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Motorizing a Homebrew Grain Mill

 

Motorizing Your Mill, Purpose Built Solutions

Important: These are the steps that Aaron took to put his build together.  This post does not constitute an endorsement of this process.  It is provided for informational and entertainment purposes only.  Your situation and equipment may by different.  Make sure the components you use are compatible and rated for your intended application.  Contact manufacturer with questions about suitability or a specific application.  Always read and follow manufacturer directions.  Always exercise caution around electricity, moving motors and moving mills.  If you have questions about wiring, contact a licensed electrician.  We recommend a purpose built solution for motorizing your mill.

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Oxygen Free Transfer and Cold Crash Using a Spunding Valve!

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What is Cold Crashing?

Cold Crashing is chilling your beer after fermentation is complete.  Typically you want to get as close to freezing as possible, without actually freezing your beer.  These cooler temperatures cause break, yeast and trub matter to drop out of your beer.  This increases clarity, helps to hasten the conditioning process and helps you get a cleaner transfer to your serving vessel.

What is a Spunding Valve?

A Spunding Valve allows you to ferment under pressure, naturally and precisely carbonate in the keg, fix over-carbonated beers and more.  See: Build a Spunding Valve for more info.

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iSpindel Digital WiFi Hydrometer! + Pre-Built or DIY iSpindel & Compare w/TILT

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The iSpindel is a DIY Wi-Fi enabled hydrometer.  The project originated in Germany, but an English translation is available.

Build Your Own iSpindel

iSpindel Documentation

Pre-Built iSpindel

As mentioned previously. the iSpindel is a DIY build.  However, it seems that some people are building these and selling them on eBay.  The pictured iSpindel is one such option.

iSpindel WiFi Hydrometer << This shows all seller’s items in case this ends and is re-listed

If that offering has sold out or is otherwise, unavailable… search eBay for iSpindel

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TILT Hands on Review!

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iSpindel Review!

https://www.homebrewfinds.com/2023/03/hands-on-review-ispindel-digital-wifi-hydrometer.html

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Imperial Yeast Homebrew Strain Guide

Imperial Yeast Homebrew Strain Guide

About Imperial Yeast:

Imperial Yeast was founded in 2014 with a desire to provide brewers of all scales with world class yeast and the best possible customer and technical support.

Imperial Yeast was founded on the ideal that if you are going to do something, do it right. Through our many years experience in liquid yeast and craft brewing we understood that home and pro brewers alike needed access to better yeast, service, and support. We are continuously working to improve our processes, service, and products. Our staff has decades invested in liquid yeast and professional brewing, alongside countless afternoons and evenings spent homebrewing. We are here to provide you with the best yeast, best customer service, and best technical support available.

We are a motley crew of Sci-Fi geeks, cyclists, D&D nerds, gardeners and rock obsessed weirdos united by our passion for the craft beer industry. If you’d like to come see what we’re doing and meet real life yeast farmers, please drop by; we’re proud of what we do and love to show it off.

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Strain Guide!

Imperial Homebrew Yeast Strain Guide

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Food Safe Replacement Keg O-Rings in Bulk

Food Safe Replacement Keg O-Rings

Our resource post on o-ring part #s has been a go-to for years.  Grab the a link to that resource below.

The problem: At one point I had an o-ring manufacturer reach out to me that had found this resource while trying to do some market research.  This manufacturer suggested that many of the products that homebrewer’s use are made out of industrial grade materials that should not be in contact with food & beverage products.  These materials could potentially contain materials that are not meant to be ingested.

Okay, that’s a little concerning.  It was at this point that I added a section to that resource that talked about the issue.  I also started adding disclaimers to posts when I was unsure whether or not materials were food grade.

The next problem: For whatever reason, in my experience, it’s extremely difficult to find offerings that claim to be safe for food contact.  Maybe some of the o-rings that are available are food safe, but very few are actually labeled as such.

