Recent content by ontum

Hello, I have a single tier electric herms set up with keggles and I do 10 gallon batches. So my heat loss and process should be similar. I brew in a temperature controlled room between 65-75 degrees. I use beersmith to estimate my initial mash in temperature. I have wrapped my MLT in...

Tv is on the wall. I plan on building a custom mount for the keyboard and monitor soon.

Thank you for the help. I dry hopped 4 oz at day 8 of fermentation. Final gravity was already reached at that point. (Next time I will dry hop with a few points to go.) The yeast finished out in about 7 days, i think. With a diacetyl rest this yeast should be brought up to around 70f...

Currently I have a 60" tv and a 24" monitor that I have connected to an old desktop PC. I use a Logitech keyboard with the track pad built in to adjust my brewery while at the brew rig or on the couch. I want to mount the tv and monitor on wall in the future. I also think it would be nice to...

"Ales produced with this strain tend to be fruity, increasingly so with higher fermentation temperatures of 70-74°F (21-23° C)" -Wyeast Website I am going for a nice fruity taste in the IPA hopefully. Should I keep it below 70º F next time? Also, I have read that a lot of people using...

I am fermenting my first batch in my new 14 gallon SS brew tech conical fermenter. I have been trying to research best practices for when to dump trub, when to best dump yeast, when to cold crash, and when to add dry hops. Can anyone with experience help spell it out for me what is good...

This info was taken from Brewers Hardware: Tri Clover Compatible Gaskets A Tri Clover Compatible Clamp and Gasket along with a pair or Tri Clover fittings is required to make a complete connection. Brewers Hardware carries sanitary tri clover tri clamp gaskets in four different materials...

I used a 10 gallon round cooler for a year or so. My first brew warped the inside of the cooler, but this didn't change anything other than capacity. After several brews my O-ring seals started to leak around the ball valve, which really sucks when your mash tun is full. I got a keg turned...

I've used three cans of theirs in the last couple weeks and I am starting to prefer these over the competitors. It is nice to pitch these into beer without a yeast starter for only a couple extra bucks. Steinbart's (LHBS) here in Portland claimed that Imperial recommended to use only one can...

Thank you very much for the help. I went ahead and used as many of the hops as I felt comfortable. I picked out the cones that were a bit too brown and used the rest. I didn't get any onion/garlic aroma, so I think they should be okay. I brewed a strong IPA with Chinook, Cascade, and Mt Hood...

I have several plants in their second year but didn't get a huge amount of hops. So I didn't want to worry about drying them and has planned to do a couple big wet hop brews. But I didn't get time and now the hops have are a yellow/green color and I am not sure if I can still use them...

I decided to do a 10 gallon batch of a Belgian Pale Ale and split the batch with two yeasts from Imperial Organic Yeast, their Workhorse and Rustic. I can't wait to taste the differences. I contacted Imperial Organic Yeast about pitching temperature and this is what they said... "We dont...

I was trying to figure out what they meant by writing "open cold." I'm still not clear on what they suggest. If you open the yeast when cold, it will not be at the correct temperature to pitch. And if you open cold and then let sit to warm up, you give opportunity for contamination with the...

I'm betting you shop at F.H. Steinbart. Today picked up some Imperial Organic Yeast B51 workhorse to try out in my Belgian Pale ale. With 200 billion yeast cells I wont have to do a yeast starter. The Imperial Yeast costs a couple dollars more at $10 (although cheaper per amount of yeast)...

I wouldn't even consider it. Yeast is cheap, relative to the many hours it takes to brew.