Great Homebrewers

hello everyone! i’m making mead. i sanitized the eqiupments with star san but i didnt use the siphon. i’m gonna use it when the fermentation is done. do i need the sanitize it again? submitted by /u/wardaddy_21 [link] [comments]

How does the aroma from dry hopping degrade over time with bottle storage? I do not get through my brews very quickly and am concerned that the aroma created by dry hopping will be lost by the time I get round to drinking it. (I often crack open bottles that have been stored 12 months) submitted by /u/Pristine-Account8384 [link] [comments]

Hey everyone! I’m mostly an ale brewer, but my friend group is really into lagers, and I thought it’d be fun to surprise them with a homebrewed batch. I’ve read that lagers need to be fermented at cooler temperatures, around 13°C (55°F), which usually means using a fridge. Is it possible to brew a lager at room temperature? Does anyone have a recipe or guide for a lager-style beer that can be done without a dedicated fermentation fridge? If it’s not feasible, I might have to bite the bullet and invest in a fridge, but I figured I’d ask here first to see if there’s a workaround. submitted by /u/Mental_Serve_1816 [link] [comments]

So I have had my Nukatap for about 8 months now no issues. However now I get like a garlicky smell and taste from pours. I thought first it was the beer lines so I changed those out and still have the same issue. I also have disassembled multiple times and soaked in pbw and cleaned throughly. Yet the smell lingers. The only other option I am thinking is replacing the plastic parts… the shuttle and flow control. Has anyone else experienced this? Any other solutions other than replacing the parts every so often? The tap itself has the smell but so does the shank. The shank is plated brass so not sure if that could be the culprit and changing to SS shank as well would help!? submitted by /u/Saskbeerdrinker [link] [comments]

Hello everyone, A bit of a rant, but also maybe a question. [Tldr] Every Brewday I have a disaster happens. Is it just me or does these incidents happen to you too? I brew on a BrewMonk 50, and for the past probably 10 brews, something disastrous has happened mid brew! Today’s case (5 minutes ago), while brewing an imperial stout, everything going smoothly, I finish the boil and my goddamn pump won’t work!!!! I had to spend near 2 hours transferring to another vessel, cleaning everything and unplugging the pump! And this has happened nearly every Brewday I do. So fellas, am I a fucking idiot, or does these things happen to you too? submitted by /u/Lazy_Gazelle_5121 [link] [comments]