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I'm currently fermenting a 16 gallon batch with Philly Sour yeast (Stainless Conical). After day 15, I'm going to run a trub and yeast dump then add 30 lbs of tart cherries (as is). The cherries are frozen and will be thawed 32 hours in fridge prior to being added. I'll then purge and...

I own a Spike CF 15 conical fermenter. Cleaning wise it's a complete disassembly, soak, scrub and clean. Whether its a spike or other brand of conical, what's your take on the disassembly vs. the CIP ball cleaning method. I always err on the side of caution when it comes to cleaning and...

I've looked into a bunch of posts of this nature in regards to Marzen recipes here and online, so many different recipes and opinions.... I've made a few in the past but they just didn't do it for me. One lesson learned, was the issue with under pitching on the 34/70, basically I had gal wort...

The only sour that I really enjoy is a Flanders, the rest of the style doesn't really do anything for me due to the amount of sourness. I'm going to give a fruited sour a go tomorrow, just looking for some opinions and feedback at my recipe. I'm mashing higher temp in order to keep some...

Any hops that make their way into kegs while kegging a dry hopped brew will cause some clogging issues down the line. I've started to use muslin bags clamped to the bottom of the filling tube to catch most of the hop particles while transfering to a keg, but there's still some particles that...

I've been brewing with the grainfather systems for the last 5-6 years, started with the original then moved up to the G20 where I can brew 17 gallon batches. The G20 is Ok... has its pros and its cons. Looking to move up to an electric 1 BBL system in the next year but need to aim to keep the...

Guten Tag from Windsor Ontario, I've been a home brewer for the last 7 years. It had started out with an LME kit gifted to me from my mother in law on Christmas and then turned into building a small brewery in my backyard. I'm now currently brewing with a GrainFather G70 and fermenting out of...