Normal_Matt
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I make beer and talk about it a lot
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I make beer and talk about it a lot
Oooh I'll have to pick it up. Thanks for the recommendation.
December 17, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Oooh I'll have to pick it up. Thanks for the recommendation.
Yeah! I think it looks sweet. Although I'm wary of it in my apartment because I've seen so many triclamp gone wrong situations in breweries.
December 13, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Yeah! I think it looks sweet. Although I'm wary of it in my apartment because I've seen so many triclamp gone wrong situations in breweries.
1st/2nd gen was threaded, right?
I think the newest model is a TC fitting which pop off pretty smoothly. You can also put a gas post on the bottom, so if you do a dryhop you can rouse with CO2 or carbing, but I'd be interested in attaching an oxygen tank to it to aerate.
I think the newest model is a TC fitting which pop off pretty smoothly. You can also put a gas post on the bottom, so if you do a dryhop you can rouse with CO2 or carbing, but I'd be interested in attaching an oxygen tank to it to aerate.
December 13, 2025 at 12:53 AM
1st/2nd gen was threaded, right?
I think the newest model is a TC fitting which pop off pretty smoothly. You can also put a gas post on the bottom, so if you do a dryhop you can rouse with CO2 or carbing, but I'd be interested in attaching an oxygen tank to it to aerate.
I think the newest model is a TC fitting which pop off pretty smoothly. You can also put a gas post on the bottom, so if you do a dryhop you can rouse with CO2 or carbing, but I'd be interested in attaching an oxygen tank to it to aerate.
I really want the one with the valve and triclamp fitting on the bottom for harvesting yeast and dropping out the hops.
December 13, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I really want the one with the valve and triclamp fitting on the bottom for harvesting yeast and dropping out the hops.
Love the fermzillas. I have one with a hop bong and I'm seriously debating buying one or two more.
December 12, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Love the fermzillas. I have one with a hop bong and I'm seriously debating buying one or two more.
We are genuinely in the golden age of homebrew when it comes to techniques, technology and what is commercially available. I regularly have homebrewers bring me beer that is better than what I get to make on a commercial system because they're largely not restricted by cost, schedules or trends.
December 12, 2025 at 7:42 AM
We are genuinely in the golden age of homebrew when it comes to techniques, technology and what is commercially available. I regularly have homebrewers bring me beer that is better than what I get to make on a commercial system because they're largely not restricted by cost, schedules or trends.
Well I'm a huge yeast nerd so if you ever take another swing at homebrewing I'd love to talk yeast strains! Kveik is a personal favorite. Something to be said about brewing on a Saturday to be ready on a Friday.
November 23, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Well I'm a huge yeast nerd so if you ever take another swing at homebrewing I'd love to talk yeast strains! Kveik is a personal favorite. Something to be said about brewing on a Saturday to be ready on a Friday.
Don't apologize!
That's awesome. Do you remember what kind of yeast was in the kit?
That's awesome. Do you remember what kind of yeast was in the kit?
November 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Don't apologize!
That's awesome. Do you remember what kind of yeast was in the kit?
That's awesome. Do you remember what kind of yeast was in the kit?
Kegging is a real game changer. I'm nostalgic for bottle conditioned beers sometimes but just being able to serve from a keg is the best.
I use a fermzilla fermenter and just serve directly out of it, using it like a keg.
I use a fermzilla fermenter and just serve directly out of it, using it like a keg.
November 18, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Kegging is a real game changer. I'm nostalgic for bottle conditioned beers sometimes but just being able to serve from a keg is the best.
I use a fermzilla fermenter and just serve directly out of it, using it like a keg.
I use a fermzilla fermenter and just serve directly out of it, using it like a keg.
That's my favorite style!
November 18, 2025 at 8:05 AM
That's my favorite style!
Yooo that looks beautiful. Under repped style imo
November 18, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Yooo that looks beautiful. Under repped style imo
Sort of. Depends on the size of your tanks. Some yeasts actually has desirable qualities with a little weight on them so we'll ferment those under a little pressure.
The main risk with a secondary is it's an extra contact point for microbes and it's a pretty big oxidation risk.
The main risk with a secondary is it's an extra contact point for microbes and it's a pretty big oxidation risk.
November 18, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Sort of. Depends on the size of your tanks. Some yeasts actually has desirable qualities with a little weight on them so we'll ferment those under a little pressure.
The main risk with a secondary is it's an extra contact point for microbes and it's a pretty big oxidation risk.
The main risk with a secondary is it's an extra contact point for microbes and it's a pretty big oxidation risk.
Looks great!
You might be getting a funny mouth feel from the minerality in your local water, or just some left over yeasties in suspension. Lager yeast takes a long time to fully flocc out.
You might be getting a funny mouth feel from the minerality in your local water, or just some left over yeasties in suspension. Lager yeast takes a long time to fully flocc out.
November 18, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Looks great!
You might be getting a funny mouth feel from the minerality in your local water, or just some left over yeasties in suspension. Lager yeast takes a long time to fully flocc out.
You might be getting a funny mouth feel from the minerality in your local water, or just some left over yeasties in suspension. Lager yeast takes a long time to fully flocc out.
What kind of beer did you make?
November 18, 2025 at 7:56 AM
What kind of beer did you make?