Recent content by twobears

Well, Ill be dipped! Great article, thank you.

I was under the impression that a beer will NOT be as clear unless you capture the cold break. Especially in lighter beers, pilseners and lagers. I have never worried about it in the past or even at the present. I am putting together a new system and just want to dot my "I"s and cross my "T"s is...

I am getting rid of my current natural gas fired RIMS system and going with an electric BIAB system. My plan is to outfit my kettle (I am a fabricator and pretty handy with a TIG welder) with a pick up tube as well as a whirlpool tube. The idea is to have the whirlpool tube pointed toward the...

I think I found the answer to my question. I went to the Duda Diesel website, they have a chart showing the efficiency of each of their chiller models. I found the one I want. Its a 60 plate chiller, only uses 16 gallons of water to cool 10 gallons of wort and the water coming out is nearly 155...

I have done a lot of searching on this subject, not only here, but throughout the web as well about which chiller is better, counterflow vs plate chiller. I understand the plate chiller requires a few extra steps to cleaning it properly. That does not concern me. I want the one that uses the...

I read the sticky about force carbonating or burst carbonating before posting. Poor planning? Yes. I kegged 10 gallons last night, (2) 5-gallon kegs. I only have one CO2 bottle with one outlet. I would like to serve it at my christmas party tomorrow night....again, poor planning. If I put 30 psi...

As far as I'm concerned, if I spend the money to build a 3 tier system, eventually, I will upgrade to a single tier. I would be further ahead to spend an extra couple bucks now than to spend the money later on a whole new sculpture. Thanks for all the info. I do like that 2 tier setup also but...

Thanks. All are good points, most of which I was already keeping in mind. I have installed city water and natural gas already in my garage. I plan on plumbing my brew structure so I won't have to transfer water manually or even move a hose from kettle to kettle. Just open the valve to the kettle...

What are some pros and cons of each style? I'm graduating from extract brewing to all grain and, as a metal fabricator, I'm going to build a brew sculpture. My initial thought was to go with a single tier. To me it seems like it would be easier to operate having everything at countertop level...

Personally I think you're on target with the White Labs and straight honey. Though I really can't steer you away from the honey malt either since I've never used it myself. Try it both ways then decide which one you like better.

Ok, since no one else chimed in I throw my opinion in there. This is by no means a suggestion, just my opinion. I think the only thing I would change is I would add the Citra hops closer to the end of the boil maybe 2-5 minutes instead of 15. Good luck with it and let us know how it turns out.

I see, so why aren't these stickies, glossaries, and dictionaries included on the mobile app? I looked all over before posting and couldn't find anything but forums and topics....I guess I need to back up 10 years and sit down at an actual computer.

I am a novice homebrewer and I find a lot of information on this forum helpful.....if I can understand it. These guys abbreviate alot. Most of the abbreviations used on this forum I've seen before or I can figure them out given their use in the sentence. Some of them on the otherhand I have no...

Got it! Its chlorine and the running annual average is 1 ppm. All the brewing I've done to this point has been extract brewing. I picked up some equipment to start all-grain and I'm starting to pay more attention to the details. I guess its just part of the evolving procedure. Started with a...

Ahhh! So there is some truth to it. Thanks for the tips. I just got my water quality report the other day, I'll check it out.