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Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows how breweries fill their bottles? I meen if the filling is done by measuring the amount that goes into the bottles, or if it is done by some sort of timing to ensure the right amount is filled? I am trying to build an automated filler, but I am struggeling to...

Hi, I am planing on making a crown bottle capper, and was wondering if anyone knows where I can get a capper head/die that releases the bottle after capping, so that the bottle ramains on the table and not get stuck in the head/die? 😊

Hi, I was wondering if there will be any issues if I strain my yeast before I wash it. By that I mean if I can pour the yeast cake with all the trub through i strainer or something straight out of the fermenter into a sanitized "bucket" to get rid of most of the trub before I start washing like...

Hi, I was wondering if there will be any issues if I strain my yeast before I wash it. By that I mean if I can pour the yeast cake with all the trub through i strainer or something straight out of the fermenter into a sanitized "bucket" to get rid of most of the trub before I start washing like...

Hi, I was wondering if it is possible to wash a yeast that has been sitting in my fermenter under pressure for several months? It is only the yeast and trub that has been left in the fermenter after transfer, I have not bothered washing it yet and the temperature has been all over, but as I...

Hi. I have some questions for the smart ones out there I am building a counterflow chiller (all copper). The outer pipe is going to be 22mm. The tube from the chiller outlet to the fermenter is 12mm. My questions are, will it be best to use 12mm or 15mm pipe for the inner pipe of the chiller? I...

does anyone have a suggestion to how I can stop my plate chiller from clogging up every fudging time I brew... I’m sick of it. I’ve tried it all from hop bags to spider to whirlpooling... I have a Swep B20 plate chiller. https://www.swep.net/products/b20/

Hi, I have an idea in my head but I'm not sure it will work, so I'll post it here first to check if anyone else have done something similar. My idea is to boil my hops that I need for a receipe in a small pot by it self, strain it and put it directly in the fermenter along with the chilled wort...

hi, I was wondering if anyone have tried hopburst or hopshot in a finnished beer? I made an IPA a couple of month ago for an upcomming wedding, but I fear the hop bags in the boil kettle stole most of the flavour from the hops. The beer is almost tasteless and dull, I was hoping to save it with...

Hi, does anyone know if it is possible to use one spunding valve on two fermenters? I am planing to ferment under pressure on two fermenters, but I only have one spunding valve. The two batches are gong to be identical, but brewed one day aften the other. Will it work to use a line from each...

Hi, is it ok transfer my beer from fermenter to storage tanks using a small sentrifugal pump? I know some will say I may get cavitation, but is this i big problem? I transfer beer that is cold crashed to 32 degree F. And I use a small "chinapump" to transfer from the bottom of the fermenter...

Hi, does anyone know where I can get som stoppers for bottles? I'm trying to build a bottlefiller and need something that fits inside the bottleneck and make a tight seal but dont't get stuck. I need a stopper/bung that are tapered, and has a hole in the middle. I've tried the usual stoppers but...

Hi, I'm looking for som parts for my bottle filler project, and was wondering if anyone here knows where I can get it. I'm looking for a rubber/silicone bung or something that makes an air tight seal around the bottle neck when I fill. It is offcource a counterpressure bottle filler I'm...

Hi I was wondering if anyone have tried to continuous shaking a starter instead of stirring? My idea is to make some kind of table that rocks my starter flask from side to side continuously, that way the yeast is constantly in motion like it would be on a stirrplate. The reason for doing...

I have a question about mixing two or three batches of the same type of beer. Let's say I have a 300 liter tank that I store a 100 liter batch of beer in that have been sitting for a couple of months. If I brew another 100 liters of the same type of beer, can I mix these two batches in that one...

Does anyone know if I can divide a 500 gram pack of dry yeast into five 100 gram packs, vacuum seal them, and store them in my freezer? A 500 gram pack is the same price as ten 11,5 gram packs, and therefor way more economical...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone has mixed two batches of the same type of beer? My problem is that I have a keg that's 25 gallon, and I've filled this with a pale ale that was finnished fermenting and coldcrashed a couple of days ago. Next weekend I need to brew the same beer again (don't ask...

Hi, can anyone explain to me how and when i should do a diacetyl rest on a light lager? I've heard that a lager should be in the primary fermenter for about 3 weeks, and that you should do a diacetyl rest when expected F.G. is about 1.002-1.005 points away, but what if it (as it allmost...

Does anyone know what have happened to my silicone tube? It used to be clear, but after a few test runs of my herms setup, with only water, the silicone tube has gotten a green'ish tone to it. I have a copper coil in my HLT, and i rinsed through the system with starsan (as recommended). But I...

Hi, I'm new to this forum and also a rookie brewer. I am attempting a "speed-lager" and I am a little concerned about the temperature control during the ramping up and down. I'm brewing a batch of about 50 gallons. What is the recommended placement of the temperature probe? Tape it to the...