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Does anybody have an innovative way to fill the Speidel plastic fermenters? I use stainless camlock Q/D's everywhere else on my system and my fermentor filling hose ends at a stainless racking cane that I send down the airlock opening for filling. It is clumsy to deal with and gets messy after...

Resurrecting an old thread here... but I would agree to not underpitch a high flocculator such as 1968. I had a recent 1st experience with 1968 on a 1.081 OG imperial stout and it did not attenuate well, only 50%. I believe I under pitched @ 2 packs in a 3L starter, but this is what BeerSmith...

Brewing today and happy to report that removing the screen and opening up the gap have solved the problem. Thanks!

Thanks guys. I've removed the screen and widened the opening a bit. The secondary roller is driven off the primary by direct gear drive so I can't see how one roller could be sticking, but I will check it out at the next use. Brewing again on the 16th and will try it again and let you know...

I've had a grain mill labeled as a Jack Schmidling's "Maltmill" and have fabricated my own high capacity hopper for. I am having a problem where the grain seems to get stuck in the hopper when fully loaded with 10+ lbs of grain. I have to agitate the grain in order to keep it feeding into the...

I'm replying to this old post because my recent google search on this topic gave a lot of "it should work" but no definite answer. I just tested a slurry of freshly milled malt and water with a drop of straight iodophor and i can say it definitely turned a deep purple. A small amount of...

Does anyone have a simple and efficient way to sanitize their racking cane and hose? I keep my kegs sealed & santizied when not in use, so it seems a waste to mix up iodine in 5 gallons of water just so I can have enough room to submerge the hose and half the cane. I have a sprayer that I use...

I would really like to use 1/2" 304 stainless plumbing for my new brew stand. I don't have any experience with this stuff. I'm very interested in tri-clamp style disconnects where I am joining the equipment together. I can't seem to figure out the most economical way to join a tri-clamp end...

Hey Golddiggie, was checking out the photo you posted in 2011 of your MLT false bottom, could you tell me more about it? Who made it (if it was purchased) and how does the dip tube stay in place in the center? is it simply hanging down and only attached to the ball valve, or is it attached to...