Recent content by akgator

Thanks for the opportunity!

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Perhaps making the distinction between procedure and technique would help. Given: sanitizing is necessary; how you do it may be good to share. Be wary of accepting (or promoting) a technique as the only way to do something.

I dry hopped an IPA I just brewed. I sanitized a mesh bag, put the hops in the bag, and put that in the catalyst. Pulling the bag out when it was time to keg was easy - nothing to clog or clean up.

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After filling the fermentor, I pump as much out of the kettle as I can. I fill it with a few gallons of warm water and cleaner (I've been using Oxyclean) and circulate that through the whirlpool port. I then take a stainless steel scrubber and wash the gunk off the sides of the kettle. I pump...

I've had good success with my 20 gallon system. My procedures / techniques are improving with every brew session. One change I made right away was to replace all the barbed hose connections with cam locks. I think it's easier to use the cam locks to move my hose around than to wrestle with...

I didn't have anything in the beer to block the funnel. I dumped the trub jar when it got full. You can see the trub working it's way down the fermenter. The last small jar I emptied had some trub in the bottom topped with beer. There was nothing but clear beer left in the fermenter when it came...

I have Colorado Brewing Systems' Nano Home brewery. It's a 220v, 20 gallon system. I have brewed one 5 gallon and one 10 gallon batch so far. The system works well and I'm happy with my choice.

I have two Catalysts. I just kegged 10 gallons of Blonde Ale. The bottom funnel system works great. I don't know how it could have been any easier. Cleanup was a breeze too. I'm a fan...

My son and I brewed a 10 gallon batch of blonde ale on Friday and got to christen my Catalyst fermentors. I just emptied the trub jars for the first time today. I'm impressed with the looks and design of the Catalyst. I put two aluminum pie plates under the Catalyst, removed the jar, carried the...

I just set up my Colorado Brewing Systems Nano Home brewery and did what you are contemplating. It wasn't that difficult to add an outlet and wire the spa panel. My biggest challenge was stuffing the wires into the box for the wall outlet. I went with a spa panel because the breakers for the 220...

This is great! I've had the idea for a similar project for some time now. I haven't started it because I've been intimidated/stumped by the refrigeration component. I look forward to seeing the completed project and would like to hear any details you can share about the cooling equipment.

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Me too!