What are you doing with homebrew today?

[Over The Cliff Brewing]

Unclogging a dip tube when I get home. Arrrrgggh!

 

[Herm brews]

I plan to bottle my Azacca pale ale tonight after dinner, 4 days after adding dry hops charge.

 

[Josh Hughes]

Moved my fermenter to a warmer area. Over 50% attenuation. Super fresh and a super over pitch got me there pretty quick.

 

[GFHomebrew]

Unclogging a dip tube when I get home. Arrrrgggh!

What's going on with the dip tube?

 

[Over The Cliff Brewing]

What's going on with the dip tube?

It's clogged with hop trash.

 

[RoadRoach]

Checked the Oatmeal Stout again. Temp dropped to 63F, and bubbling very slowly, so apparently yeast activity is backing off. Only 6 days. Good distinctive trub in collector ball. Think I'll order ingredients for another batch and just repitch after I install the sample spigot when I package this batch. Trying to select a good refractometer, so willing to hear any recommendations. I'm thinking anything that does 0-32% Brix should do the trick, and I think I'd prefer on that does direct SG readings on it as well. Hard to pick from so many models available on Amazon.

 

[Sunfire96]

Checked the Oatmeal Stout again. Temp dropped to 63F, and bubbling very slowly, so apparently yeast activity is backing off. Only 6 days. Good distinctive trub in collector ball. Think I'll order ingredients for another batch and just repitch after I install the sample spigot when I package this batch. Trying to select a good refractometer, so willing to hear any recommendations. I'm thinking anything that does 0-32% Brix should do the trick, and I think I'd prefer on that does direct SG readings on it as well. Hard to pick from so many models available on Amazon.

Brewer's Friend has some great articles about how to use refractometers for brewing. Here's a good place to start
https://www.brewersfriend.com/2013/...rrectly-for-maximum-accuracy-in-home-brewing/

 

[GFHomebrew]

It's clogged with hop trash.

I put the gas disconnect onto the liquid post clears the debris most times.

 

[Box of Rocks]

Checked the Oatmeal Stout again. Temp dropped to 63F, and bubbling very slowly, so apparently yeast activity is backing off. Only 6 days. Good distinctive trub in collector ball. Think I'll order ingredients for another batch and just repitch after I install the sample spigot when I package this batch. Trying to select a good refractometer, so willing to hear any recommendations. I'm thinking anything that does 0-32% Brix should do the trick, and I think I'd prefer on that does direct SG readings on it as well. Hard to pick from so many models available on Amazon.

I’ve had my eye on this one…. https://milwaukeeinstruments.com/mi...MI3eeHg8289QIV0MmUCR3XqQN8EAAYASAAEgKHzPD_BwE

 

[FrostyBeach]

I’ve had my eye on this one….

I have an older version of that one and it works great.

 

[Semper Sitientum]

I’ve had my eye on this one…

I have the MA871.

 

[Craigerrr]

Ahhhh grasshoppa, you must learn patience in beer brewing. I have traveled the impatient road many times.....it does not maketh better beer!

It will in fact, more often than not, maketh your beer suffer

 

[Herm brews]

I just bottled my Azacca pale ale. It looks, smells and tastes good. This time I increased the hops, especially dry hops, where Citra and Mosaic play a supporting role. I look forward to pouring these.

 

[Sunfire96]

Sampling! Golden ale on the left and brown lager on the right. Added CO2 to both and began chilling. The golden ale also got an ounce of Comet hops. Looking forward to these two! Need to get a new tank of CO2 soon, this one's in the red

 

[Zambi]

I just checked if my bigger pot fitsmy cooler box for mashing.
It doesn't.
Better to know beforehand

 

[Craigerrr]

View attachment 19045 I just bottled my Azacca pale ale. It looks, smells and tastes good. This time I increased the hops, especially dry hops, where Citra and Mosaic play a supporting role. I look forward to pouring these.

I applaud those who bottle their brew, that process could be enough to discourage me from brewing after a while.
Mind you there is the satisfaction of looking at those lovely bottles all lined up like that!

 

[RoadRoach]

I applaud those who bottle their brew, that process could be enough to discourage me from brewing after a while.
Mind you there is the satisfaction of looking at those lovely bottles all lined up like that!

Thanks for the flowers. Bottling ain't for everyone. There's a lot of labor in it. The only advantage to bottles that I can think of is being able to keep several different brews on the shelf to keep the taste buds amused. All I need to do now is brew more often.

 

[Zambi]

I'm trying to design a better set up for milling.
I mill by hand and that crank thing is very much in the way for my design!
But...
I think I plan D is going to work

 

[GFHomebrew]

I'm trying to design a better set up for milling.
I mill by hand and that crank thing is very much in the way for my design!
But...
I think I plan D is going to work

No drill Zambezi that I'm sure takes the labour out of it.

 

[RoadRoach]

I'm trying to design a better set up for milling.
I mill by hand and that crank thing is very much in the way for my design!
But...
I think I plan D is going to work

Pictures?