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Hello all! You probably haven’t seen my name on here much, as I’m more an observer. For many reasons, I have been out of the hobby for a couple years. After lockdown ended, and the toddlers grew into young kids, time has become harder to manage. So anyway, I’ve got an Exchilerator - the SS...

Hello all. I’ve got a few questions about passivation, since this is the first time I’m actually passivating with citric acid. I’ve used a high concentration of StarSan in the past, but I realize that the current research disproves its passivating qualities. So, going with citric acid. 1. It’s...

Hello all, I’ve been using the Riptide pump for the past two years, and only had to replace the impeller once... Blichmann sent me a free replacement, quickly and with no problem. I don’t circulate while boiling but I do whirlpool hops. Circulation goes through the Riptide, through the...

Yesterday’s brew, which I’ve named Cosmic Grapefruit. 9lbs Maris Otter 1 lb Victory 1 lb Munich 8 oz carapils 10 oz flaked oats 1 oz Galena (60min) 1 oz Citra (12min) 1 oz Fuggle (7min) 1 oz grapefruit peel (5 min) 2 oz Amarillo (steeped 15 min at 185 deg)

Hello all. I was just looking at the Grainfather conical (GF30), and have a few questions I cannot find answers to. I currently have an SS Brewtech 7-gallon Chronical, which has been great. However, the FTSs cooling, using the coils under the lid, becomes a hassle to clean. The Grainfather...

Hello again, group. I just setup my new copper counterflow chiller, and first did a quick clean. Then I pumped SaniClean through it for ten minutes. Afterward, I’m feeling kinda paranoid about the acid SaniClean reacting with the copper, and potentially causing oxidation or verdigris. The...

Hello everyone. I hope you’re brewing, fermenting, kegging, or drinking something great right now! I brew using a Mash and Boil, and use a Blichmann Riptide to circulate and transfer. I’ve been having a problem with hop particles in the pump, and somehow even managed to break a tiny piece off...

Hello all. Looking for advice on a keg leaking gas. This keg has had beer in it before, 3 times I think, and I’ve not had this problem. Filled it with my latest brew and set up the Co2 to carb. I was in a hurry and didn’t check right away for leaks. The next day, I tried to pour some soda water...

Hello all, I’ve got a Brewer’s Edge Mash and Boil. A nice enough piece of equipment, although it just barely gives you a good boil. I add my 1/2” diameter immersion chiller (copper), with about 15 mins left in my boil to sanitize. When I do this, my boil drops down significantly, and sometimes...

Hello. I have some bulk hops of various varieties, and I’m wanting to make a few 5-gallon batches to showcase them. What would you suggest as a good grain bill for IPA’s? I’ve got some Merkur, Magnum, Horizon, and Eroica hops I’ll be trading out for bittering, and am shooting for IBU of around...

I’m about to get a new immersion chiller, perhaps a 1/2” diameter, 50’ coil. Looking at one with a listed coil height of 13”. This means it will stick out of my boiling wort by about 2”. I sanitize the immersion chiller in my wort during the last 10-15 mins of boil. I’m not sure if those top...

How do you all sanitize your fermenter lid before closing it up with your beer inside? This is something I always wonder but usually just wing it in the moment. Typically I just spray the underside of lid with StarSan from a bottle, right before placing over the beer and sealing the fermenter...

Hello all, Picked up a lb of bittering hops (Merkur) from LHBS, with contactless pick-up. At the store I just looked through the box to make sure everything was there but when I got home, noticed the package of hops had a nick in it. A little air getting in and out, enough that I could smell...

I’ve been using auto-siphon to transfer my cooled wort into the conical, and might continue to do so. However, I know many use a chugger pump for this, and say it is easier. I’m just concerned about sanitation... The fittings and ball valve in my boil kettle, the inside of the pump which .. how...

So there are needs, and then there are wants. To that end, I just discovered the Grainfather sparge water heater! Anyone have one of these luxurious items? I’m curious how even the heat could possibly be from bottom to top. I was looking for a cheaper model in another brand, but I might just...

I am asking my wife to get me this for my birthday... I think. Does anyone have experience using it to clean something other than kegs? I would like to find a way of automatically cleaning my SS Chronical as well. Seems to me, after cleaning kegs, I could possibly manipulate the parts and clean...

I’m having difficulty removing hose ends from barbs, when needed. Some stay connected, of course, like the Co2 lines in my kegerator. Others need to be disconnected once a month or so, include the beer lines. To run line cleaner through the beer lines I’ve got to remove the quick disconnects...

Does anyone have experience using the SS Brewtech Chronical and FTSs coil extensions? https://www.ssbrewtech.com/products/copy-of-ftss-chiller-coil-extensions-7-gal?_pos=6&_sid=64e431407&_ss=r I’m fermenting in the garage, using the FTSs and an ice chest. I’ve got the temp probe in the...

Hello fellow brewers. Got a used pin-lock keg, an old coca-cola. I replaced all the poppets as I have done with other kegs, with ferroday ones. The gas post is giving me problems. The o-ring on the poppet creeps up into the crack when I put on the post, so that you can actually see a little of...

Hello everyone, I’m currently fermenting the first batch for which I’ve used the SS Brewtech Chronical, and the FTSs. It’s a Kölsch, using Safale US-05. If you’re familiar with this equipment, you know that both the fermenter AND the FTSs lid have thermowells. I also purchased a Brewtech...