But why?  One possible reason… they aren’t food safe.  Beyond that, one industry insider I spoke with said suppliers have a potential problem with fulfillment.  Since many options and materials are available, It’s difficult for some distributors or sellers to guarantee you’re getting a food safe option.

  • Just because an o-ring is marketed for use in a keg doesn’t automatically mean that the materials and production processes used are food safe.
  •  If you think about it from a random supplier or manufacturer’s perspective… they don’t know what you’re putting in your keg, maybe it’s not even food.  The problem that we, as homebrewers, have is is… beer is food and meant for human consumption.
  • You cannot say all o-rings made from [fill in material here] are food safe.  Certain quality standards and processes are required.

The fact is we’re putting beer (food) in our kegs.

Finally a food safe option!  Valuebrew has a selection of food grade o-rings.  They also have replacement universal poppet o-rings and internal QD o-rings, also food grade.

Bulk pricing!  As of this posting, all options are available in bulk quantities at a steep discount when compared to buying single o-rings.

Food Safe Silicone Keg O-Rings at Valuebrew

For a closer look take a look at our comprehensive step by step keg rebuilt post…

Rebuilding & Reconditioning Homebrew Kegs – Jump To: O-Ring Section

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Using a Tire Inflator To Check for Keg Leaks

I see two primary ways to check for keg CO2 leaks

  1.  Soak everything with Star San and look for bubbles
  2. and… the Pressure Gauge Method

I’ve been a big proponent of the Pressure Gauge Method and, to my knowledge, coined the term and made the original case for this technique.  In practice, I use both as they compliment each other.

This post outlines a modified version of the Pressure Gauge Method using DeWalt’s DCC020IB Cordless Tire Inflator.  I’m a fan of DeWalt’s 20V Max Lineup of Tools.  Looking around for 20V MAX compatible equipment, I ran into the DCC020IB Cordless Tire Inflator.  Note that this post outlines something I have personally done.  I am not recommending that you do it.  See the end of this post additional disclaimers.

Why the Pressure Gauge Method?

The main benefit of The Pressure Gauge Method is it’s ability to check a certain problem spot.  Secondarily, it’s less messy than the “soak everything with Star San” approach.

A problem spot.  There is one place on the CO2 side that the soak-everything-with-Star-San method doesn’t really work…. the keg’s gas post.  Testing at this point using the spray bottle method is impossible (or at the very least difficult and messy).  Unless your poppet is messed up, leaks will only surface here when a gas QD is actually engaged.  The problem is, you can’t easily see that spot when a QD on.  Stated more simply, you need a QD on to see if it’s leaking, but you can’t see it if a QD is on.

A Quick Look at DeWalt’s DEWALT 20V MAX Cordless Tire Inflator DCC020IB

The left screen shows current pressure the right screen shows set pressure.  The dial allows you to set pressure and start and stop the inflator.A closeup of an installed 20V MAX Lithium Ion Battery.  Helping trim weeds one day and check kegs for leaks the next!

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Using DuoTight Compatible Locking Clips To Fix Leaks

Kegland’s DuoTight Fittings are designed to work with EVABarrier Double Wall Tubing.  They offer quick, reliable connections, easy implementation, a variety of fitting options and feature amazing versatility.  They’re also, generally speaking, very well priced.  DuoTights are push to connect fittings and require no tubing clamps.

DuoTights are… awesome.  Check out my extensive Hands on Review

I’ve done several pressure tests with DuoTight Fittings and EVABarrier Tubing. Each test has proven the tested components were leak free. Having said that, it’s entirely possible that you’ll have a leak. This happens with any tubing system, that’s why we… check for leaks.

I have a write up for addressing DuoTight Leaks that will walk you through some things to check.

One of the things that I do that really helps is use Valuebrew’s DuoTight Compatible Locking Clips. These snap into the collar of DuoTight Fittings and lock connections in place. This makes the connection more secure and reduces the chances of leakage.

Keep Reading FINDING DUOTIGHT LOCKING CLIPS!

Omega Yeast Labs Homebrew Strain Guide!

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Each of the Omega packs contains 100mL liquid yeast slurry and at least 150 billion cells.

