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Fresh Brew: Your Monthly Digest of Top Forum Discussions – November 2024

Friday, November 15th, 2024

Most Discussed Topics

Star San contamination
by Cruyf with 22 posts this month
I am sure I am not the first to have this happen, but I have a 3 gallon fermenter of stout and when I went to move the blowoff tube and did not see that for some reason it was filled with Star San …

How old is too old? Dark malts
by Josh Hughes with 10 posts this month
How long do you keep dark and roasted malts before tossing? I have some chocolate malt and pale chocolate malt that have been open for three years obviously, I do not use much in a batch, which is …

Trying to understand length of time to ferment
by Brewer #442461 with 13 posts this month
I've made this three times now: [URL]https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/37534/russian-river-pliny-the-elder-original-[/URL]Each time it's come out great. But what I don't understa…

Are most stouts caffeinated?
by Brewer #441850 with 9 posts this month
Are most stouts caffeinated? Google says not all are, but I can’t figure out a way to tell if ones I’m looking at the store are caffeinated or not. I’ve avoided the style until recently, and …

Brewing with distilled water
by Over The Cliff Brewing with 9 posts this month
I bought more distilled water than I needed for something and I was thinking of brewing a beer with it. What should I be aware of besides adding salts?

Cleaning soda keg and fermentor
by Brews Bros with 26 posts this month
Hello guys, tired of cleaning manually, I make a system by getting information on GoogleSimple and seem to be efficient.[ATTACH type="full"]30687[/ATTACH]

Keg Washer
by jschein with 17 posts this month
Anyone have a Mark II or bucket blaster or diy auto keg cleaner.Do they work well?

Tap handles
by Simonpyman with 8 posts this month
I could probably research myself but thought I’d ask on here. Do you have any recommendations on companies that make tap handles? Would like to support a small business if possible.

Newest Topics

dumb question to protect wort/O2 interface
by Brewer #443108 on Thu, 14 Nov 2024 with 3 posts so far
Hi GuysIm new here so pls be kind if this is a stoopid question. I read a lot about members getting stressed over the wort in their ferment vessel getting exposed to air when you take the lid off …

harvested voss kveik (again)
by Brews Bros on Thu, 14 Nov 2024 with 5 posts so far
hello to all my teachers,ok that s few months i m fighting to use harvested voss kveik .so to resume.beginning always bad taste and flavor as discussed before.was pitching 50g of slurry for 22…

Stainless steel pressure fermenter recommendations?
by Phil_G on Wed, 13 Nov 2024 with 7 posts so far
Hi all,I have been brewing for years, for a lot of them using basic kit and my fermenter was glass for the most part. Couple of years ago I got a SS BrewTech 7gal, I really like it has made many …

Star San contamination
by Cruyf on Tue, 12 Nov 2024 with 22 posts so far
I am sure I am not the first to have this happen, but I have a 3 gallon fermenter of stout and when I went to move the blowoff tube and did not see that for some reason it was filled with Star San …

Tap handles
by Simonpyman on Sun, 10 Nov 2024 with 8 posts so far
I could probably research myself but thought I’d ask on here. Do you have any recommendations on companies that make tap handles? Would like to support a small business if possible.

My latest Last Drop
by Steve Ruch on Sun, 10 Nov 2024 with 3 posts so far
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Cleaning soda keg and fermentor
by Brews Bros on Sat, 09 Nov 2024 with 26 posts so far
Hello guys, tired of cleaning manually, I make a system by getting information on GoogleSimple and seem to be efficient.30687

Helles Yeast Pitch
by Over The Cliff Brewing on Fri, 08 Nov 2024 with 6 posts so far
I just brewed a 2.5 gal batch of helles. At 1.054, should I pitch the whole sachet or half? My first Helles and I don't want to mess it up.