Recent content by RelicScoth

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This was intended to be a kolsch, but I started from older grains and yeast. Gravity came out strong (a little over target, even), but fermentation stalled. I half expected this, given the older (liquid) yeast, so I was ready with a pack of dry that I followed up with on day 2. Two weeks in...

The system I've been piecing together is keggles for the HLT and BK, with an igloo cooler for the mash tun (these I already have, converting them to electric soon). Given the limitation of my "brew house" (some plywood on a sink with a shelf above it, and full breaker box) I only have one 240...

I've thought about doing this as well (Herms in HLT, while ramping HLT to strike) but I envisioned using a PID to control a pump. Place the probe at/in the pump outlet, pump into the TOP of the herms loop, and drain return to the tun. Once the outlet wort into the herms is back to the correct...

Just under the wire, and just starting to build an AG system.