  • Through Omega’s proprietary process, they generate the optimal number of yeast cells, which vary from strain to strain, to yield the best and most consistent performance for each.
  • As a result of genetic differences, Omega Yeast Labs has observed strain to strain variation in cell counts even under identical growth conditions. Certain strains may contain up to 500 billion cells per pack while other strains may contain slightly less than 150 billion cells per pack.
  • Most importantly, all packs contain the optimal number of viable yeast cells to ferment 5 gallons of wort up to 1.060 OG at the time of packaging.

Want to know more about Omega Yeast’s Strains?

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FREE High Resolution Carbonation Chart!

CARBONATION CHARTHigh resolution version below. Thank you to Spike Brewing Equipment for this resource! Check out our extensive lineup of Spike Brewing Equipment Reviews

What is a Carbonation Chart?

The carbonation level of your beer is a function of your CO2 PSI and your kegerator temperature.  The colder your kegerator, the more CO2 your beer will absorb.  You need to decide two things: How cold do I want my beer to be and what carbonation level do I want to serve it at.

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What Drill Should I Use with My Homebrew Grain Mill?

What drill should I use with my homebrew grain mill?

It’s a common question.  I’ve experienced a swing and a miss in this area myself, thinking “This cordless drill has got to work with my mill” and when it arrived, nope, not even close.

This resource shares some feedback that we’ve received from other homebrewers when we asked… What drill do you use with your homebrew grain mill?

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Ground Rules

This is a collection of feedback we’ve received from homebrewers.  Their experience is not a guarantee that you will have the same experience.  Make sure the components you use are compatible and rated for your intended application.  Contact manufacturer with questions about suitability or a specific application.  Always read and follow manufacturer directions.

For some drills, we’ll link a specific product page when we know the exact model.  For others we’ve linked to search results to help you shop around.  Note that multiple variations of some products may be available, that means a different model may show up.  Also tools specs and capabilities can change over the years.

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Not Just for Bars Anymore… Using Interlocking Bar Mats Around Your Home Brewery!

In spite of not actually having a formal home bar, I’m a big fan of… bar mats.  Generally speaking these are made for food-related uses and  they’re designed to be wet from time to time.  They provide a nice surface to set things on all the while increasing air flow.  That increased air flow helps get and keep things dry.  Better airflow can also help regulate temperature better.

Personally, I’ve used San Jamar’s Versa Mat, but many other similar products are available.  Mine are 12″ x 12″, lock together for use in larger areas and can be trimmed when needed.

On the shelf of my brewing area work table – TRINITY EcoStorage NSF Stainless Steel Table, 48-Inch – Hands on Review – helps things dry.

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Why Won’t My Homebrew Keg Carbonate? Fixing Draft Beer Carbonation Problems

It’s a tale as old as time, or maybe not quite as old as time, but still old… your beer has finished fermenting, you excitedly transfer it to a keg and wait patiently.  Well, maybe not so patiently.  Every day or two you draw some beer to see where it’s at… it tastes amazing but it’s not carbonating.  You think you’re just being impatient, but then the days continue to pile up.  You’re getting a little carbonation, but not much.  Is this beer broken?  Or, have the basic principles of fluid dynamics just failed?

First Things First…

You’ve probably already done this, but you need to make sure your system is balanced and that both the temperature and pressure levels are set to correctly

See: Step by Step: Balancing Your Kegerator Draft System

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Control Your Kegerator Or Fermentation Chamber With Samsung SmartThings!

I have Samsung SmartThings installed in my home.  SmartThings requires a central hub.  That hub communicates with other… SmartThings.  Loads of compatible devices using a number of protocols are available from multiple vendors.  Search Amazon for “smartthings” to see what’s out there.  After these things are connected, you can program automations or routines that define how they operate under certain conditions.  All of this is interoperable with other platforms like Google Home and Alexa.

