Whirlpooling for a time with a very small breach on the suction side of the pump could allow a steady flow of air into the finished wort. I am not sure of your connection types or your setup, but it could be at rest with the pump off that the head pressure wouldn't be enough to cause a leak, but...

I had 7 cases of Deschutes bottles, and those labels are paper. Dunked in soapy water for 10 minutes and they peel right off. A scotch brite pad in the same soapy basin and the glue scrubs off rather easily. Now I also have 7 cases of Goose Island bottles. Those are a completely different story...

I read that it is recommended to divide the rhizome every few years like perennial plants that seed. The rhizome just continues to grow like any other rhizome plant. Kentucky Blue grass used to be the Cadillac of grasses for its ability to be dense as it is a rhizome grass.

I understood them to only get 8-10 feet the first year.

I have them strung up to the eves of my garage for the first year on the south side for full sun. They have been evenly irrigated, and the soil is very consistent. The differences in light is from the reflection of light off the garage siding, as it is white siding. The Centennial rhizomes were...

I noticed that my Centennial bines are ripening at a more rapid pace than my Cascade. For that matter, my Magnum bines barely have indications of cone development yet. There are subtle differences in the light each bine gets, so I can only assume that is the variable that creates the...

Papery is the best description I have heard yet. Mine are still moist, so I have some distance to go. I watch them daily as my life is rather inactive due to medical limitations.

It may not need to be compacted, but have the probe be fully enveloped in the biomass. In the video the man fills the tube with loose hops. It may be possible to test the moisture before compacting the hops to assure proper content, after the moisture is satisfied, then compact. One can only...

I thought I could use a Mini GAC grain tester to test the moisture, since there is one laying around to test corn and soybeans. It turns out my buddy who bales hay and straw has a bale moisture tester that seems to think it would be great for testing hop moisture. I'll get back to you guys on...

That video presents a great idea for storing the harvest. I have the ability to take it one step further with some hydraulic presses around the farm. Thanks for posting it brother. Now if I can use my grain tester to test the moisture content to the most desirable moisture content for storage, I...

I have a few varieties of hops growing here in my yard. I have developed some good cones for first year growing and wonder if there are any others on the forum who store them that would provide some insight into best drying and storage practices for the homegrower. It appears just one of my...

For me, krausening offers a couple of benefits. That is not to suggest there is a blanket benefit for everyone, as each of us presents a variable to the process of brewing to begin with. I have no CO2 equipment, so dropping in the fresh ferment at high krausen then mixing it to bottle offers a...

HAHAHHA Violence? Don't shoot the messenger, the author is responsible.

Much like American markets, government regulates industry to compel a desired result. If we place a tariff on import cars, we will buy more of our own from a reduced financial incentive. By fixing German beer prices and regulating what could be called beer, the public would drink domestic at the...

Understood, there is a gaggle of information in the video that challenges the validity of it as ever being a purity law. This man suggests it was a law predicated on taxation.

Great Conversations! I have been reading about sugar chains and arrived at what I consider a valid point. We are accurately controlling temperatures of our mashes to establish desired chain lengths to elicit properties in our ferments that create certain flavors and traits to our finished...

I have been using my fermenter to schedule my brew sessions. When the primary is finished, I brew to supply my bottling process with the high krausen for conditioning. With an 8 week turnaround on krausened bottled ales, I'll have a 3 case cycle every two weeks. The liver is bad, it must be...

The inventory constantly changes.

This is exactly why I wanted to post what I did. I read content that suggested the outcomes of differing sugars on beer. Every single batch of beer I have brewed, I krausened to prime. From primary to bottling bucket with the prescribed amount of krausen, with exception of the first batch as I...