Recent content by Brian Parfitt

Thanks for the feedback all.. I'll start working this today. One question I have is related to the gas manifold I have on the fermenter lid. There is a pressure gauge that threads into this manifold. This last fermentation was very active with trub/yeast blowing out of the blowoff hose, also...

Forgot to add, I was looking for a 1.016 FG, so that ended where I was hoping it would. Just checked pH on the beer in the fermenter.. 3.6. Checked the previous stout out of the keg.. 4.1 So pretty much a confirmation of bacterial infection that led to souring? Iodophor everything...

Some more details: US-05 in Propper Starter setup 24 hours in advance on stir plate Wort was oxygenated in fermenter Mash pH was 5.4 The graph is the entire fermentation. This was just a regular stout. The previous batch was the imperial stout. I was shooting for a 1.062 OG and missed by a...

Fermentis US-05

Hey folks. I'm concerned I have a contamination issue in my setup... Last Feb I brewed an Imperial Bourbon Stout... When I kegged it, I noticed that it was tangy, almost sour tasting. Initially attributed this to the Bourbon being on the oak chips too long and over extracting tannins. figured...

I just brewed up a batch of the Dragon's Breath stout.. Described here: Lug Wrench Brew: Dragon's Breath, a Dragon's Milk Clone And also brewed on YouTube by Beer-and-BBQ Larry: And Short Circuited Brewers: I started soaking my woodchips (heavy toast american oak) on Bourbon the week of...

Looks like you threaded throught the PVC and right into the support members that run across and under the table?

Planning to brew a milkshake IPA 'base' this weekend. I've seen water profiles all over the place for this style. No fruit, no vanilla. General guidance seems to indicate 2:1 Chloride to Sulfate ratio? Have also seen folks reverse this or go with a 1:1 similar to NEIPA. Grain Bill: 10 lb...

Room looks great! Could you share some details on how you mounted those pumps to the underside of the ss table? I'm looking to do the same with mine.

Hello all.. I have a NEIPA that is on day 10 in the fermenter. I added ~ 3oz dry hops on day 3 of fermentation and just hit it with second shot of hops (3 oz) on day 7. Tasting this from the fermenter.. Quite a bit of bitterness (actually a LOT of bitterness with hop particles floating in...

Hey all. I'm currently controlling (or not) fermentation temperature using an InkBird two stage temp controller. I have a glycol chiller, pump, and coil for refrigeration and a heating pad for heating. I find the InkBird swings a fair amount between heating and cooling due to it's lack of PID...

Hey all, I'm, trying to recreate a porter brewed by one of our local breweries. Their website gives just a bit of information about the beer: In quotes: 6.8 ABV 45 IBU 32 SRM Notes of: Chocolate, Caramel, Coffee, Dark Fruits Style - Robust Porter Marris Otter, Brown, Caramel, and Choc malts...

Any updates on this? CBP4 seems to have gone quiet.

Hi all. I just wanted to toss this out to see what others thought of my plan regarding a lager I am planning to dry hop. I currently have the lager in my conical lagering via a glycol chiller. That's been going for about 45 days now. I plan on brewing another batch tonight and would like to use...

Thanks for all the feedback here.... I plan on using this at a brew session with some friends this weekend. They had suggested a lighter drinking 'warm weather' beer, but they are all also hopheads. I suggested the dry hopped lager as an experimental compromise. I'd still like there to be some...