well I did an upgrade to my software to include a more flexible sparge step. Now instead of emptying the MT at the same time transferring HLT to the MT, it will empty the MT into the boil kettle then empty the HLT into the MT and circulate the MT for a specified time then empty it into the boil...
I have gotten at least 4 people into home brewing by having them come over to see my automated rig run and showing them how easy it is to brew at home. I also have given old equipment to people to start them on their brewing quest. In the process I show them this forum so they have somewhere to...
love free stuff! I give out free home brew to strangers who show an interest in craft brewing and let them see how easy it is to do it themselves and how good it tastes!
I know. I just want to use it to stop boil over. However figured out the problem was beersmith when I reloaded my PC after changing the hard drive beersmith reset my equipment profile to some weird settings so it calculated that I should have 17.3 gallons in BK after sparge! fixed that problem...
Brewing a batch of peach ale on this thing today and realized the hopper setup does not allow me to put a lid on the BK. Due to that it keeps flash boiling a little out every now and then down the side of the kettle. So I think I will not use the hopper any more and just put them in bags and...
If any of you have Beersmith and get the newsletter, the newest newsletter I received was all about plastic versus glass fermenters. They said that the plastic disadvantage is that it will scratch eventually and make it harder to sterilize (bacteria loves to hide in the scratches). Other than...