Comments on: Rebuilding the Brewery http://www.brew-dudes.com/rebuilding-the-brewery/508 Resource for home brewers created by home brewers. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:29:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rebuilding the Brewer 2 | Brew Dudes http://www.brew-dudes.com/rebuilding-the-brewery/508#comment-2403 Rebuilding the Brewer 2 | Brew Dudes Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:27:49 +0000 http://www.brew-dudes.com/rebuilding-the-brewery/508#comment-2403 [...] remember this post, where I told you about my desire to redesign some of my [...] [...] remember this post, where I told you about my desire to redesign some of my [...]

]]> By: Mash Tun Design | Brew Dudes http://www.brew-dudes.com/rebuilding-the-brewery/508#comment-2402 Mash Tun Design | Brew Dudes Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:09:32 +0000 http://www.brew-dudes.com/rebuilding-the-brewery/508#comment-2402 [...] recently told you about my desire to rebuild my brewery and my need to retool a couple pieces of [...] [...] recently told you about my desire to rebuild my brewery and my need to retool a couple pieces of [...]

]]> By: Mike http://www.brew-dudes.com/rebuilding-the-brewery/508#comment-2401 Mike Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:09:34 +0000 http://www.brew-dudes.com/rebuilding-the-brewery/508#comment-2401 Dean Do you use pellet or whole hops? I would think that the SS braid would get overloaded with pellet debris and clog up. I had considered trying it but several sites selling bazooka tubes and Ts say its only recommended for whole hop applications. Any opinions? Cheers, Mike Dean
Do you use pellet or whole hops? I would think that the SS braid would get overloaded with pellet debris and clog up. I had considered trying it but several sites selling bazooka tubes and Ts say its only recommended for whole hop applications.
Any opinions?
Cheers,
Mike

]]> By: Dean http://www.brew-dudes.com/rebuilding-the-brewery/508#comment-2400 Dean Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:43:23 +0000 http://www.brew-dudes.com/rebuilding-the-brewery/508#comment-2400 I've made a hop stopper in a different manner, I attached stainless braid to the end of the pickup tube. Basically just a different use of what everybody calls the Denny Braid. It works great at filtering out any hop material and allowing the most liquid to be removed from the brew kettle. The only concern I have with either of these is that neither the screen nor the braid can filter out break material? I also use a plate chiller and I'm not particulaly impressed with them because cold break occurs in the plate chiller and passes into the fermenter. I believe it also causes more haze than there normally would be when using an immersion chiller. I'm playing around with my equipment a bit more, considering going back to a standard IC if all else fails. They are an expensive gadget that chills rapidly but overall appearance of the beer I've made using a plate chiller suffers enough that to me they seem to be a waste of good money. The only other option would be to buy or build a filtering device, more money, more steps, more equipment to clean and sanitize so I don't think I'll go that route either. I’ve made a hop stopper in a different manner, I attached stainless braid to the end of the pickup tube. Basically just a different use of what everybody calls the Denny Braid. It works great at filtering out any hop material and allowing the most liquid to be removed from the brew kettle. The only concern I have with either of these is that neither the screen nor the braid can filter out break material?

I also use a plate chiller and I’m not particulaly impressed with them because cold break occurs in the plate chiller and passes into the fermenter. I believe it also causes more haze than there normally would be when using an immersion chiller. I’m playing around with my equipment a bit more, considering going back to a standard IC if all else fails. They are an expensive gadget that chills rapidly but overall appearance of the beer I’ve made using a plate chiller suffers enough that to me they seem to be a waste of good money. The only other option would be to buy or build a filtering device, more money, more steps, more equipment to clean and sanitize so I don’t think I’ll go that route either.

]]> By: Adam http://www.brew-dudes.com/rebuilding-the-brewery/508#comment-2399 Adam Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:53:40 +0000 http://www.brew-dudes.com/rebuilding-the-brewery/508#comment-2399 Great write up. I love hearing about this stuff. I'll be putting together my all grain system over the next month or sa and this gives me ideas. Not to mention its always helpful to hear of others experiences in their own words. Great write up. I love hearing about this stuff. I’ll be putting together my all grain system over the next month or sa and this gives me ideas. Not to mention its always helpful to hear of others experiences in their own words.

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