Recent content by HollywoodMX

1.5 gallon? No wonder, problyu only takes 1 min to step in temperature. I'm 15 gallon and I recirc too. Not to sound rude but your step advice isn't good for people 5+ gallon, its not realistic.

I have a PID controlled mash ton too. Do you have the long probe or short probe because if its short your mash temp is not accurate. You should always double check with a long wand thermometer too. In the end I'm just saying most people likely have mash temp control issues whether they know it...

Or simply pick one temp and have a beer for 60 minutes instead. You mash likely have all kinds of temp variations within the kettle anyways without screwing around with it.

Its a lessons learned with all this entry level technology int he home brew space. Countless threads with these fancy toys and the companies going out of business shortly after usually from bad leadership and/or too many equipment failures and warranty repairs.

Pictures! :) I'm a bit noobish on what you were mentioning. Without pictures or a diagram I am a bit lost. Thanks for the boil info I always have to screw with mine, its the number one thing I mess with on brew day. I will try yours.

How are you doing that exactly? I want that lol!

It has to be a lot of iron to taste metallic. My guess it was a bi-product of fermenting processed foods.

The dansatar version of that is A$$.

6 row, flaked wheat and oats are the best options.

Agreed. I would 1000% never use oreo's or any commercial product made with chemicals in a home brew. One should never ferment chemicals at any time as you don't know what will happen to them as they are fermented. Even if the ingredients look "ok" you also don't know the effects of them being...

Well I put 2 fans in there running off a PC power supply, that seems to be working for now.

I have been using my cooler with great success. I bypass the main power with the controller put my probe in my fermentation tank, set temp, and all is well. Till one warm day.. Water all over my floor! Because of the controller running the main power it doesn't allow the cooler to runs its...

Too bad 10 amps only.. My cooler is 15.

Thats really slick! Can you make fermentation schedules with it?

I have dry hopped more than 50% of the beers I make in the keg, with 90+% being pellet hops. I have zero issues with tea balls, muslin bags or paint straining bags. I Always put stainless weights on them so they sink to the bottom. I tried leaf hops several times and on all accounts the beers...