Recent content by szap

Just wanted to give an update. I showed the photos I posted to a couple experienced brewers in our brew club and they had never seen anything like it or had an idea what caused it. That said, I kegged the beer today and it turned out good. I had my doubts!

Only issue I've found a problem with is the 10.5 foundry immersion cooler is not tall enough to reach a 2.5 or 3 gallon batch. If you have another cooling method then it works great for small brews.

I clean with oxiclean so shouldn't be the cause. I am using Briess grain. I've never seen or experienced anything like this.

I have used pilsner out of this bag several times before without problems. I buy bulk grain from the local craft brewery. I did taste the wort. Besides being very sweet, it seemed good. Hope that's the case when finished.

It dried out. Did not settle.

Your question made me think. The only thing different is the batch of RO water from the local big ice machine.

Today I brewed a smash IPA. Grain was 12lbs of pilsner. During mash and boil the wort had a very thick foam almost meringue like. I used the same procedure for this beer as all the other beers I've brewed but have never seen this.I've attached a couple pictures. Any thoughts on what caused this?

Just read this post. Is this something you have experienced with the flotit because I have used it a couple dozen kegs and never experienced what you talk about.

I am a big fan of the flotit. I dry hop in my keg and have never had a problem with gunk passing through the float and I have poured some of the clearest beer I've ever made. Why I like this over the ball float from different sources is that the hose that was supplied with the others didn't fit...

Totally agree. This business does fill tanks with a pump but they have to send them to their HQ so the tank is gone for at least a week. In a homebrew emergency they will fill a 5 lb tank as much as is possible from a larger tank at the local business. My reference to them in my post was about...

I have been refilling 5 lb tanks from a twenty lb tank for several years now. I have a siphon in the 20 lb tank so I don't have to flip it upside down but do invert the 5 lb tank when filling. I use a simple jumper, high pressure mesh hose with a connector on each end. I have watched people at...

Some may already know this but I thought I'd go ahead and throw this cleaning method out there. I had not given the inside of my Foundry a good scrubbing and it developed the brown stain on the walls. I know about PBW and bar keepers friend, but what I tried is a scoop of oxiclean in the...

I have 5 flotit dip tubes and love them. I had several of the tubes that use the ball and IMO they are crap. I'm sure there are people who use the ball dip tubes and are very happy with them, but I found problems like the hose not fitting through the hole for the post and the end of the tube...

Do you use a spunding valve or anything to keep pressure at the correct level?

I have a friends who are in our brew club. One is the head brewer at a local brewery and two are chemists. The brewer has told me fhe feels increased keg pressure can affect yeast and the chemists have told me that carbing with priming sugar is way cheaper than using CO2. At around $2 in my...