Recent content by Bullka

Thanks! That is a good idea with the hot water wrap. We have 8 people in our group so each of us get 5 gallons per batch. Every couple months we add something to our system to expedite one of our processes. Its obviously very cheep to do when you split up the costs. During a brew day we...

Below I am going to give an update. I have finished the lagering system and thankfully it works! Here is the picture of our original vessel that we are using to lager in. I wanted to do a test before I bent the expensive SS Coil and could not return it. I put a full size keg in my...

Just got the 316 Stainless Steel 3/8" coil from nybrewsupply.com It will be a few weeks on the plastic fermentor, I ordered it from a local farm supply company so I don't have to pay for shipping. The 60 gallon conical only cost $120 I will post more updates as I go... sure hope this works!

I am planning on putting my temperature controller probe inside the plastic fermentor and when the beer gets too warm it will kick on the pump and the freezer until the beer is chilled. This may create lag time to both chill the water and the beer, so I always have the option of one probe in...

Thanks for all the input! With DrewBrew's recommendation I think we are going to give it a shot using a 50' 3/8" SS coil. The price from NY Brew Supply was very reasonable for under $60. I am going to use one of my half barrel kegs to store the chilled water inside my freezer/fermentor and just...

We need some advise on how to lager large batches of beer. We typically make 35-45 gal batches using the plastic fermenter shown in the attached picture. We typically use this fermenter for ales and when we make lagers we put the beer into the 7 gallon buckets and put it in the freezer's shown...

Any ideas where to find one? We are going to use this tank to ferment around 40 gallons of beer since that is how much we make in one batch. http://www.tank-depot.com/productdetails.aspx?part=A-INFD60-24 I assume my little 3-piece airlocks are not big enough to handle all of the gas coming...

I am looking for Birra Moretti La Rossa clone recipe and have not been able to find it anywhere online. What I like most about this beer is the sweet malt taste that it had. Let me know if you have anything. Thanks!

Thanks for the recipe budbo! I am going to try and make a batch of this next weekend. I have a question on the rice. I am using Japanese medium grain sushi grade rice (already have a bunch of it) How do I cook the rice? Just like I would if I were making sushi rice? Put rice in pot and fill with...

I think that was my biggest problem, I could not get my temperature high enough during the first week. Should I raise the temp up to 80 and see if it finishes or add more yeast? I think now I can get it high enough b/c I have a heater and temp controller if needed.

Do you have any recommendations if my clone stopped fermenting at 1.028? It has been 2 weeks since I began fermentation. I am now pretty sure that I did not pitch enough yeast, should I just add a little dry yeast to help it finish before I condition it? If so, does the yeast really matter...

Thanks for all the help! This at least gives me some hope, we had talked about having 2 beers being able to come out of the same faucet and thought that would be pretty cool too! I will try running some beer through a faucet or two and report back to everyone along with pictures of the build...

I know this sounds as ghetto as it gets but I was talking with a buddy last night about making a keg cooler out of a whiskey barrel. I have seen several ideas online for this and it should be easy to make. All of there designs use beer taps coming out the side or a beer tower coming out the top...

I have a question on the yeast, I am going to use Wyeast Activator 3787 - Trappist High Gravity smack pack for a 5 gallon batch. Will I need a starter with this type of beer since the smack pack by itself only handles a gravity up to 1.060? I am planning on having a gravity of 1.080, how large...

I would like the answer to this question as well, I am getting ready to brew something similar to this and have the same concern.