Recent content by Dennisusa

Because I use a plate chiller, I can't afford hops or other stuff getting into it as they would never come out. So this is how I have dealt with the challenge: Mash using a 400m Brewbag (inside the mash tube) Hop additions using a 200m hop bag (which in turn is inside a stainless hop...

Two stainless front-sealing 550 Perlick taps Both come with tower shank attachments included Different length stainless hose barbs to avoid "clashing" inside the tower Price $50 for both taps (free shipping) Price for a single tap $30 (free shipping) $10 discount if you would like to pick them...

A few questions on these units before I pull the trigger (1) Has anyone tried replacing the stock ball valve that comes with the Mash & Boil with pump? Ball valve are not sanitary and I'd prefer installing a model that can be disassembled for cleaning. (2) Does anyone know of a pickup tube...

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To answer some of the questions .... - Yes I am locate in Raleigh, NC - As for shipping .... I will consider if I can't conclude a local sale first as I am frankly anxious about packing and shipping anywhere (not my skill set) - Yes those vertical copper gas pipes directly under the...

This is a 20 G Gas-fired brew system with Electric Control box. I put this together 4 years ago but have never used due a work relocation. All connections are sanitary tri-clamps so this system can probably be set up as CIP (clean-in-place) if you installed spray balls. The only item not...

I case you're interested, I will be posting a single tier SS brew-stand within the week as well as three 20-gallon SS kettles pre-welded, pumps, etc. All brand new, unused and professional tig-welded by BrewersHardware - all top of the line stuff. I will be selling all items separately so no...

I did something very similar to yorkeken and his ziplock bag - only I used one of those Mylar balloons that seems to keep inflated for weeks on end (I was afraid the CO2 would leak out the baggie). Worked like a charm, but a lot more hassle than the baggie, which I'll try next. No O2 concerns...

Great design and build! Please share how well the Hop Stopper performed in your BK? So far the biggest complaint I’ve heard has to do with the cold break formed either from an immersion chiller or from a counter-flow chiller if cold wort is recirculated back into the BK. Also did you...

I migrated to the Android mobile version a few months ago when it was time to replace my aging and vulnerable XP computer, and because I left windows entirely and went with a ChromeBook. Dealing with the mobile version on a tiny phone screen without a real keyboard was inconvenient, but not...

Could someone give me some very basic knowledge on how a tig welder gets a sanitary ferrule into a keggle (with tri-clovers both inside and outside the keg)? If we start with a sanitary ferrule with its triclover end inside the keggle, do we then push it through a drilled hole and buttweld a...

Good to know Matt, and thank you for sharing. Now I don't feel so alone. If you're getting 80% attenuation with a high grav brew, it bolsters the other contributors' comments that Wyeast ranges are too conservative. Your before/after dry-hopping experiment is exactly what I'm going to try -...

Komodo - If you're a "yeast technician", can you confirm that yeast that is kept from settling out (typically by mechanical stirring) attenuates higher than yeast allowed to settle? And if you agree with that statement, can you explain why yeast kept from settling out by the CO2 agitation would...

Does anyone have solid data around this subject? Please share if you do.

I agree that dry hopping provides nucleation sites to stimulate CO2 out-gassing, but at the risk of swimming against the current,, I suspect that the increased wort agitation might slow flocculation and improve attenuation. No data to back this up, but no one disagreeing with me seems to...