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What is the best method of filtering hot break and hop debris using a Blichmann (or any) boil kettle before chilling wort with a plate chiller. I fear debris build up, clogging or contamination of my plate chiller. I made a hop spider but will that be enough? My other issue is how to use...

Anyone have any good DYI ideas / recommendations for filtering hops and hot break matter prior to running through a plate chiller? Curious as to what others do, successes and/or failures

Bottled a batch of vanilla cream soda last Sunday. Carbonated up quickly and tasted the first bottle on Friday. The soda had a real yeasty taste to it. Anyone know why and if this can be remedied by aging? Thinking maybe yeast is still suspended in soda and maybe needs to settle out more. I...

Does anyone have the Blichmann top tier stand and if so, what is the size (width) of the main extrusion or mast?

Looking for any input on my hop situation. This is the second year I have had Cascade and Mt Hood hop vines. The Cascades took off earlier this spring have reach a height of 10 feet so far. However, from about 3 ft high to the top (progressively getting worse), the leaves are leathery and...