Recent content by Redstar

Thanks for sharing.

I haven't posted on here in forever, but I have still been brewing. I ran across these pictures recently and I thought this would be a good, humorous re-introduction post! Thanks for all the good info on the forum and Happy Holidays to all! More pictures and the story are here...

I'm also setup for all grain in my basement. Propane burners with overhead vent + fan, 2 fans circulating air, all setup near the open door and a CO monitor next to the brew stand. Durring testing I never went above 23ppm CO even with the fans off. However, I'm constantly worried about it. I...

I don't recirculate (yet) but I use a pump for chilling and transfer out of my boil kettle. My pump inlet is about 4" below the outlet of my brew kettle. I'm using a little giant pump, no problems so far but I'm only on batch 8 with my new setup.

Good idea!

I'll second what was already said - A good scrub with some Bar Keepers Friend (BKF) will go a long way to help re-passivate the stainless. I had some issues with excessive heat due to welding on one kettle, did the BKF treatment a few times and bam, no more rust issues to stay on top of. And...

Recieved mine this week - The false bottom fits great, thanks for also taking the time to answer all my questions. Can't wait to brew with it! I'll try to remember to snap a few pictures!

Pliny the elder clone this Sunday!

Brewed Saturday with the potable water hose - No detectable smells or tastes.

I also like the brewzor app, very useful tool. But I also use the homebrew calculator app, specifically for it's SRM calculator, bitterness calculator and boil timer.

I'm also a happy BF customer, about to place another order actually :mug: I'm sure others will also have advice, but here's what's helped me make clean holes and keep my step bit sharp: -Drill a smallish pilot hole first, I think I used a 3/16" bit for my pilot hole last time. -Use some...

Yep, wally world. Potable water RV hose. That is pretty much my plan too. It seems fine now, not sure what the deal was. I'm going to do a bit more water taste testing before I brew with it this weekend. I'll update this thread with the highly scientific results from my olfactory spectrometer.

Thanks for the input guys. So, while cleaning up a little bit last night I let the hose soak in a mild oxy-clean and warm water solution for about 20 min and then ran hot and cold water through the hose for about 5 minutes. The weird plasticy taste/smell seems to be gone. -Couldn't return...

Yesterday, while filling my hot liquor tank I noticed a rubber/plastic "New hose smell" coming from my water. I narrowed it down to the potable water hose I picked up recently. How do I get rid of this taste and smell that's coming from the hose? My first thoughts: 1. Run a crapload of water...

Got my 6 pack last week. I've had 2 so far, great beer! But even better aged a bit, I think I'm going to have to grab another 6er to store in the basement...