This is an old thread but I am still interested in the result. I want to make a quick beer re-using using 1056. a cream ale might be just the thing. I made a porter, re-used some for a double IPA, and now I'd like to make one more beer with it. I do have temp control and would appreciate any...
I thought about using these for no chill, they are HDPE
http://morebeer.com/category/speidel-plastic-tanks.html
I love the no chill method, I've done it twice now and it's such a time saver. Anyone care to comment on these spiedel fermenters and if they would be OK for no chill, or no...
Huh. Well that is disturbing. I have been serving my Kombucha out of a new 2.5 corny keg and I am fermenting it in an old Dr Pepper keg.
Sometimes I go to Brooklyn Kombucha, they have a happy hour at their HQ once per month and do serve Kombucha out of kegs. I think I will miss the next...
Thanks for all the great info.
I did get it out using needle nose pliers. I have read that you should not use metal with a scoby, unless you are certain it is stainless steel. So I tossed it.
The scoby was flexible and slippery, knife wouldn't cut it. I think I could have yanked it out...
I used a one gallon glass jug to ferment my Kombucha. I didn't realize the scoby would be so large and solid. I've made about 4 batches and the scoby is huge. I would like to use the jug for other purposes, so I wonder is there a chemical way to break up the scoby so I can continue to use the...
I suggest you get a fizz gizz. it is a small co2 charger, uses disposable co2 cartridges. You can re-use a poland spring water bottle. Just run your KB through a strainer in a funnel to the Poland Spring bottle. Stick it in the fridge to chill and then use the fizz gizz to carbonate it. You...
I'd like to start a Fizz Giz thread here, there is one in the Mead thread for your reference:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f30/fizz-giz-375164/
Fizz Giz is a small carbonation device that works with 16 gram CO2 cartridges. It is used to carbonate beverages in standard PET bottles. There...
I did the same racked off half of a 3 month old brett beer and a week later I had a mold like pellicle.
So I will tell you i have had mold on top of my beer twice and had two different results.
one was a berliner weisse, and the mold grew on top of the sour cherries I threw on top. I...
This device is so awesome! I can't wait to wirelessly monitor my specific gravity every day without opening my carboy.
I backed the project, and I'm getting the bluetooth early beerbug. It could be that apple does not support the protocol over bluetooth. I'm just guessing though. For...
I use the Marshalltown for all my 6 gallon batches. I even boil with it because it gives me extra heat to keep 8 gallons boiling on my stove. I've made pilsner, wits, light and dark beers and no issues.
I soak it in pbw and use a bottle brush to clean it.
I like the sounds of this. Please let us know how it turned out. I am curious about the salt hop I've heard it has a strong taste.
I did make a pils with that yeast and I did have diacetyl. From now on I raise the temp after two or three days and I keep raising it to keep the airlock going...
Do you no chill in that container? what happens as the wort cools, do the sides cave in a bit? The containers pictured do not look very flexible for the vacuum created as the wort cools.
I like the looks of those and I only want to no chill in them, or maybe ferment. Do you transfer it to...
Thank you to everyone for your replies.
I was able to call them and they answered the phone and told me they did not have any kegging equipment. I brought a keg into work in Manhattan but could not tap it because I forgot those couplers. I didn't want to go back out to Brooklyn and back again...