Search found 7 matches
- Thu Feb 18, 2010 4:22 pm
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Counter flow chiller
- Replies: 3
- Views: 16604
Like Grizz I run PBW through the CFC and let it soak for an hour or so after each brew then flush out with hot water. At the start of chilling after the boil I run a litre of hot wort through the chiller before turning the water on, the theory being is to kill off any nasties and clean out any coppe...
- Sat Nov 29, 2008 1:27 am
- Forum: Techniques, Methods, Tips & How To
- Topic: sparge
- Replies: 6
- Views: 13691
Enzyme conversion usually takes place in the first twenty minutes if your strike temps are right. As Bill says using some Idophor sanitizer or Iodine on a sample will show if there is any starch residue left. Crush as fine as you can without getting any stuck sparges and have a bag of rice hulls on ...
- Sat Nov 29, 2008 12:47 am
- Forum: Techniques, Methods, Tips & How To
- Topic: Overnight cooling
- Replies: 11
- Views: 17032
- Thu Nov 27, 2008 10:42 pm
- Forum: Brewing Science
- Topic: Pasteurization Unit
- Replies: 5
- Views: 24111
I believe commercial breweries pasteurize their beer to maintain a set taste standard so it won't be influenced by any inadvertent outside parameters. Meaning if you open a bottle today of X brew it will taste much the same as X brew you opened six monthes ago of a different batch with little or no ...
- Thu Nov 27, 2008 5:05 pm
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Schmindling MaltMills assembly and customer service is BAD!!
- Replies: 26
- Views: 74179
Re: RE: STuck Sparges
Man, I can't wait to give this thing a go. Too bad I already had my next 2 batches for this weekend milled at my HBS. :cry: Now you make me wonder if I should close the gap right from the start instead of using the factory setting. I have a bad habit of tinkering with stuff before I know exactly wh...
- Thu Nov 27, 2008 4:36 pm
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: boiling pot
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10973
I have been using a heavy gauge 30L aluminium pot for boiling wort now for around 10 years and it has become badly pitted inside. The outside is in pristine condition so obviously whats been going on inside the pot has caused the damage. I am in the proccess of replacing it with a 60L stainless boil...
- Wed Nov 26, 2008 5:18 pm
- Forum: Equipment
- Topic: Rubbermaid cooler
- Replies: 8
- Views: 16893