I have an equipment idea that I will try during my next brew session, but thought I'd ask for some comments first -- and maybe someone has a better or easier...
Probably not a better idea but maybe easier. Why don't you fill your kettle through the filtering cloth and remove it before filling returning the runnings to...
I really like using a Burton Union to recover blowoff whenever I do a big brew (1.080+). I've been thinking that this may be easier to do using a Better...
... Thanks, Bob. I like your first suggestion best. I'll use a clean handerchief and a rubber band on my tube and see how well that works. Cheers. Bill Velek...
I think a clean hanky may be a bit too fine. I could be wrong but I'd think two or three layers of cheesecloth would work better for flow. Probably not nearly...
Bob O. wrote: snip ... I essentially know, in principle, how a Burton Union works and its purpose, but I never could grasp how or why the active fermentation ...
Okay I'm considering making a hopstopper type screen. I've been having some small issue of my SS braid intake on my keggle plugging up from the whole hops and...
I would actually open the valve during fermentation so that the reconstituted wort can flow back immediately. The reason this works is because the return line...
Hay everyone I brew with (2) 5 gallon water coolers and then boil. My question is what can I add or change to keep my beer from being cloudy? My last two...
Are you fining at all? What yeast did you use? How long do you let it ferment? Do you chill it before racking? Is there anything in your recipe that could...
whirlfloc or irish moss added during last 10 minutes of boil also COOL IT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE otherwise the cloudiness you see is CHILL HAZE which is...
 bob i used whole hops for the first time after harvest this year. plugged everything, someone on herre said to grind them in a coffee grinder and they would...
Thanks. I'm still going try to make a DIY hopstopper because I think it would be easier to use it versus grinding all of my hop adds for a brew session. It...
1. use whirlfloc or irish moss at the end of your boil 2. crash cool with a chiller after the boil 3. let your beer sit atleast 3 weeks, if not more, before...
I would think that blow off could contain a different balance of yeast, alcohol and unfermented sugars than the rest of the wort and by adding it back in would...
This too won't help your project but I use the biggest straining bag for my hops and a bazooka screen. My straining bag is weighted down by a few ss bolts and...
I'm starting to wonder if I shouldn't just use a hop bag as well. I've heard that the utilization is a little lower than just throwing them in the wort but I...
Is hops toxic to dogs?? David's iPhone says hi! On Dec 6, 2008, at 4:14 PM, "Bob O." <Brewing@...> wrote: I'm starting to wonder if I shouldn't just...
I've read in multiple places that hops are highly lethal to dogs. IIRC, ingesting even a small amount can kill them in less than 30 minutes, so it's ...
Interesting. My one dog always heads to the compost pile when we go out to play. I'll make sure to watch her close Thanks David's iPhone says hi! On Dec 6,...
... Yes. It can cause hyperthermia, a runaway fever, often resulting in death. Google it and you'll find out more. Some breeds are more susceptible, like...
Bob, I am using my New real Hopstopper for the first time, I will let you know, but all I can say is, if it works as I have been told, it was well worth the...
OK, I am done, I used about 6 oz. of whole hops, I did not grind them or anything. I think I actually had LESS debris come through than using a hop bag. In...
Doug, How do you chill your wort? Do you use a CFC or an immersion chiller? I ask so that I can have an idea of how much cold break you may get. I use a CFC...
Bob, I use an immersion chiller, after disassembling and cleaning the Hopstopper, I had about a tablespoons worth of stuff in it, when I move the wort from the...
... I second the comment about grinding the hops in a coffee grinder before tossing them in. Whole hops in hop bags sucks in a number of ways: - Less...
As for making a hopstopper while I've been considering doing this I'm finding myself having less and less time as I work on my all-electric home brewery and...
... I'd consider that the worst of both processes. The mess and extra step of grinding them, with the reduced utilization and still having to clean the hop...
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