Recent content by jjjjfrench

I've done exactly what you're suggesting. I didn't 'age' in the normal sense, but the beer spent ~3 weeks in a well-used barrel (it was the last beer through the bourbon barrel before I soured it). It produced some hints of oak/vanilla, but honestly, the beer didn't have the backbone to hold up...

Laramie WY. I'm happy to ship, but need to to look into the cost of shipping.

I'm selling my Stasis glycol chiller, manufacturer by Craft-a-brew. I purchased this a few years ago as part of their Kickstarter campaign. The chiller works well...capable of maintaining cellar temperatures for 2 10-gallon fermenters, or cold crashing 1 10-gallon. This comes with one set of...

Issue is now resolved, and as I promised, I'll post the outcome. My first Stasis, ordered through kickstarter, sat in my basement in its box for about 3 weeks. When I finally pulled it out and and set it up, it did not chill. I had it hooked up to my fermenter and in ran straight for 12 hours...

Not rattled and confused (maybe just confused, like when you step into a rattlesnake den?) I have followed the thread all the way through to its sad and seemingly unending conclusion. All I'm suggesting is that consumers bear some responsibility. I'm sure I will be scolded for this. But when...

Actually yes, to 'cool' is to lower the temperature from ambient....

Well done on the cherry picking! I will try the same thing..."You expect the car to run" that is definitely quantifiable! "You expect the A/C to actually cool...." also quantifiable and as it turns out, that bit seems to work. The point I'm trying to make is 'quiet' is NOT quantifiable. If...

No disagreement from me. But if someone tries to sell you a chiller that has a ~2 qt reservoir all encased in a neat, tidy little package, you probably shouldn't be surprised that it will either be (a) totally ineffective or (b) rely on loud/power-consuming methods to balance the tradeoff...

Yes and no. Regarding the fan noise, I don't think there is any effective way to reduce that given the design of the system. They are trying to push a lot of air through the system. I suppose if the entire system were not enclosed and therefore exposed to the open air, they could get by with...

I have no issues with rattling on my Stasis. Yes, the fans are loud, which I'm not crazy about, but it is what it is. When you have such a small glycol reservoir you are going to need to be more proactive in dumping the heat. The other option is to get something bigger and more obtrusive (and...

I like that hop schedule amount better. Keeping the whirlpool and dry hop the same as original brings the total hop bill to 6 oz. This is well within the range of a pale ale and should not be too hop forward. You could consider moving the 10 min addition to 20 min--that might provide a bit...

Vikeman is quite right...flaked oats steeped (not mashed with base malt) will add unfermentables.

A few comments...take it for what its worth, which is probably not much. I tend to like a bit more hop forward beers, so the hop schedule looks a bit light to me, but that is based mostly on personal preference. I would cut out the 60 min addition. I don't see what that small amount at...

To your specific question, in my experience no. I had two different counter-flows before I got my Duda-Diesel PC. The PC outperformed both by a long-shot. However, I have brewing friends who swear by counter-flows, so clearly there are some that work well--I just was never lucky enough to have...

Your system is out of balance...you are pushing beer such that the pressure at your faucet is still large (>1 PSI) resulting in a significant flow rate and foaming. Further, since you set your regulator and the pressure 'creeps up' over time, you likely have over carbonated your beer (dissolved...