Recent content by dlettow

9320 + 62.5 for the year = 9382.5

I don't practice LODO practices on the hot side (I don't doubt there could be benefits), but once it hits the fermentor, it stays void of oxygen from there after. A co2 harvester ensures no o2 is sucked back in during the cold crash, the keg is purged by the massive amounts of co2 given off...

Will storing a lager at room temp undo the benefits of lagering? I've made many lagers but have always kept them chilled in a spare fridge until I'm ready to put it in the keezer. In the case of an Oktoberfest for example, this can be months. I rarely use this spare fridge for anything else, so...

I highly doubt the like feature existed in 2007 (Facebook didn't release and popularize the concept until 2009). They were waiting this whole time to get the opportunity.

I brewed my final batch a week ago. A bourbon vanilla porter. I'd love to brew something during the 12 days I have off for the holidays, but I have way to many full kegs waiting to be tapped. I brewed 25 batches this year, the most I've done in 5 years of brewing, so I'm happy.

I stay incognito by using the default avatar. That, and I barely ever post. I just stalk everyone daily :)

I vote we wait 5 more years and then try answering this again. 12 years is not enough. We will be much wiser in 2024.

Yes, those are what you are looking for. I have a similar bulkhead to the one in your picture for a ball lock gas post in my plastic lid. It works great.

Over the past year or so I've seen a steady increase in my circle of friends that are drinking it regularly. Last night I was playing sheepshead with about 20 people, and it seemed there were no less than a couple hundred white claws in the coolers, which were near empty by the end of the night...

Sweet! They are the best LHBS I know of in the Milwaukee area. There is another I know of, but it is so far off the beaten path I felt I might get mugged going into the store, so I stick with NB for immediate needs. Most purchases are from Ritebrew though, with is only a short distance away so...

I keep at least a dozen tactical flashlights on my boat, with a screen door cut into the floor, that I made water tight using flexseal.

I've done 3 gallon batches before using my 10 gallon cooler mash tun and 15 gallon kettle. No issues, except the excess head space in the mash tun did cause slightly more of a temp drop than normal. However, if you're running a herms setup, that should be a concern. Just be sure you have...

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I disassembled all five 2-piece ball valves in my brewery for the first time in three years of service (60ish batches). Only the valve on the mash tun had some, but not a lot, of gunk. The rest were basically spotless. I always cycle hot PBW for about 10 minutes after every batch, including...

Are you planning to kettle sour? That is what I do and based on the short boil you are questioning, I assume you are planning to. Yes, it is a short boil for 10-15 minutes just to sterilize the wort. Then pitch and sour. Once desired ph/sourness is reached, it is re-bolled for 45-50. It is...