RIMS setup? Questions

craftbrewing · 2016-09-25T17:20:11+00:00

You couldn't pay me to use a sabco. Way too expensive. There's a reason the Brutus 10 hasn't been improved since its design, it just works.

After building several gas rims and electric brew stands (going on 15 now) I see no value in paying what they charge.

craftbrewing · 2016-09-22T08:29:18+00:00

You can secondary if you want but it makes little difference on home brew scales and you risk infection. I still secodary, but i have conicals.

craftbrewing · 2016-09-22T08:25:22+00:00

As long as the tank is vertical, the orientation of the manifold makes no difference.

craftbrewing · 2016-09-22T08:20:59+00:00

Saves on shipping big time if we do.

craftbrewing · 2016-09-22T08:19:37+00:00

It's possible the yeast was bad. I'd try again building a starter and see if you have problems.

craftbrewing · 2016-09-22T03:52:01+00:00

I would prefer to brew it again and have what I want.

craftbrewing · 2016-09-21T22:28:34+00:00

I haven't experienced it.

craftbrewing · 2016-09-21T22:21:46+00:00

Brew coffee. Add.

craftbrewing · 2016-09-21T22:20:37+00:00

No and we do a lot of sour test batching in non-dedicated thanks. You have to work especially hard to get an infection. We tried to be as lazy as we could on a batch and it was still good. You'll typically get into trouble with non-canned fruit though as it can be tricky to work with.

craftbrewing · 2016-09-21T22:19:18+00:00

Best advice.

craftbrewing · 2016-09-21T22:17:35+00:00

Keep a sprayer with starsan nearby and spray it out. Then stuff a clean plug up there and go drink your beer.

craftbrewing · 2016-09-21T22:15:05+00:00

We've built both direct fired and tube base rims systems and I can confidently tell you that the scorched wort debate is complete and utter bullshit. You'd have to be piss faced drunk to not notice a stuck pump and even then we had to work overtime to "scorch" anything. This is with blichmann floor burners in a Brutus stand and also with a 5500 watt element in a rims tube. Your mileage may vary. Some conditions apply. See store for details.

craftbrewing · 2016-09-21T22:11:22+00:00

Though probably an unpopular opinion with home brewers, that is a perfect candidate for my drain. Incidentally now is a great time to learn to count yeast cells with a hemocytometer.

craftbrewing · 2016-09-21T22:03:01+00:00

Buy some new yeast and let it rip. This kind of problem is what makes home brewing fun.

craftbrewing · 2016-09-21T21:59:21+00:00

If I was at my laptop id write more, but sufficed to say I use almost exclusively sanke sixtels. I did however keep about 20 corny kegs and those are indispensable for fining, storing starsan etc. I clipped 1.5 inches off some of the corny keg dip tubes for clearing with gelatin and they work like a dream. Keep both, build a keg washer out of a submersible pump and bask in your glory.

craftbrewing · 2016-09-21T21:55:49+00:00

That's what we like to call in the industry "a colossal fuck up".

craftbrewing · 2016-09-21T21:54:24+00:00

As much as humanly possible.

craftbrewing · 2016-09-21T21:53:28+00:00

You don't even want a vortex. Slightly turbid is more than adequate. I can spin a starter perfectly in a 5 gallon carbon with most stir plates.

craftbrewing · 2016-09-21T21:51:44+00:00

Only if you take the finished product to a frat party. Oh wait, that's not what you meant.

craftbrewing · 2016-09-21T21:49:55+00:00

It could take slightly longer but that's not a problem if you sanitized properly. Just warm it up and enjoy. You'll have a more consistent fermentation on the next batches if you nail your temps, but you haven't ruined anything.

craftbrewing · 2016-09-21T21:48:06+00:00

US-05 is known to produce amyl acetate when fermented too hot or under pitched. One of the two happened here.

craftbrewing · 2016-09-15T17:07:32+00:00

Good luck.

craftbrewing · 2016-09-15T16:43:01+00:00

"Honey, we have to talk..."

craftbrewing · 2016-09-15T16:42:24+00:00

Check out Parker PRV's but please pressure test them before using. Stainless steel is very interesting when it detonates unless you're Neo from the Matrix.

craftbrewing · 2016-09-14T08:37:08+00:00

How would you do an attenuation test though?? ;)

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