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I would recommend fully stainless steel plate chillers that can be dismantled for cleaning. Indeed, for 50+ systems, they work rather well. Once you have it below temperatures where DMS-P converts to DMS, you will be fine on that front. The other would be infection risk, but that is highly...

45l Ur-Weisse 45l Schneider Weisse 45l Güberbräu Weisse 45l Münchner Helles 45l Festbier Total 6595

Oooooh, using Kent Goldings in Lager is very old school. That reminds me of the brews from Anton Dreher (which preceded the ones in Pilsen). He was very fond of Goldings. Here is my Helles next to the Augustiner. Tastes rather similar but not a complete clone. I could tweak a few...

The chiller coil is handy. I managed to score a Maxi110 for £70 (thermostat gone). Installed a STC1000 instead and connected a SSR to control the faucet pump to circulate chilled water through the coil. So much for a poor man's glycol chiller (I only need to control one fermenter anyways)...

By that logic, not drinking at all is best.

Not sure I fully understand. The only type of alcohol that humans can safely drink is ethanol. Or did you mean methanol? PS: I think it is advantageous to have a conical fermenter for dumping debris and yeast harvest. Flame away (anything to steer this off the plastic thread). ;P

fingers crossed

Cheeers for the link. That's great to hear. I may revise my views given this info.

Since you asked about bucket replacements, these are not too bad, given that they have a cone at the bottom and a dump valve (which the SS Brewtech bucket is missing)...

You might run into issues at higher temperatures or once the lining is damaged. See the sources above. Up to you though. It's worth taking note esp when deciding between plastic buckets and stainless steel -- which is the context of this ask. I'd go for stainless.

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/magazine/winter10plastics/ https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/plastic-bottles-linked-to-risk-of-early-births-kdp7b8xwv https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/22/microplastics-revealed-in-placentas-unborn-babies...

Marie Curie had a bottle of Uranium right next to her bed. I have to be vague because I cannot provide evidence (I don't work in that field). But there have been many voices of concern for well over a decade. Sorry if that's not what you wanted to hear. The shiny argument holds ;D

Plastics can leak petrochemicals into food. You need to talk to a lab to conduct the right experiment and measure the (miniscule) amounts. I'd stay away from them -- just in case. UV protection was already mentioned. More importantly: shiny always wins :D

Festbier 50l 32.115 hl forum running total

You could attach a PRV (pressure relief valve) to the gas outlet of your keg. Then you can control carbonation better. Some people use the German word and call them "Spund Valve". You can get cheap ones here. It depends on your process. I don't ferment until the end but transfer to keg with...

Hi Tess, I only brew Bavarian styles (surprisingly, that's where I am from). A very common boil schedule (with internal boilers), is to boil for 60 mins total as follows. First 10 minutes. Boil at 100 Centigrade. Then switch off or lower the temp to 98-97. last 10 minutes, full boil -...

My Munich Helles 5.2% ABV 11.8% OG 16 IBU Pitched at 6C Fermented at 9C 10 weeks conditioning (lagerung) on slow slope from 5C to -1C (classic cold) Honey and Pastry notes from the malt. Sight herbal and alpine flower notes from the hops. This glass was poured at 0C so the head is a bit on the...

I use a maxi 110 for my 50l fermenter. With some propylene glycol i can get the water bath sub-zero which is fine for primary with lagers (6C - 9C - 5C, then into kegerator for a long conditioning phase). I posted the results in a different thread, but here are some pictures again. Hope they...

Munich Dunkel. 5.6% ABV 20 IBU Conditioned for 47 Days Main fermentation at 9C Delicious

Often, Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone (PVPP) is used. Bavarian regularions permit this filter aid since it can be completely removed by filtration. It is also widely used here in the UK. Murphy's or The Malt Miller sell it.