Recent content by Hojo3322

thank you very much for the input. I completely forgot there is an option for lactic acid adjustment in EZ water calc. :) adding 3/4 of what EZ states and fine tuning with the meter sounds like the way to go, thank you :mug:

thanks for all the responses. I have a basic understanding of water treatment. The 5.4 PH represents what I predict the PH of the wort will be in the fermenter. I am all set with controlling my mash PH. I am more concerned with being able to move the wort PH down to 4.5 while in the...

Howdy all, I am looking for a bit of your advice. Recently I was inspired by Jeff Crane's AHA talk on how to make an acid beer. It's up on AHA's website and is a great talk. One of the things he suggests is to lower the PH of the wort to 4.5 before pitching some lacto. From my...

It turns out that the relay went. I went back and forth with Northern Brewer and in the end the replaced it for free. This is the second time NB has come through for me when a product has failed, really nice to see a company that stands behind what they sell.

just in case anyone ever has this problem I'll post what I come up with. I contacted Northern Brewer which is where i bought it from. Below is their initial suggestion. If anyone can contribute some advice it would be greatly appreciated Cheers! "I would disconnect the controller from the...

So I had a few buddies over the weekend and we were enjoying some brew out of chest freezer w/johnson temp control A419. I have not converted this to a keezer yet so I have to lift the lid every time to access the pick nick taps. So at the end of the night my buddy goes to the chest freezer and...

just realized I posted the wrong like to the recipe in the original post, recipe is below 6 lbs (2.7 kg) | Malted Wheat 3.5 lbs (1.6 kg) | Pilsener Malt 1.0 oz (28 g) | Hallertau hops, 2.8% alpha acid (60 minutes) 0.25 oz (7 g) | Hallertau hops, 2.8% alpha acid (15 minutes) 0.5 oz | orange...

Just to follow up in case anyone has the same question. I went with the cranberry juice extract from vitamin shoppe and had great results. http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/store/en/browse/sku_detail.jsp?id=VS-2371#.Uh4x4T_rJCg I used 12 oz in the secondary, let it sit for 2 weeks then...

cool, thanks for the help. looks like i got a little project on my hands. I gotta find away to make this work

ahhhhhh, your right. Thank you :mug: http://www.marineandreef.com/Milwaukee_MA957_CO2_Regulator_p/RMI00957.htm?gclid=CLOp6OCpoLkCFYik4AodRykAYQ Do you think there is any Home brewing application for this?

Howdy HBT, I was lucky enough to get some free equipment from a buddy who was moving and had no more time for home brewing. While going through the stuff I came across a regulator or some kind. The weird thing is that it has a plug attached and a small hose. Does anyone have an idea of what...

Howdy Folks! I brewed up a 5 gallon batch from a recipe I found on the AHA website. www.homebrewtalk.com/newthread.php?do=newthread&f=12 The recipe calls for 1 can of cranberry juice concentrate added to secondary. It's pretty vague measurement so I wanted to check in and see if anyone...

Thank you guys. I made the base beer about a year ago with 3 oz of cascade and decided it would be better a nice hopped up Amber. In retro spect looks like I should have addressed the fermentables. Kettle is boiling now. I did lower the 60 min to .75. Fingers crossed and thanks for the help

I am a huge fan of galaxy hops and wanted to cram as much hops as i can into a modest OG recipe. I am a worried about adding too much hops and getting a grassy flavor. Is there such thing as adding too much hops? Recipe below, any suggestion would be appreciated :mug: Estimated OG 1.047...

great advice, thank you :mug: