead cost for a case of 24 bottles. True story.

 

[Gitmoe]

Hello All,

Just wanted to introduce myself, i'm Jae and i'm currently in Upper Darby. I purchased a MR. Beer kit several years ago and had never used it until I moved into my current place and after just bottling my first brew last night the home brewing bug has bit me. A buddy of mine that works for a brewery in Oregon told me about this place as it was a great source for information. Hoping to learn as much as I can and hopefully will be able to pass that knowledge on to others.

Welcome Jae! Homebrewing can be really fun and addictive. You can get any question answered by the local gang in this thread or all over this great forum.

 

[milldoggy]

Welcome Jae, if you have any questions and need some advice, feel free to ask.

 

[Coff]

Welcome Jae, join a local club and keep asking questions. The learning never stops in this hobby, so many aspects to explore.

 

[The542]

Welcome Jae! Not much to add from the advice above. This is a great place to learn & advance. Also from Delco...

Mike

 

[WissaBrewGuy]

Cheers Jae! Welcome to the community. Like the others have said, let us know if you have any questions.

 

[Drizzt]

Beer smith is depressing. I made my iron brew (homebrew club challenge) and used beer smith for the first time. Generally I just make beer ask around and know that it will have alcohol and flavor good or bad when I'm done. I tried beersmith and it told me my mash efficiency was 72 but total efficiency is 55 I'm lost. That's depressing


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[jrfehon]

Does anyone in Glub Club know what yeast were using for the iron brewer competition? I think its 1272 but I was to make sure.

 

[Drizzt]

You are correct it was 1272 American ale 2 but keystone is out malt house had some though.


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[jrfehon]

You are correct it was 1272 American ale 2 but keystone is out malt house had some though.


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Sadly they're both out. Any ideas where I can get a smack pack by Wednesday?

 

[Drizzt]

It's off by a few days but I think keystone get their yeast deliveries on Fridays.


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[Gitmoe]

Keystone should have more 1272 by Thursday or Friday... more likely friday. Can we use the White Labs equivalent? I'm not in a rush to brew that beer but for anybody that might be, I know Keystone has White Labs 051 still. At least we did Saturday...

 

[Gitmoe]

Hurray.... more snow.... with more snow behind it.... and then more after that....

 

[Coff]

Hurray.... more snow.... with more snow behind it.... and then more after that....

Tell me about it as an outdoor brewer, almost exclusively except for the occasional 2.5 gallon test batch, I'm glad I had a marathon brewnight on Saturday night. Brewed 10 gallons of a Tired Hands Hop Hands clone, and 5 gallons of a Quad that will be going into my Dad's Hat barrel with a group.

The Hop Hands clone is a work in progress, I am going to try to dial it in over the next few months. I plan to start a thread on it if anyone wants to help.

 

[Gitmoe]

I might try to brew tomorrow or Wednesday. I kicked a few kegs with people hitting my bar pretty hard during a super bowl party. I brew in my garage so it's not that bad. I just need to be able to get up to work (Keystone) to get the ingredients.

 

[Gitmoe]

Anybody want a Blichmann Hopblocker? I'm looking to get rid of this one pretty cheap...

I extended the diptube hole because the diptube in my kettle sits lower than in a Blichmann Boilermaker. Won't effect function on a Boilermaker. Will still fit just fine and still filter and function the same way. I was using this for the short period I had a Blichmann Therminator chiller to stop trub from blocking up the chiller. I got rid of my Therminator a long time ago. I only used this Hopblocker for maybe 3 brew days...

 

[Coff]

Whats pretty cheap? I might be interested.