Does anyone have one (counter flow wort chiller) they made themselves? Or directions/plans to make one? I'm stepping up my game and doing 10 gallon boils...
Rory, Â I have one I made about 3 years ago, from plans out of Brew Your Own magazine, with a couple of modifications. It has served me very well. I would be...
That's a good idea to solder on the copper wire for turbulence (morebeer.com has 25 feet of convoluted copper pipe for $175) when sliding the copper pipe...
A good idea, but one warning... Using liquid soap as a lubricant, be sure to flush it out well before sealing the chiller system; most liquid soaps can be...
I've read both sides on the soap issue. I plan on trying go without soap at first and plan on having my 2 year old nephew around, I know that when he is...
Hey gang! If I'm not mistaken, I believe I read/heard that unnecessary aeration of a mash creates undesirables in a beer. I'm getting ready to do an all-DME...
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From www.howtobrew.com John Palmer's on-line resource...the book is even better. Chapter 6 - Yeast 6.9 Yeast Nutritional Needs From a yeast cells point of...
Hi Matt. Thanks for responding.  I got the idea of dissolving DME in cold water from Palmer's "How To" pg. 80. And the concern for pre-boil aeration...
Hot side aeration or HSA is different then providing yeast with oxygen. HSA occurs when oxygen is introduced to your mash or boil. Some people think HSA is a...
Nice article, Vic. Thanks. That's what I was referring to when I described my technique of dissolving DME... I am essentially adding oxygenated liquid to...
Shelf life, I'd say is a non issue with homebrewers. Firstly, the beer never sits on a shelf. Unless the beer is bottle conditioned most people keep it cold...
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f41/42g-fermenator-raffle-hbt-members-83509/ What do you do in a crappy economy? That's right... brew more beer. Looks like the...
Last year I made an apple cider and fermented it bone dry. I added some apple juice concentrate back to sweeten it up after I stabilized it with sorbate. It...
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I had this problem once too and put some calcuim carbonate in it and it helped it quite a bit! The amount varies depending on the pH of your cider. ...
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Vic, Your dealing with mostly malic acid. Best to use Potassium carbonate get ph to 3.5ish pre-ferment. Chalk could tend to darken must excessively. This...
I would like to buy some valves this weekend so that i can make my first attempt at all grain next weekend. I've read much about valves and maybe I am...
Hey everyone! I picked up some Oxiclean this weekend and was not aware that I was supposed to get the "Oxiclean Free". I cleaned 3 kegs with it and I'm pretty...
I use the regular stuff. I haven't had any problems. Dan George "mattcrillpt" <mattcrillpt@...> Sent by: SODZ@yahoogroups.com 10/13/2008 09:28 AM Please...