This post is about using SmartThings to control the temperature of your kegerator or fermentation chamber.  To do that, I use three things – A SmartThings Hub, a Multipurpose Sensor and a Kasa Smart Plug.  Labels and photos show both kegerator and fermentation chamber scenarios.  This concept should work for both applications.

The Multipurpose Sensor can do several things including monitor temperatureThe other piece to the puzzle was a smart plug to tum the kegerator/freezer/fridge off and on as needed.  I used a Kasa Smart WiFi Plug by TP-Link.  It worked like a champ.  I used this because it’s what I had, but wouldn’t necessarily recommend this one.  Keep reading for more on that.

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Monitoring Kegerator or Fermentation Temps With Samsung SmartThings

I have Samsung SmartThings installed in my home.  SmartThings requires a central hub.  That hub communicates with other… SmartThings.  Loads of compatible devices using a number of protocols are available from multiple vendors.  Search Amazon for “smartthings” to see what’s out there.  After these things are connected, you can program automations or routines that define how they operate under certain conditions.  All of this is interoperable with other platforms like Google Home and Alexa.

This post is about using SmartThings Multipurpose Sensor to monitor temperatures in your kegerator or fermentation chamber.  Labels and photos show both kegerator and fermentation chamber scenarios.  This concept should work for both applications.

The Multipurpose Sensor can do several things including monitor temperature.  Note that a SmartThings hub and Wi-Fi are also required.

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Re-Purposing Homebrew Equipment in an Emergency

It’s good to be prepared in case of emergency.  You never know when inclement weather, other conditions or what-not will cause problems.  This post is about pointing out ways we can re-purpose our homebrew gear and supplies in the event of an emergency.

  • Kegs – can be used to collect water – thoroughly clean and sanitize prior to use
  • Fermenters – can be used to collect water – thoroughly clean and sanitize prior to use
  • Some already use things like Aqua-Tainers sorts of things to collect brew day water and filtered RO water.  Those, of course, can be used to store emergency water.  Search Amazon for “emergency water container”
  • Propane Burners can be used to sanitize water and heat food.
  • Do not use Propane Indoors for heat unless you’re using a device specifically designed and approved for that use.  Search Amazon for “mr heater indoor propane heater” for some ideas.  Those sorts of heaters can also be handy in colder climates on brew day.  Again… follow directions and manufacturer ratings.
  • First Aid Kit – In my opinion, you should have one or more of these on hand in and around your home brewery.  Search Amazon for “first aid kit”
  • Vacuum Sealers – beyond being awesome at preserving hops, these can be used to preserve shelf stable staples to be used in the event of an emergency.  Amazon Best Sellers in Vacuum Sealers
  • Some beer and wine making ingredients are… food.  Honey, oats, extracts, brewing sugars.
  • Homebrewed Beer and Wine are… calories and liquid.  Not suggesting these are a staple, but they are calories and offer some amount or nutrition.
  • Batteries – you probably have a stock of batteries around your home brewery to run do-dads.  Those can also run flashlights and radios.  Search Amazon for “AmazonBasics Batteries” for some potential deals
  • Buckets can be used for lots of things including water collection and food storage.  If a bucket has scratches, personally, I’d skip using that for drinking water.
  • Coolers.  We’re usually pretty well set up on coolers.  If ice is available, pull that false bottom out and use keep food items cool in case of power loss.
  • Flashlights – one of my first Amazon Finds on Homebrew Finds was a flashlight.  My homebrewery v1 was dark and I used a high powered flashlight to look in kegs to make sure they were clean.  I have a flashlight around my homebrewery to this day.  Those are handy for.. lighting things up.  Search Amazon for “led flashlight”
  • I’ve long been a proponent of fixing things when possible.  Along those lines,
  • I like to keep an assortment of hardware on hand at the ready to help fix and build things around the brewery – some Amazon searches – “screw assortment”, “clamp assortment”, “electrical nut assortment”, “heat shrink assortment”, “hardware assortment kit”.  Having some hardware on hand means you have a better chance to fix things when they break.  That’s handy if things are our of stock or if it’s hard to get to a store.
  • Chest freezers that have been converted to kegerators can be… converted back to deep freezes for food storage.
  • PBW and Star San can be used to clean and sanitize all sorts of things outside of your brewery.  Using Star San in a Spray Bottle helps make it last a long time.

