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Check out the brewday video of this beer. It might explain the brightness a bit.

@@uSlackr funny you should say that. I’ve been waiting in inkbird to come out with a WiFi controller like the ones I used in this build, but they haven’t released a product like this to my knowledge. Maybe I’ll upgrade the system in the future with WiFi. Thanks for the comment, cheers!

@@justhomebrew Thanks. I'm big into home automation and either build my own temp controllers (using EPS32 devices) or buy something that I can intergrate into my existing system (home assistant). Gives me a dashboard, alerts and control from anywhere. I think I'm going to tackle this glycol chiller next.

Sweet, then a diy glycol chiller will be a piece of cake for you. Make sure to check out my follow up video I posted earlier this year. I go into a little more detail and upgrade parts of the system.

Great to hear:) I looked at the hop bong for my system. The Anvil doesn’t hold hardly any pressure and I did not want to add triclamp adapters to my fermenters for something like this device. You might want to try adding a silicone washer to the hop bong and see if that would work since you already have it. If not, let me know how your diy hopper works, cheers and thanks for the comment!

Glad you like the build:) I’ve seen others build something similar so I can say I came up with the idea, but I tried to put my spin on it. Cheers!

@@preuc3367 no problem, glad you enjoyed it. Cheers!

I’m not familiar with this type of freezer. You might want to reach out to inkbird or the manufacturer to see if this type of freezer would work with this setup. Cheers!

That’s a great question! To be honest, this setup is perfect for my homebrewery. I love the additions of the independent pressure regulators and Duotight adapters. It’s a great setup. I am curious about hiw the duotight pressure regulators would perform, but my current setup works great and it’s durable. I’ve thought about adding a light when the lid opens, but it’s really not necessary. Good luck with your build if you choose to do it. Cheers!

Sounds like an easier way to go. How much Co2 do you add to your keg before transfer?

Agreed

Well, I did start with a traditional IPA recipe:)

@@justhomebrew I remember visiting Belgium and toured a couple of breweries. I was told that beer is defined as having only four ingredients, water, malt, yeast and hops. It's not beer if it lacks one of these 4 ingredients or if you add anything else that doesnt fit the basic 4 ingredient recipe. Bit pedantic imo, but the brewing purests in some parts of the world still stick to that approach. (Chimay is quite expensive, but a very unique beer made by Monks in Belgium - worth a try)

@@justhomebrew I've made a bunch of milkshake ipa and they're delicious when they're made well. At the end of the day It's just beer and there's nothing wrong with experimenting with it. I have put all manner of desserts, spices etc into beer with varying degrees of success. My personal favorite was an imperial stout with thin mint girl scout cookies. That beer was fantastic.

I like your approach to fine tuning recipes, and makes a lot of sense. I've never entered competition, but I may in the future. For my milkshake recipe, I would consider this a baseline in regards to adding the types of ingredients shown in the video. I do know there are a few things I want to tweak like the amount of adjuncts, when they were added, paying closer attention to PH levels, and adjusting the temperature of fermentation. To give you a little preview of my taste testing video, it's a sour, and should be from the lactose used in the recipe. It's not overpowering, but it's a sour. It retains a lot of the Hazy character you might expect. I don't think the strawberry is overpowering, mostly due to the fermented Puree. My biggest surprise is the vanilla beans.I thought 2 beans would over power a 5 gallon batch, but there is just a hint of vanilla. So, if I ever do this type of beer again, I have a roadmap on what I would tinker with. Cheers!

I've been quite happy so far with this Milkshake IPA. It's different and it's tasty:) I'm all for experimentation. That's what is great about homebrewing, there are not rules:) Just go out and brew something you think everyone would enjoy and have fun. My brewing buddy would love the Imperial Stout with Thin Mint Girl Scout cookie. I'll drop this idea for Fall brew day. Cheers!

It’s different for sure. A bit on the sour side, but it’s complex. The vanilla and strawberry are starting to come through a little after being kegged for a few weeks. Should be a fun beer to review in the near future. Cheers!

@@justhomebrew I’m a fan of sour beers so it would be up my ally. I’m planning a peachy Berliner Wiese now.

