After having gone to kegs, I learned how valuable it is to have a spray bottle with star san solution in it ready to go. There are a lot of small parts in a keg and being able to spray on the fly is handy. This ease carries over to all portions of the brewing
When I first started thinking about brewing my own beer, it was a bit daunting trying to decide what equipment I needed and how much I wanted to spend. Like most hobbies, the sky is the limit when it comes to cost. If you go to any beer store or website, you will almost always
For primary fermentation, if using 5 gallon carboys, you almost always want to use a blow-off hose. For larger carboys, such as 6 and 6.5 gallon, you can probably get by with using the airlock for most beers. When doing secondary, a blow-off hose shouldn’t be necessary, no matter the fermenter size. Below is a
After having been brewing for a couple years, my stainless steel pot no longer had that nice shine it first had when I bought it. It was time to do a ‘deep’ clean and re-passivate the stainless steel. Doing searches on the web showed results that talk about using nitric acid to passive the stainless.
Unfortunately, it is never a friend, however, it isn’t always a foe either. After a few brew sessions kettles and fermenters may start to carry a whitish or brownish coat. This is calcium oxalate, commonly called Beerstone. The main impact of beerstone on kettles is mainly cosmetic in that it makes the metal surface look