Do you have more ideas for re-purposing homebrew gear?  Submit a Tip and let us know so we can share

For more on emergency preparedness visit ready.gov


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Inkbird WiFi ITC-308 Digital Temperature Controller Thermostat Remote Monitoring Controlling Home Brewing Fermentation Breeding Incubation Greenhouse
$35.00

Make sure the components you use are compatible and rated for your intended application.  Contact manufacturer with questions about suitability or a specific application.  Always read and follow manufacturer directions.

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Protect and Monitor Your Beer Fridge With Samsung SmartThings!

I have Samsung SmartThings installed in my home.  SmartThings requires a central hub.  That hub communicates with other… SmartThings.  Loads of compatible devices using a number of protocols are available from multiple vendors.  Search Amazon for “smartthings” to see what’s out there.  After these things are connected, you can program automations or routines that define how they operate under certain conditions.  All of this is interoperable with other platforms like Google Home and Alexa.

This post is about using SmartThings to help protect and monitor your beer fridge.  To do that, I use two things – A SmartThings Hub and a Multipurpose Sensor.

The Multipurpose Sensor can do several things including monitor temperature, monitor the open and close status and sense vibrations.A look at the Multipurpose SensorInitially I had planned to use the open/close sensing feature of this sensor for this project.  However, the space between the body of my beer fridge and the door itself was too large.  Fortunately, this sensor also detects vibration.  That means my setup was as easy as placing this in the door.  Depending on your refrigerator, you may be able to use the open/close sensor.

Monitoring Beer Fridge Access

Here you can see an alert that my beer fridge was opened.  Setting that up is as easy as setting up an Automation task in SmartThings to send an alert when vibration is detected.  I found this to be a fairly reliable system although I did get some false positives.  Example, I periodically received notice when the freezer door was opened.  Playing with the sensor location and orientation could help with that.Programming this alert is straightforward.  I Just added an automation that is activated when vibration is detected.  I chose to “send notification to members” which sends a notification to users of the app.  Text message notifications are also an option.

Monitoring Beer Fridge Temperature

The Multipurpose Sensor also monitors temperatures.  Super handy to make sure your kegerator or keezer is doing it’s job.You can also take action based on temperature.  This screenshot shows an alert I received telling me my beer fridge was too warm.  I set the threshold temp to 10 to trigger this alert as you can see from the notification.  That’s just so I could get a screenshot, of course, you’d want to choose a reasonable temp.

Programming this alert is straightforward.  I Just added an automation that is activated when the Multipurpose Sensor goes above a certain set point.  In this case, 40 degrees.  You could just as easy write another automation to let you know if it gets too cold.  I chose to “send notification to members” which sends a notification to users of the app.  Text message notifications are also an option.

Conclusions

If you’re already using SmartThings, this is a fun and inexpensive application.  It’s easy to set up and gives you some good info.

Part of our “Homebrew Hacks” Series of Posts!  Full Lineup…

Also: Kegerator Tips & Gear | Keg Repair Part #s | Recent Keg Finds

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This post may contain affiliate links. We may make a commission when you use our links. This will never cost you extra. Thank you for supporting Homebrew Finds!

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Inkbird Vacuum Sealer Machine with Starter Kit, Automatic PowerVac Air Sealing Machine for Food Preservation, Dry & Moist Sealing Modes,Built-in Cutter,Easy Cleaning Storage
Gamma2 Vittles Vault...image
Gamma2 Vittles Vault Dog Food Storage Container, Up To 50 Pounds Dry Pet Food Storage, Made in USA
$36.99 -$2.96 $34.03
FLOTit 2.0 -...image
FLOTit 2.0 - No Beer Left Behind Floating Dip Tube with Double Filter Inlet (DFI) of 500/300 micron for always clear beer, less beer waste and no clogging. Made in USA.
$29.00
OxiClean Free Versatile...image
OxiClean Free Versatile Stain Remover Powder, 3 lb
$8.99 ($0.14 / load)
Inkbird WiFi ITC-308...image
Inkbird WiFi ITC-308 Digital Temperature Controller Thermostat Remote Monitoring Controlling Home Brewing Fermentation Breeding Incubation Greenhouse
$35.00

Make sure the components you use are compatible and rated for your intended application.  Contact manufacturer with questions about suitability or a specific application.  Always read and follow manufacturer directions.

