Bill's question (quoted below) about the pump sucking the hops and trub is exactly the issue I'm facing. I used to run the wort through the CFC using gravity,...
I've switched back to an immersion chiller after being enlightened by Jamil. Prior to that I used a counterflow chiller and a false bottom in my brew kettle. I...
When using a whirlpool, there are two important factors and it doesn't matter if you are pump recirculating or feeding a counterflow chiller. First is that...
Michael Schwartz wrote: snipped many good ideas and logical reasons to placing the CFC between the kettle and pump ... One of the things I've been wondering...
On Thu, 01 Feb 2007 20:51:43 -0600, Bill Velek <billvelek@...> ... When I start my pump I have the lines filled with water from my HLT. You can either...
... I use my plate chiller and recirculate to the kettle. It does basically the same thing as Jamil's. Your description of "enlightened" is dead on. When I...
Listen to the BasicBrewing.com pod casts "HSA (Hot Side Aeration) Experiment Volumes I and II". http://www.basicbrewing.com/radio/ Basically they tried to...
Hopefully the start of a new avenue of brewing info. I;ve been all- grain brewing for about 6 years now and can't believe what I'm finding out I didn't know....
Hi Jeff, Hmm, you lost me , what didn't you know ? ... From: jeff myers To: BrewingEquipment@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 4:28 PM Subject:...
In the beginning of brewing I thought you just boil the stuff and add yeast. We've made brewing an art that has many facets I was not aware of. ... From:...
Jeff is a new member, having just joined on Feb.3, and I think he is expressing awe at the wealth of knowledge here and the brewing techniques that they...
I whipped up this Stir Plate with available material and it is happily vortexing away right now with some bread yeast in it. Material: 2 Flat Rare Earth...
Very Cool! I think I've got everything to make this. I'll have to give it a shot. -- Mike Bennett Professional Brewer Eugene, OR [1963.9, 287.2deg] Apparent...
http://www.midwestsupplies.com/products/ProdByID.aspx?ProdID=5673 Anyone have one of these? I'm looking for something to clean out 5gallon kegs. I can't fit...
Ok here is the easiest way to clean a carboy. You fill it full, up past the scum marks, with piping hot water. Then put in 1 full scoop of oxyclean and leave...
I use PBW ( Powered Brewery Wash). I add this to either my carboys and Cornies for easy cleaning. For the glass Carboys you can also add bleach to clean them....
Hi Chris, I haven't tried the product you mention below, but a guy in one of my local beer groups uses a carboy washer he made. You can see it here:...
Careful with the "Hot" water. From my experience boiling water and a carboy on a cold floor equals disaster. The carboys are not meant to be "shocked" with hot...
Thanks for the replys everyone. Maybe ill just get a good carboy brush and leave it at that for the kegs. I am mainly interested in a way to clean 5gallon...
I have noticed that one of my brewpots is beginning to smell, despite all of the hard work I do cleaning it after each session. It is also accumulating what I...
Aluminum huh? Pitch it and get a stainless steel one. Aluminum is very porous and contains metals that react to heat, and sugars etc, and like plastic ...
On Tue, 06 Feb 2007 13:50:29 -0600, Oakes, George <goakes@...> ... Not sure where all this "urban legend" information about aluminum got started but...
I use TSP (tri sodium phosphate) it is a cleaner used to prep areas for painting good for glass or stainless about a 1/2 a cup to a cup for 5 gallons let it...
... This looks more like an advertisement than an informative post, especially being so short, with a link to a supplier, a description (I mean, who doesn't...
... Oooops. I might have been a bit too hasty there; my apologies, but even though I have deleted the original post, the link is still available above. This...
Hold on there podner! ;>) I never knew such a big arse brush existed. it dwarfs my carboy brush. it think the post had relevance to this novice. yodar ... ...
Tell me if the label reads Sodium metasilicate Down here in Florida Trisodium phosphate is plain dislegal (replaced by Metasilicate) it'll still take the hide...
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