Recent content by Rikk

I pressure ferment and use a tilt. From what I see you are done fermentation. Simple as that. You should not be losing pressure unless you 1) have a leak or 2) are cold crashing.

So I guess there was a reason for the delay. Will it be October 23 or 24?

This is my CIP system that I clean kegs and fermenters. I generally CIP with PBW for 30 minutes. Just wondering how long you CIP for. Prior to CIP I manually clean all visible deposits.

Going from the number of posts here proves the point there is no one way to brew. That said the OP asked when it is necessary. Maybe in a big beer. I’ve been home brewing for 30 years. My technique has changed drastically since those early days. I haven’t used a secondary in many years. Even big...

I’m setting up a portable keezer and have a few old shanks with barbs/nipples that I want to re-use. The problem is I moved to EVAbarrior/Duotight. Has anyone successfully removed the barb? If so how? I bought a dremel tool. Will that work? Any prep/post finishing that would need to be done? I...

Oh yeah.

I’ve read a lot about using a syringe to start a siphon. I got a 60ml syringe but all it does is bring a few drops of liquid into the tubing. Not enough to start a siphon. Does anyone have a video of how they do it? Please don’t suggest an auto siphon. I’m getting a single use out of them as...

I boil it along with my transfer hoses in water while I boil the wort.

I have 5.5 feet of 4mm and have Perlick Flow control and without. The ones with foam on first pour because of the mass. And let them rip and don’t “flow control” them unless it’s a special circumstance. Think of FC as emergency use only.

I'm at work, so I have no pics available to me. Thanks!

I still love mine. I have 15,13,and 7 gallon versions. Easy to clean and use.

After you sanitize, you would likely be drying the unit. At that point who knows what could get there. If you seal it without drying the trace amounts of sanitizer could gather some mold. It’s rare, but it can happen. I CIP and use Saniclean as well but day of I use Starsan and re-sanitize.

We meet in Northampton, MA the second Friday of the month at 7pm at Beerology. Except this month we’ll meet on Feb 7. We’d love to see some new faces. New and experienced brewers welcome.

Sabco used to make the 1/4 bbl slim with 4” TC but no longer does. I did buy a couple of 1/4 bbl and had a local guy cut and weld a 4” TC port but he ruined both kegs.

You can ferment regular ale yeast at slightly elevated temperatures. I have fermented ales at 80F without a trace of fusel. This results in a quicker turnaround. You can also tap down esters (if you want to do that) so hop character is the shining star. Brewing a British ale would not be useful...