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Hey all, I have a final beer in my 15 gallon barrel before I move the barrel into a Solera sour project. For those who have done this, what advice would you give your future self? I'm planning on starting with a Dupontesque Saison as the beer going into the fermenter after clean fermentation...

Hey all, first time using a barrel and when filling it we came up a bit short. In the 15 gallon barrel I think we got to 13 or so gallons. Lot of trub in the fermenter. We racked pretty well with little aeration. How much will the head space hurt? The barrel is mostly waxed. Just the front face...

Creating this thread to record using the cf15 for 5ish gallon batches. Today I brewed a 6 gallon Rauchbier in my CF15 and it is working just fine so far. I moved the sample valve to a not so great position. I can't take any samples this way. I think for this to work better, I would recommend...

Do any Spike CF15 owners have experience doing 5 gallon lagers with it? Is the chilling coil sufficient for the fermentation (keeping in low 50s)? I have two beers in my lineup that I only want to make 5 gallons (schwarzbier and rauchbier) of. I've done a few 10 gallon lagers and it has worked...

I'm planning on adding 28oz of sweetened coconut to a 10 gallon batch of cream ale. My fermentation vessel is a spike unitank. Question is: should I bag the coconut? Or, let it free float? Float Pros: - no additional equipment - can funnel through the 1.5 port Float cons - maybe a PITA to...

So, I'm a bit stuck. I've gotten my brew panel all together and have been hooking everything up. The pumps work, as do the probes. I went to turn on the element on with the pid in manual mode set to 100 and nothing happens. If I have the element unplugged my indicator light is yellow. I've...

Just finished wiring the box. It all tests out on the meter!

So, I ordered a couple of 30 amp relays for my Kal-esque clone. I received two 50 amp relays instead. Since the 50 amp rating is for what the relay can handle as a load, does anyone see it a problem to use these instead? I still only plan on having the system power a 5500w single element.

If you have cats and a keezer, here is a potential solution! This is just a mock up before I spend time to make it less ugly.

Do these seem too close? Currently spaced at 4 inches on center.

Well, I haven't been able to brew in a while as we will be moving into a house soon, but that has freed me up to do a stir plate build!:) shows it in action. Let me know your thoughts.

I did an install of a sight glass to my boil kettle this weekend. Decided to share the build! The full details are on my blog/site below!

Just wanted to share this pic of my Nut Brown! It is a very good balanced beer, but the head retention is great- I blame this on the flaked barley ;-)

Asking for input on a summer brew I plan on doing: Type: All grain Size: 10 gallons Color: 3 HCU (~3 SRM) Bitterness: 11 IBU OG: 1.043 Grain: 7 lb. American 2-row 9 lb. Wheat malt Hops: .75 oz. Cascade (5.0% AA, 60 min.) .25 oz. Citra (13.9% AA, 10 min.) .25 oz. Sorachi Ace...

Today we were out shopping for a way to organize my brewing gear. SWMBO was sick of it taking over half of the basement:cross:. So we went to Farm and Fleet and picked up a shelving unit that I had seen earlier for around 130. Today it was 85! It holds 4,000 lbs (800 a shelf), so it will...

I just installed a weld-less ball valve into my brew pot and I am curious as to how snug should everything be? I have it all hand tightened and I did a leak test. 15 gallons in the pot for a half hour, and not a drop leaked.:ban: I noticed that the valve itself is not as snug as it could be...

Hey all, My wife picked me up a Turkey Fryer from Basspro for christmas:mug:, but unfortunately I ruined it and saw it by the front door.:( So instead, I'm paying for it, but I do get it early. :ban: If you guys check out basspro, they have one on sale for $40 plus shipping (came to about...

Okay, so here goes the question. Which bottles are better for what styles? I am an avid trier of new beers (betting most of us are:mug:) and have collected quite the collection of bottles. I am thinking of sending out gifts to my relatives and would like to use the best possible style for the...