re: Homebrewing Thread: Volume II

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This bad boy came in yesterday. I can't wait to use it.

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Here is my take on the brew bucket which I have used for 8 batches now. Buy the domed lid if you really want to get 7.5 gallons in there. With a flat lid, there is no head space with 7.5 gallons. Along with the domed top you will need the 3" TC (blow off cap) and a 3" tri-clamp too....they may come with the purchase of the domed lid but verify this. Second, the valve tube inside the bucket that rotates is very narrow. Out of my 8 brews it has clogged while transferring to a keg probably 6 times. Brewing a Neipa with all the dry hops almost guarantees clogging. I have a brew fermenting right now that as an experiment I used a big grain bag to contain the dry hops. Last, the lid clamps are very flimsy. I had a blow off tube clog and the pressure build up deformed 2 of the clamps such that they are not usable now. I now use some large paper clamps to hold it shut.

Paper Clamp

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Second, the valve tube inside the bucket that rotates is very narrow. Out of my 8 brews it has clogged while transferring to a keg probably 6 times. Brewing a Neipa with all the dry hops almost guarantees clogging.

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i found that if you turn it to face down while you re fermenting will help this.

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Last, the lid clamps are very flimsy. I had a blow off tube clog and the pressure build up deformed 2 of the clamps such that they are not usable now. I now use some large paper clamps to hold it shut.

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really? my seem very strong.

Wow. I guess maybe going with a larger blow off tube may help from clogging and overpressuring. The one that comes with it is only 3/8" so maybe 1/2" or so may work better. I do 5 gallon batches and usually nothing over 8% ABV.

I recognize that recipe.

up the hops on it later in the boil.

We have always frozen whole pineapples and mangos and thrown them in a sink full of star san solution day of dry hopping and cubed them up and put in a paint strainer bag with the hops to be able to rack after everything is done.

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rmenting in the garage at ambient. 70-85.

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your garage wasnt that cool this weekend

Thanks. You mean just add additional hops to the recipe?

Okay. How strong of a mango/pineapple flavor does that give you? I want it to be pretty noticeable, but i also don't want it to be over the top.

I'm planning one more 3724/3711 saison and hopefully I can catch some 585 in stock when it comes out

Well, after much debate and consternation I went through my old brewing equipment the other night and decided to get back in the game. It's been 5 or 6 years since my last batch. I stopped because I was doing it solo and was running out of room in my fridge with all my batches. Have a friend interested in getting into it so we can split the cost/time/etc., while also joining heads on recipes. Gonna do a handful of extract kits to re-familiarize myself with the process before giving all grain a go.

First batch will be a Sip of Sunshine IPA clone.

I use it. Yes, you want to match the "actual final water adjustments" line with salts as close as you can to the "target finished water adjustments" line. And of course input your water report numbers into the "water report input" tab so it can adjust off of those numbers if your not using RO and DI.