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I would just leave it in the primary,i only rack over if im adding something(dry hop,fruit,etc)i usually leave it alone for 4- 5 weeks depending on the beer,and imho my beer has gotten better since I quit messing with it so much

Airgas 63051 plateau dr bend or,

What are my best options for a stopper and blowoff tube for my bb

I recently made the swith too but last night I hade a hell of a time keeping the #10 stopper in,it would go in tight,stay for a little bit then slowly work its way out,i ended up duct taping it down,now it seems fine,what a pita,any other solutions?

Logger,ive done a little of every aspect,now ive moved up to one of my companies layout guys,we make the logging plan and daw maps accordingly,smarter than your average hand in the brush but no engineer

I like the sound of that,im gonna try to go all grain by the end of summer,i was curious cause I just picked up ingredients for two.5g batches for $54 that also included a pound of dme for starters

What do you guys typically spend on a 5g extract batch

Shook the crap out of my starter everytime I walked by it.......i need a stirplate

Hot water and pbw soak(over night) if they are real dirty if they arent real dirty ill soak them in hot soapy water.then ill give them a good hot water rinse then star san sanitizer before filling

I know it would be cheaper but I like the journey,makes me feel like a mad scientist

Just curious if anyone is familiar with hop valley beers and if so what yeast they may use,i was thinking about harvesting yeast from bombers of their dd blonde

Irish red,belgian wit,vanilla stout

I dont have a "worksheet" but I use a water proof note pad

I use a piece of copper pipe and scored it with a pipe cutter

I have my kettle set up just like that the gap is 1/8" or less,i do a bit of a whirlpool and put hop pellets in a bag(no bag on whole hops,it has alwats worked well,a few pieces make there way out when the valve is first opened