fermenter

Hello, So I cooked up the first batch last night. Just under 5 gallons in a 5 gallon glass carboy. I realized that I had reason for concern and decided to replace the fermentation lock with a blowoff hose today. I bought the necessary plastic tubing and removed the rubber cork from the...

Hello. I am a fairly new brewer, this will be my first time using a food grade bucket and hops. My question is regarding the quality of the food grade bucket. I got them for free from my place of employment which is a Japanese restaurant. The buckets smell of soy sauce, and it seems impossible...

So what do you guys think about plastic in brewing? I have always been a bit reluctant to using plastics in cooking and storing food (I use only glass, cast iron, and stainless steal). Does anybody know of any ill-effects using plastic may have on one's health? I remember back in high school my...

So, I'm in the market for a conical -- 2 actually. I do 10 gallon batches, but I'd probably split it between 2 conicals so I could move them from brew area to cooler. I'd also want to bottle straight from them. I don't think I could pick up a full 14 gallon conical. I'm looking at...

I brewed a Dunkelweizen a at the tail end of October. I'm sure I did everything right until bottling... It was moved into a secondary fermenter after a week or so in the primary fermentor, only I STILL HAVEN"T Bottled it!!!... Is it bad... It looks fine... hasn't been exposed to light. I don't...

Right now, I bottle my brew (will make it to keg land some day). I want to be able to keep a stock of brew rotating and let some brew sit in my 2ndry for some extended periods. How long can I comfortably keep my ales in a 2ndry without risking of taking on off-flavors? One of the issues is...

Quick question, I have Pony Keg I am thinking about converting to a conical fermenter. I found an SS cone to weld on. The only thing is that I don't know if it has enough slope to be useful. It is 13" major dia, 2" minor dia, and 5" tall. Any thoughts? Thanks