Recent content by karmak

I want in :)

Definitely temp control. Already had two nice batches come from my temp control chamber. I'm now looking forward to the next batch that is rigged with a two stage temp control (thermowrap) and using a thermowell. Ferm temps have been held at where I want; much tighter control.

This was my first full boil batch as well as first kegged beer. I really enjoyed how it turned out. Kicked the keg about a month ago.

I drew a sample while siphoning into the keg. WOW. Quite the difference from when it was 3 weeks old. It reminds me of a dry gewerts in some way. Very clear, and was able to siphon almost all of it. That was yesterday, and I drew a sample <24 hours, chilled with slight carbonation and...

Ok, I installed this today (Thursday) and sampled some carb water and I can definitely taste a difference. I'm going to try a different carb cap though. I don't like the performance I'm getting from the set I purchased from the crankenstein guy.

I bought mine last month on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005GI8UPI/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

That's high. This was my first as well and checked my log. 1034 and finished at 1007 at 3 weeks. Did you brew 6 gallons or 5? The kit calls for 5 uk gallons, which turns out to be 6 us gallons or 23 liters.

I wouldn't mind taking this route as well, but to get this going, I need to invest in more kegs... Maybe next year!

OK, how about this? Pretty spendy, but I can see it being worth it if you suspect co2 to be the problem. http://www.micromatic.com/draft-keg-beer/gas-equipment-pid-770SG-L1300.html

This is interesting to me since I got my first co2 tank this week and made a batch of club soda and found the co2 to be somewhat bitter. I was expecting some residual soda flavor but was surprised at how off putting it was. I have experience with Sodastream devices which taste fine.

Temp control, although I don't have first hand experience sampling the finished product yet, I have put two batches in a freezer with an insulated probe taped to the side of the wort along with a separate temp probe for ambient temp reading. Very impressed with the range of temps the freezer had...

After saying I was going to get a dual line regulator yesterday, I go and buy a 4 line secondary reg instead. Just more control I guess. I have not tried my carb caps yet but I got a set from the same guy I got my crankenstein. Much cheaper than other places. You get four, and an adapter to...

In the long run you'll want a dual line regulator. Yes it is a bit more pricey but it's so nice to set it and forget it. Or at least, that's how I imagine it since my set up isn't finished yet, but I will have a dedicated regulator for water and the other for the rest of the bevs. With your...

Better add mine to the tally... IPA English Bitter Apfelwein Cream Ale Pumpkin Ale @ 5 gallons each 7923+25=7948

Brewed this today! Everything went well and am very excited after tasting the hydrometer sample. Already looking forward to making a batch later this year for October :)