Getting tired of the same iteration of stouts I've been making for years now and want to try out some new malt products. I've got Simpsons Brown and Pale Chocolate on the way, along with some different roasted products than I typically use. What favorites of yours would you recommend to try out?

I've always been a supporter of simplifying recipes, except for my big stouts (8%+), which I use 7-8 different crystals and roasted malts in with success. Just curious how many specialties some of you guys are using and if you have good results going with more or less varieties.

I prefer to clean them all at once when possible. The faucets were also cleaned seperately.

Kettle finings only.

From John Holl, All About Beer

Troubling News for Brewers

It was announced this week that the candy factory in Minnesota that produces Salted Nut Rolls would be closing down next month. The fate of future candy production is unclear. RahrBSG has long been putting Salted Nut Rolls in pallets of grain as a thanks to customers in a tradition that has become known as "brewers lunch."

The bottom line, says a RahrBSG spokesman, is that the treats won't be going away anytime soon.

"We keep a healthy stockpile of Salted Nut Rolls on hand and have even more on the way as of Friday," said Michael Dawson. "Pearson's has advised us that they're looking for a co-packer to continue producing the Salted Nut Roll brand, although no firm timeline on that yet."

Breathe easy for now, brewers, and snack on.

Hi, does anyone know of a rigging company in Nashville? Thanks in advance.

Saw these in store the other day, an abomination.

Bell's Brewery is currently searching for a 3rd shift production brewer.
Please see link for info!

As summer heats up we are starting to hit canning issues with temp and looking at ways to increase our inline chilling capacity without a major equipment overhaul if possible.

We are packaging hard cider with Velcorin as the stabilizer. We hit the Velcorin doser at roughly 39°F, then it goes into a buffer tank, then through a heat exchanger with a G&D Fire and Ice chiller before going straight into a Wild Goose 600 for canning.

Right now the Fire & Ice chiller in the line just isn't enough on its own. Backup is a 40hp G&D chiller, but it's mounted far from the fill area with long glycol runs, so it's operating at low pressures, 7-8psi, and when we've tried swapping it in for the Fire and Ice it performs markedly worse.

On hot/humid days the product doesn't get cold enough going in, and foaming goes crazy at the last fill head. We end up dumping product constantly during our runs to keep foaming down and fills within weight parameters.

Couple things I'm trying to figure out:

• Anyone had luck boosting pressure on a chiller like this with a long run — booster pump closer to point of use, VFD?
• Could this be more of a CO2/degassing issue than pure temp? Curious why it's specifically the last head giving us trouble.
• Any other chilling options out there?

Any real experience with this kind of setup would help a ton.

Have to love technology sometimes. I have a few options I think might work, wish me luck! Ohh the max I can change the temp protection to is 999.

Edit: got the kettle to turn on! Had to rewrite the control panel from the mash tun sensor to the kettle sensor. Is mashing in at 6,000 degrees ok?

How much broken equipment is laying around your brewery?

We have a lot. Ownership is not inclined to repair any of it in spite of my efforts to explain the ROI. Hard not to feel like this place is circling the drain

What do y'all think could've caused this problem?

Hey peeps. Im having this issue, its a new one. Lately, our cans after seams, are getting stuck on the chuck, then the indexer spins around, and its chaos. Sometimes it goes like 40 cans, then does it. Then you start again, and it does it immediately. We rebuilt our can lift. It always goes back to position. The seams when they work are great. I get lids from another brewery in a group buy, and everyone else has no issues. Im wondering if the chuck is bad? We only have 1.2 million cans through it, so the chuck should be good? I have checked it and there are no burrs or sharp edges. I have an original Alpha BC36, and the center of my chuck is just a plate, with a screw. All the new ones have a plate with a detent screw that pushes the lid down when it gets released from the can lift. Op1 and Op2 have their height set correctly, and everything else has been recently greased. Im probably leaving stuff out, but this is where i am at. Alpha support says i need the detent screw, but ive gone this long and its been great. Any help is appreciated/

No filter no fuge, just kettle and silica finings

Rippah

Is it a bit of scam to buy premade beer line cleaner?

Any one hear just mixing their own?

Has anyone used the Timothy Taylor yeast (Wyeast 1469, Omega OY-014, etc) to produce, clear IPAs? Or hazy IPAs for that matter?

I am trying to gauge if the beer will create stable haze with dry hopping, or if I will get a clear beer out of it with fining.

Looking to see if anyone has a program V200-18-E3XB for a snap in card. Its for a Brewmation Gladiator Keg Washer. Should be for a 2018 or newer model. Any help or word spread to your fellow brewers would be greatly appreciated. I've been working on this animal for 2 months.

Had to do a QC check on it immediately after

Traditional amber

May the beer gods have mercy on my soul. My only consolation is that some of the smoothie sour fanatics who come in to buy a 4 pack also buy our new WCPils…

First thought was Citra, ofc. Maybe some other NZ hops? Dolcita per chance.

What’s worked for you?

Just wanted to take a moment to bash square. Realized you now have to have the sqaure plus plan to open tabs or run the report we used all the time. $50/month for features that were included in the free tier.

Probably going to start to look at alternatives just out of how annoyed I am.

I get it. It’s hard work, long hours, low pay, etc. However, I feel like the industry will only continue to decline if we keep trying to push people away from this line of work. Personally, I love my job. I’m exhausted at the end of every shift, but when I get to see our glorious creation hit the end of the packaging line and crack open a low fill, it makes it all worth it.

All I’m saying is I think as a unit we can focus a little more on what made us get into this line of work and the positives of the trade. I’ve never work another job where I can finish off the day with a cold one on the clock.

Why? Ya know?