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Hey guys! I got my hands on the new Oktober Design SL1 home brew can seamer and decided to do a product review and demo of the unit. I canned up a few beers I already had in kegs as well as brewed a new Juicy IPA which I canned up 10 gallons worth. I canned around 180 cans with this guy over...

I did a few searches on here for CIPs and while there is information about building one and what type of pumps were bought, they were all a little dated (pre 2017). So I figured I would make a video of what our CIP setup looks like on our 14gal Unitank. Parts: Ssbrewtech Mini CIP with 3" TC...

SsBrewtech's Unitank is now available for home brew scale batches. We got our hands on one to check out! Ssbrewtech a few years ago took the home brew market by storm with their stainless brew bucket. Over the years they have engineered some of the best home brewing equipment to hit the...

I think every home brewers dream is to own a commercial brewery at some point. For most of us, its a dream that will never become a reality. But what about having a commercial home brew setup? That's doable with the first ever brite tank at a home brew level from Ss Brewing Technologies...

I decided it was time to upgrade my home brew system from the traditional 5 gallon batch gravity fed Igloo system that we all have known to love. With all the different manufacturers out there, system choices and equipment choices I decided I should do a dedicated thread on our build and our...

Hey Guys! I saw SsBrewTech had released a new design for a whirlpool so I was interested in checking it out. I will spare all of you the installation process and etc and just post up the video of the whirlpool in action. If you want to read the installation instructions heres the link to...

I have grown quite fond of my Speidel Fermenters with their handles and spigot design. However after a couple of uses there were some slight annoyances I wanted to address with a couple upgrades. One of the most important aspects of fermentation is temperature control. I personally dislike the...

SsBrewTech just announced a new line of their Chronical Fermenters, the Brewmaster Edition. Available in 7g, 14g, 1/2 bbl and 1bbl. The list of features on these things are insane! Copied from their website 304 Stainless Steel Custom Ss squeeze trigger butterfly valves 3" TC port on...

Mods, Please let me know if this is not aloud and what channels to go through if needed. Thanks in advance! So I have been building this site for well over a year now and finally have released a BETA version of it. The site is www.CraftBeerTraders.com and focused on Cellar Tracking...

I have become a big fan of Sour Mash and Kettle Souring as a home brewer for simple style beers like Gose and Berliner Weisse beers. Its quick and simple and you dont need any extra equipment to do so. So this past weekend I brewed a Gose using the Sour Mash technique and wrote up a step by...

Hey Guys, So I am working on building up a new home brew setup. Ive done my research on kettles and now im looking into fermentation. Ive brewed with buckets, carboys, speidel before but wanted to go with something a bit more commercial looking / acting. Biggest thing to me was...

Hey Guys, By now you have probably realized im a big fan of SSBrewTech and their products. Rightfully so though, they make some pretty bad ass equipment. Well the just announced a new product to their line up! An Insulated Mash Tun! Check this out! SSBrewTech has it posted on...

Hey guys, So I have searched and read pretty much all the threads on here relating to ABV and Fruit additions. I have seen on both side, fruits are mostly water so its negligible, fruits cause re-fermentation so there must be an ABV adjustment. Well for the life of me I could not find a...

So after bottling two batches of beer and throwing away maybe 15 bottles for not being capped right and screwing up priming sugar on another I decided that I needed to Keg. I wasnt sure whether or not to rebuild a used keg and piece together a system or just buy a brand new out of the box...

Hey Guys, I have been wanting to upgrade my home brewing setup to a single tier system for a while now. But one of the biggest decisions was figuring out what Kettle manufacturer I wanted to go with. I currently have a Bayou 7 gallon which is ok for learning, but I wanted something more...

Now that I have my Kettle Etched with volume markers. I realized that my fermenters dont have volume markings either. It would be nice to know how much is actually making into my fermenter so I wrote up a step by step process with pictures of how to etch your glass carboy. Its actually really...

I did a little writeup of how to etch your stainless steel kettle using really cheap house hold products. Took maybe 30 minutes to do and was super easy. I attached the link of my step by step process. http://blog.craftbeertraders.com/how-to-etch-your-kettle/ Hopefully this will be...

Just saw this pop up on Surly page. They are hiring a new Shift Brewer! http://blog.craftbeertraders.com/surly-brewing-hiring-a-shift-brewer/

The infamous question that has people on both sides. I have read comments in other threads both ways but have not found a thread that discusses this with reasons and furthermore real life experience. So here is the ultimate question When doing a sour mash, can you use your every batch Mash...