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Convert Your Chugger or March Pump to Tri-Clamp Fittings

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Convert Your Chugger or March Homebrew Pump to Tri-Clamp Fittings

Upgrading your Chugger or March Pump to Tri-Clamp style disconnects is as easy as getting the right fittings.

Generally speaking, you’re going to be looking for a tri-clamp to FPT/Female NPT threading. Many pumps have 1/2″ threads and many homebrewers standardize on 1.5″ TC.

Keep Reading, Upgrade Your Pump!

The Homebrewer’s Gift Guide!

THE Homebrewer’s Gift Guide!

Looking for that perfect gift for the Homebrewer or Craft Beer Lover in your life or… for yourself.  Here’s some of our favorite gear!

Need Help?  Got a question or looking for a particular gift for your loved one?  Email me and I’ll do my best to help.

NukaTap Counter Pressure Bottle Filler

Nukatap Counter Pressure Bottle Filler

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From the product description, check product page for current description, price and availability:

Do you having a kegging system with beer faucet, and want to bottle kegged beer? The Nukatap Counter Pressure Bottle Filler is an easy way to fill bottles directly from your beer faucet while preserving carbonation in the bottle. The O ring sealed beer inlet nipple press fits into any beer faucet with 10.0 mm inner diameter spout/nozzle including Nukatap, Intertap, Perlick Forward Seal, and Ventmatic faucets.

For the gas inlet side, a male ball lock fitting is provided, so you can use any ball lock gas connector to attach the C02 purging gas. This gas should be at the same pressure as your kegerator dispensing gas, and should be connected to your kegerator C02 regulator. Not Included: you will need a spare gas line from your regulator kegging system with a female ball lock on it to connect your purging C02 gas.

The integrated counter pressure relief valve gives you control of the counter pressure and thus the filling speed. How fast the bottle can be filled without too much foaming depends on CO2 level, beer temperature and bottle temperature. Keep everything cold for the best results.

Fits all 16 ounce and 32 ounce ‘Grolsch’ style swing top bottles.

 

This connects directly to your compatible forward sealing faucet (Intertap, Nukatap and more) and allows you to easily counter fill bottles directly from the tap.

This is DuoTight compatible, although you don’t need to use DuoTights throughout your entire tap system to use it.

Nukatap’s Counter Pressure Bottle Filler

Compare: Nukatap Counter Pressure Bottle Filler via MoreBeer

Learn More… Hands on Review Nukatap Counter Pressure Bottle Filler!

A New Hop!

NY Cascade 023™ Hops | Citrus, Tropical, Floral | Ultra High Thiol | T-90 Hop Pellets

NY Cascade 023™ Hops | Citrus, Tropical, Floral | Ultra High Thiol | T-90 Hop Pellets
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From the hop description, check product page for current description, price and availability:

  • NY Cascade 023™ is a powerhouse of flavors for thiolized beers thanks to the special terroir of New York State
  • With a higher bound thiol precursor count than typical Cascade, 023™ has huge flavor and aroma potential when used in tandem with a thiolized yeast strain
  • Highly recommended for Mash Hopping. Maximize flavor and aromas while minimizing bitterness
  • When used with thiolized yeast, flavors are noted to be tropical, red berry, and melon
  • When not used with thiolized yeast, flavors are noted to be citrus, tropical, and floral

NY Cascade 023™ Hops | Citrus, Tropical, Floral | Ultra High Thiol | T-90 Hop Pellets

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