This is the first sour type beer I ever tried. So far, I’m enjoying it. It’s interesting how the character of this beer is changing over time. Good luck with the Peach Berliner Weiss! Sounds interesting!

Will do, I’ll look into it!

I pressurized the dry hopper and pushed the air out before I dropped the hops in. By just dumping the hops in would likely introduce air into the fermenter. I don’t have any data yet, but the idea is to drop the hops while minimizing oxygen exposure . I’ll see how much this impacts my beer over the next few batches. Thanks for the comment and observation, Cheers!

I believed used 1 part glycol to 3 parts of distilled water. I’m not sure about a rust inhibitor. That might come down to the materials in the cooling coil. I decided to leave a little head room to avoid spillage. It would be interesting to run a test to see how much more efficient the system would be submerged and use a bigger glycol cooler. My system has worked pretty good with its current configuration. I don’t feel the need to add more glycol. I hope this helps:) cheers!

As for the glycol, check out my lasted video that goes over updates to the system. I listed the type of glycol I used in the description . I don’t remember the brand off hand.

@@justhomebrew awesome, thank you for the reply. I’m in the process of building one, and as you can see I have a bunch of questions I have been thinking about.

Good luck with the build! I’ve been happy with mine.

@@justhomebrew thank you!

Thanks for this comment and watching all my videos, I’m glad you enjoyed them! I do plan on keeping at it. I slowed down a little the past few months due to work and vacation, but I do have a handful of videos planned for this summer. Most, if not all, will have a DIY theme and brewday focus. Cheers!

I haven’t had that issue yet. The temperature never gets below freezing. I usually keep it at 55-70 depending on the beer style and then drop it to 38 degrees for the cold crash. Cheers!

Hello, sure if front access is an important to your design. I used a full size fridge for years before building a Keezer. Worked just fine. I feel the Keezer is more configurable, less expensive, and works better for my space. Cheers!

@@justhomebrew Well, yeah, there is that part about cooling the kegs to serving temperature. I like mine cold, not slush like but in the low to mid 40 degree range. Still running my old Kegerator, 20+ years and it still works fine. I may start bottling again when we head into fall and the triples start to mature for winter delight. Even in very deep South Texas I still like my dark, thick stouts. For now, time to stick with light wheat varieties. Thanks for the video(s)

Ah, I see you asked about the fridge in my fermentation chamber video in your first comment. I thought you were asking about my Keezer video. I think a fridge would work just as well as a chest freezer. I don’t have data, but I suspect the chest freezer might be a little more efficient due to have a smaller space to cool if you’re only controlling the temperature of one 7.5 fermenter. I’m sure a fridge would do a great job and plus have the benefit of front doors for easy access for a fermentation chamber. I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos! Cheers!

They do a nice job, I was surprised. Cheers!

Thank you! This was a fun video to make. Now I have to make some beer with it. BTW, I do plan on brewing some PB&J beer this summer. I’ll have it let you know how it turns out:) Cheers!

Hey Luke, I replaced it because it was not cooling as fast as it use to. It’s hard for me to say how long because of the diy nature of this project. My first unit was fairly old and lasted me 2.5 years. I ran around 25 batches through it. I hope this helps. Good luck with your build! Cheers:)

Wow, thank you! There are a lot of great homebrewing channels out there, I’m really glad you’re enjoying this channel’s content:-) Cheers!

I can’t take credit for the idea, but glad to share my design and experience with my glycol chiller:) Thanks for the comment! Cheers!:-)

I hook mine directly to a garden hose faucet. It’s been a while since I installed this, but I do recall there being a few options for the hook up. I picked the garden hose attachment. There may be other options. I hope this helps!

@@justhomebrew this does. Thank you very much and great video!

Sounds good, good luck with the upgrade, Cheers!

It was part of this kit: www.anvilbrewing.com/cooling-system-7-5-gallon-bucket-fermenter. Cheers!

No problem, good luck with the system!

Hey brewingbad! Duotight makes so much sense for draft beer systems. So easy to use. Cheers!!

No problem, glad you like it:) Cheers!

I bought my adapter from Home Depot: www.homedepot.com/p/AC-WORKS-1-5-ft-30-Amp-4-Prong-14-30P-Dryer-Plug-to-Household-Outlet-with-20-Amp-Breaker-S1430CB520/311382808. I do remember spending quite a bit of time looking for a four prong adapter with a built in fused 20 amp plug. So far, it has worked great. Cheers!

