No, the strike water volume is the amount of water to add to the grist. Something is messed up with your brewing steps; maybe something in the Equipment Profile? I checked the brewing steps for my most recent batch and the strike water volume and the Mash Step 1 volume were the same. (I do a...

The obvious answer is to invest in a nitro tank with appropriate tap head! :p But yes, I think flaked barley is on the right track. Maybe that will be my next iteration.

She must have got a promotion! From spamming beer forums to filters and valves. Makes sense. :p

Welcome to the forum Flemming! We would love to hear about anything you care to tell us about your brewing. For instance, what kind of equipment do you brew on?

When you swapped o-rings, did you swap both the o-ring on the post and the o-ring on the poppit? When I had CO2 leaking problems on a new-to-me keg, it was the poppit o-ring that was bad.

I don't use gelatin. I only use 1/2 a Whirlfloc tablet in the boil and cold crash before kegging and get pretty clear beer. If your fermentation vessel can't take pressure, then you can do as @Minbari recommends and cold crash without pressure and just accept that there will be some starsan...

I just ordered 2 more FLOTit 2.0 taps so now all kegs will have them. It was cheapest ordering directly from HomeBrewerLab.com ($25 each + $4.75 shipping).

My advice was going to be similar, and that would be to make sure the PRV is screwed in tight. I had this problem the last time I kegged. Audible leak around PRV. It wasn't in the open position so I rotated it clockwise and the leak stopped.

That covers about 90% of home brewers! :) Sounds like you are just starting out drinking hoppy beers. I would suggest buying a few other hoppy commercial beers to dial in what type and amount of hops you like. Then search for a clone on this site or others, or just ask on the forum.

That is one of the beauties of being a Homebrewer, you aren't reliant on what those around you are drinking and therefore what local liquor stores and breweries are selling. Oh and welcome to the forum @parrankin!

I would think that only significant source of contamination would come from whatever the rainwater drains across on it's way to the collection point. I'm thinking of roofs, gutters, trees, etc. Otherwise it's pretty much RO water, isn't it?

It is absolutely overkill.....but you should definitely do it!!

Years ago that was the advice. Since then I've read (on the internet so it must be true ) that the pH is the primary contributing factor for tannin extraction. BYO says a pH of 5.8+ should be avoided . Temperature and time are secondary factors. So unless your pH is really high or your...

Welcome to the forum! Those are nice looking beers.

Does the end have different attachment points like this one?

Weird problem. Glad you found the solution. BTW, I have a 3-roller Monster Mill and it's always worked perfectly fine.

I brewed a Josh's Smiddicks yesterday. Trying to get every last ounce out of my fermenter. I'll ferment under just enough pressure to suppress the kreuzen. I transferred very little trub so I should have close to 8 gallons (30 L) to transfer into 2 kegs.

I AM Packer's fan and I have to tell you, taking the Lambeau Field tour and walking down the home tunnel toward the field is truly awe inspiring! Plus during an remodel/expansion from about 20 years ago they installed a line of bricks from the original Packer stadium in that same tunnel. So...

This is one of the primary benefits/intents of the quarterly brews; to brew something you wouldn't ordinary brew. I plan to brew this, just not sure when. Life (work, family events, a bad cold) have messed up my brewing schedule.

@Craigerrr , Don't you mean.....:p