Recent content by Joe_in_GA

I didn’t see this issue on the thread, so I thought I’d add it. Sorry if it’s a repeat. I was chasing an issue trying to flash my esp8266 for a couple of days before I figured out it was the cable. My usb cable was only for charging. I swapped to a known data cable, and viola, success.

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I agree. I made a peach IPA last summer with 6 pounds of peaches in 5 gallons. It was good but could have stood another pound or two. Although a wheat might not need as much to get the flavor to come through.

I had a saison quit on me at about 1.030 after 2 months of fermenting at 80 degrees. I swirled it and warmed it up to 85. That kick started the yeast again, and after a few more weeks it finished at 1.008.

Here is what I ended up with. It's the usual 1" coupling with a cap on the end. I plan on painting it eventually. I still have a long way to go until my system is done, so I'm not in a rush.

Any idea of what kind of temperature drop I could achieve with a T-shirt and fan combo? My house stays in the low 70s normally, dipping into the high 60s at night. I was planning on running the fan through my temp controller. I only need a few degrees really.

I ended up putting bleach in there to stop it from getting worse, and that worked. I should have done that from the beginning, but I didn't expect it to take that long to ferment out. That saison yeast can be finicky.

I am thinking of trying to use the T-shirt method to control my fermentation temps. Does anyone ever have problems with water molding during the two or three weeks it's fermenting? I ask because I used a water bath with aquarium heaters to ferment a saison over the winter that took almost 3...

I make 1 gallon at a time using distilled water. It never lasts long enough to worry about going bad. I emailed Five Star a while back about mixing it. They said to use 1 capful to 1 gallon.

I'm making a pepper beer from a recipe a friend gave me. He boils his peppers and puts one pepper in each bottle. Seems easy enough, but they all become gushers over time. I figured putting the peppers in secondary would allow me to control the heat. My question is this: what is better...

Thanks guys. Now the problem is which way to go? Knowing my preference for overdoing things, I'm sure I'll end up with something that will work just fine and cost twice as much as it needs to.

Those are pretty much exactly what I was thinking of doing. Have you had any issues with them?

Hey guys, I'm working out the final details on my 2 vessel electric system and have a question for you. I was thinking of putting a plug on the kettle end of my element cord so I wouldn't have to drag a 6 foot cable around every time I moved my kettle. Has anyone done this? Do you like your...

That is ingenious! I might have to make one of these.