Thanks, and please copy away:) Good luck with your build, Cheers!

Thanks for the feedback! Good luck with your refreshed kegerator:) Cheers!

Thanks! They definitely seem the way to go for the beer lines. I rarely swapped out my old lines because they were a PITA to work with. These duotight connections are a piece cake to work. I think you’ll like them. Cheers!

Glad to see your positive comment. I like this project & your comment make my decision to do this project myself even easier. I subscribe to your UA-cam channel so when someone I respect says something positive goes along way with me. Cheers!!

Thanks, Paul! It’s definitely fun to brew in:)

Maybe I can highlight this for you in my next video using this system. It’s fairly straight forward. On my anvil, I snipped the cord near the plug and wired a 220v plug. I think the newer versions come wired for 220. Thanks for the suggestion.

@justhomebrew thanks! My plug is 50amps so I think I need an adapter to 20amps then get an extension, but it's not straight forward since I've never done electrical

Thanks, Bitter Reality Brewing! It is a great feature to be able to switch between the two power options. I do plan to use 120 in my kitchen at some point. I plan to scale down my batch to 2.5 gallon for when I use 120. Cheers!

That’s a really good point about the lid, I wish I talked about that in the video. My buddy did remove the cap on the lid for the recirculation port and this does let steam out during the boil. Does it get rid of all the dmso, I don’t know. Spike posted an interesting test about their condenser and dmso, however they pointed out that the condenser acts like a vacuum for the steam. I am interested in tasting his beer now. I have thought about this same issue when brewing on my HERMS system and using the condenser method to remove steam. I may run a test to see how much dmso is left while using this system. This could make for an interesting video. Also I seem to dial back my power settings close to yours for the boil. Thanks for the comment and feedback!!! Cheers!

Hey Chris, thanks for reaching out and the feedback! Interesting observation, I thought I was running it in the up right position:-) By rotating the head, i think I was able to keep the same upright orientation. If not, it still works. I do find I have to bleed the line slightly to get the flow going. After I have a little wort beyond the head, everything runs smoothly. I also think I have to bleed my setup more because of the height of the pump. It’s still below my kettle, but it’s kinda a sharp first bend, but not too bad. Thanks for checking out the channel!

I had to go take a look at how I have it oriented. You’re right, it is not pointed up. I haven’t had a problem yet, but since you pointed this out, I may try rotating it for my next brew day:) cheers!

Curious if you have any process improvement if you run it with the valve in the top position. Might be worth a trial run and a video if you notice any difference.

Great idea! I’m always open to video ideas, especially experiments. I’ll work it into my next brewday. I hope to brew an American ipa in a week or two.

No problem, happy to help! Good luck with your first brew on the system:)

Cheers:)

I wonder why I have issues with the hose clamp. I do clamp it down quite a bit, but I have to adjust it several times throughout the mash due to either too much flow or not enough. I have a friend who also brews on a Foundry and he seems to achieve a perfect flow without any adjustments. I'm tempted to swap the entire pump with my Riptide, but I think it's just technique. I'm determined get the mash flow just right with the equipment that came with system. I'm close. Interesting experiment with the gravity readings! I'll give the lifting the basket technique a shot next time I use the system. I'd like to avoid using a BIAB if possible. I don't want to install a hoist in my garage. Thanks for the comment! You have a couple more years of experience than me using this system. I do like it, mostly for its simplicity. I am considering downsizing to the 6.5 system since I also brew on a 10 gallon HERMS system. I like the idea of brewing smaller batches more often:) Cheers!

Hey Graham, I think you’ll like a DIY system like this then. Cleaning in place is the way to go. I do like not having to lug larger kettles around. Having the ability to do 5-10 gallons is nice too! That was one of my requirements when I designed my system. The only tricky part to my setup is that a 10 gallon batch gets pretty close to a 15 gallon kettle limit. Preboil I’m usual around 13 gallons. Totally doable, but you just have to watch the boil. Good luck with your build when you get to it. Cheers!

No problem, glad you found the video useful:) Cheers!

I’m glad you like them:) Cheers!